Our first trip out was to climb Titirangi to find a good vantage point to check out our many rivers. Did you know that Turanganui is the shortest river in the southern hemisphere?
Our walk around our local maunga, Titirangi, helped us to learn all about both our Maori and European history. From us there, we could see the rivers as well as the Oneroa walkway, where many of our locals spend time walking.
A view of our port and the intersection of the three rivers.
The view of the Oneroa walkway. A great place to enjoy the local sights.
Captain Cook, who came to Gisborne on his ship, the Endeavour. From up here, you can also see the statue of Young Nick, who first sited land here.
We're looking forward to the next trip out and learning more about our local place and our local history.
Thank you for sharing your heritage trail walk with us Base Williams! We have learned some insightful information about the various locations around Gisborne. The information about Young Nick and his statue is very interesting. We also have some interesting historical stories about the naming of places in and and around Ahipara.
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Mrs T and Room 3 Whānau @ Ahipara School
Thanks Mrs T and Room 3 Whānau! We really loved getting out and about around our city. Next week we have a few activity days and will be at our local beaches and Olympic Pools so we'll take a few more photos then to share. In the meantime, we've shared a post about our school gardens. There aren't many kids in class today because about ten of our students are outside keeping up with the maintenance work. It's a great day to do some more work on our SISIMO work and our animations as there are enough devices for everyone today.
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