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Country: Choose a country (or island) to talk about that day, week, or month. If you like to pick a country that celebrates a holiday, go to: National Days.

Music & National Anthems

Links
Welcome to the Pacific Islands

Australia Theme

New Caledonia

Kagu
Kagu @ nature.ca A coloring page and facts.

New Guinea
Green Tree Python

New Zealand (Aotearoa)
Waitangi Day is celebrated on February 6. A treaty was signed in Waitangi in 1840 by a group of Maori chiefs and the British Government. To learn more about this day, go to Waitangi Day: A History. You can find links to other sites at this previous site. Another site is, The Trail of Waitangi - events leading to the Treaty of Waitangi and beyond.

Go to Maori.org.nz Slide Show to see: Clothing, birds, Musical Instruments, Plants, Traps used for Hunting, Weaving Patterns in a Whare, and Weapons.

Mount Bruce National Wildlife Centre Including: Birds, plants, forest, wildlife, etc.
Royal Forest and Bird Protectin Society of New Zealand

Fruits
Zespri New Zealand kiwifruit in North America How Kiwifruit Gots Its Name, History, Fun & Games, etc.

Birds
Kakapo
Kakapo @ nature.ca Information and a picture you can color.
Kakapo Printout (and facts) @ EnchantedLearning.com
The Fabulous Kakapo

Kiwi
Animal Coloring Pages @ DLTK-Kids.com: Kiwi
Anne's Guiding Pages - Kiwi Crafts Including a pattern.
Crayola Activity Book: Kiwi
You need to become a member to view the printout.
Kiwi Coloring Page @ totcity.com Count the baby kiwi birds.
Practice counting and making the number "8". If you want, have the children trace an "8" you made using dotted lines on that page.
Kiwi Conservation Club Including a coloring page, educators ideas, etc.
Kiwi Printout (and facts) @ EnchantedLearning.com

Moa (Dinornis Maximus)
The moa bird is an extinct flightless bird.
Dinornis Printout (and facts) and Moa Printout (and facts) @ Enchanted Learning

Penguins
Penguins in New Zealand

Links
Aotearoa / New Zealand Links
Birds: Kakapo and Kiwi
Cool Kids Including printables (counting-in English and Maori, coloring, and more).
Department of Conservation: Te Papa Atawhai Including National Parks, etc.
Kia Ora and Kisses From New Zealand Lesson Ideas
Maori.org: Main Maori Site on the Net! Traditions (with children games) and other resources.
Maori Resources Online - An Exhibit of Maori People and Culture
New Zealand 1998 Photos
New Zealand Animal Printouts
New Zealand Communities - Information about New Zealand regions and towns
New Zealand Statistic New Zealand Map

Maori Pronunciation
Kura @ maori.org

Maori Songs and Information
Some of these links have children songs on their sites.
NZ Folk Songs * Maori Song * Including midi's and some lyrics.
Waiata @ maori.org
Waiata.maori.org.nz

Online New Zealand Activities
Crossword - Manu - Native Birds! @ maori.org
Education Resources @ maori.org
Ko Te Reo - Maori Language
New Zealand Quiz - Online