Whaka Inanga

Last week Navigators 11, 12 and 13 went down to the Heathcote River to study the spawning grounds for whitebait. The children had to check the habitat where the whitebait lay their eggs. Some factors needed for ideal whitebait egg conditions were the slope of the bank, height of the grasses there and the density of the roots of the plants. Our children were great scientists and measured and checked all the criteria needed.