Kia Ora ko Sterling tōku ingoa. I am a year 6 student at Tāmaki Primary School. I am in a Bi-lingual unit and my class name is Te Puna Wairua. We have two teachers Whaea Lee-ann and Whaea Saf and we have a kapa haka tutor Matua Andre who helps out in the unit.
Great presentation Sterling - Rats are known as Rattus is a genus of muroid rodents, all typically called rats. However, the term rat can also be applied to rodent species outside of this genus. Ship and Norway rats. The ship rat (Rattus rattus) is the most commonly found rat in New Zealand and is the smaller of the two European rat species. It has a tail that is longer than its body, and ears that cover the eyes when pressed forward. Ship rats are widespread around New Zealand on the three main islands and on many offshore islands. The Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) is different from the ship rat in that the tail, which is about 18 cm long, is thick and shorter than the body, which is about 20 cm long, and its ear doesn't reach the eye when pressed forward. Norway rats are more typically associated with human activity and found in urban areas but they have also existed on more than 60 offshore islands. Successful eradication programmes have occurred on several offshore islands in the last decade, removing the threat of ship and Norway rats from the ecosystem.
Kiore Kiore is the Māori name for the Pacific or Polynesian rat (Rattus exulans). An adult kiore is approximately 4 cm shorter than an adult ship rat, but looks very similar and the two species are often confused. The tail of a kiore is shorter than the body. They were once found all around New Zealand and on many offshore islands. On the mainland they are now only found in the south of the South Island. Kiore are unique because of their association with the migration of Polynesians throughout the Pacific, and their cultural and spiritual values to some iwi Māori. This cultural interest in kiore is recognised by DOC when planning eradication programmes for invasive species.
Great presentation Sterling - Rats are known as Rattus is a genus of muroid rodents, all typically called rats. However, the term rat can also be applied to rodent species outside of this genus. Ship and Norway rats. The ship rat (Rattus rattus) is the most commonly found rat in New Zealand and is the smaller of the two European rat species. It has a tail that is longer than its body, and ears that cover the eyes when pressed forward. Ship rats are widespread around New Zealand on the three main islands and on many offshore islands. The Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) is different from the ship rat in that the tail, which is about 18 cm long, is thick and shorter than the body, which is about 20 cm long, and its ear doesn't reach the eye when pressed forward.
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Kiore
Kiore is the Māori name for the Pacific or Polynesian rat (Rattus exulans). An adult kiore is approximately 4 cm shorter than an adult ship rat, but looks very similar and the two species are often confused. The tail of a kiore is shorter than the body. They were once found all around New Zealand and on many offshore islands. On the mainland they are now only found in the south of the South Island. Kiore are unique because of their association with the migration of Polynesians throughout the Pacific, and their cultural and spiritual values to some iwi Māori. This cultural interest in kiore is recognised by DOC when planning eradication programmes for invasive species.
That was pretty funny sterling, but some of it doesn't ake sense.
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