1800s gold rush left derelict lands,
deserted towns, broken industries and devastated nature.
Tourism and farming are
now the main industries. Nature is beginning to reclaim its 20,000 year old
glory.
PHOTOS
In this
Zone we explore
demises of nature and its aided recovery
Best ACTION
ADVENTURES
building confidence, skills and knowledge
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Jade factory:
- Gold to the Maori and stunning souvenirs with luck
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Glass factory:
- See manufacturing of unique souvenirs.
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Eco Centre:
- See kiwis, giant eels & local ocean fish displays
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Shantytown:
- A living gold-rush museum
Gold
Panning & Train ride
● Bushman's Centre:-
Story of bush industries culture and conservation
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Black
Water
Rafting:- Takes us
deep into cave rivers
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Pancake Rocks
- A
magic display caused by violent erosive costal pounding
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Mud Mobiles:
- Excitement
max - skills and confidence charged
● Walking
trails: - Exploring a little deeper reveals much more
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Dolphin watching:-
Take a launch into the ocean to see these playful mammals.
● Coal town:
- Helps us understand the
workings or the coal mining industry
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Shopping:
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Great souvenirs, jade and food, perhaps some gold
CURRICULUM LEARNING
Notes for teachers and organisers
Geography
●
Overview
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Wrecked by industry and now being
fostered to new life
● Geology - Gold, Coal, Ice sheet deposits, Nephrite Jade, Limestone
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Wild
Coasts -
Among the most spectacular in the country
● Buller Gorge
- Giant forested gorge and its historic river
● Tectonics
- Colliding, compressing and sliding
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Farm Plains
- formation, with ice, rivers and ocean now food produces
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MORE
- A land of tectonic upheavals
Social Studies
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Overview
- Settlements industries and upheavals
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History
- A story of wealth, shock and struggle
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River harbours: -All
at different stages of usefulness
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Settlements
- Built
for industries - now ghost towns
● Industries
- Gold, timber, coal, wetland farming, tourism
● Gold Museum: -
Extends our knowledge and experience
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Conservation
-
Management
of:- Industries rivers coasts & pests
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Culture
- Isolation,
climate, population, & industrial
influences
tailor your experiences
to
meet your interests.
The Blowholes were a breathtaking side trip that more
then made up for the lack of pancakes."
"Some boys appeared to be on the verge of being
impressed by the surf. They must have shocked
themselves
J"
"Don't miss me too
much! Can't write much 'cos gotta wash up. Having heaps of fun."
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