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<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Year 7 students from Water Whanau have been engaging in hands-on\u00a0learning about the plight of the Long Fin Eel and their habitats. Long Fin\u00a0Eels are endemic to New Zealand and are considered to be an endangered species.<\/p>\n
As a part of their Term 1 ‘Camp’\u00a0context, students were fortunate to work with Kate Loman from WaiCare to\u00a0conduct a series of water quality tests for the streams behind MHJC and in the Tane Forest. Students\u00a0tested for water quality\u00a0parameters such as Ph, water temperature, clarity and dissolved oxygen. \u00a0Students also enjoyed some close\u00a0encounters with macro invertebrates in the streams (pictured below).<\/p>\n
As a part of their camp experience this week, students will be\u00a0hiking to the beautiful Kitekite Falls in Piha in the hope to see larger Long Fin Eels that are 20-80 years old. \u00a0 As the eels only spawn\u00a0at the end of their life cycle in trenches near Tonga, any eels that are caught within New Zealand’s waterways are prevented from\u00a0reproducing.\u00a0\u00a0Students are completing first hand research and social action to protect New Zealand’s Long Fin Eel and it’s habitat.<\/p>\n
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Year 7 students from Water Whanau have been engaging in hands-on\u00a0learning about the plight of the Long Fin Eel and their habitats. Long Fin\u00a0Eels are endemic to New Zealand and … Continue reading New Zealand’s Longfin Eel in Trouble<\/span>