Hectors Dolphin

HECTORS DOLPHIN The Hectors Dolphin has a rounded black fin. Their body is light great and their tummy is white. They can weigh up to 50kg and are 1.5m long. The males are lighter and smaller than the females. Habitat The Hectors Dolphin is found in river mouths and shallow bays. They like being in the shallow waters as their food are close to the banks and easier to get. They are only found in New Zealand waters. Facts • The Hectors Dolphin can live up to 20 years. • They are one of the rarest and smallest marine dolphins in the world. • The Hectors Dolphin swim in pairs or groups up to 12. • The Hectors Dolphin can weigh up to 110 pounds. • One of the biggest threats to the Hectors Dolphin is the gill net. As they are dragged backwards in the nets and drown • They prefer shallow waters usually less than 100m deep. Diet The Hectors Dolphin feed mainly in groups. They eat a variety of fish like squid, red cod, flatfish and yellow eyed mullet. They can eat up to 4kg each day. They use echolocation to find their food as they listen to a returning echo which tells them how far, which type of fish and how fast it is moving. The Hectors Dolphin population is decreasing and now we only have around 3,000 left in New Zealand. We must look after the Hectors Dolphin.

Anzac Poem

The ones we love fight for us, bringing us freedom and joy. Their stars shine bright and they will always be in our hearts.

Trenches Gallipoli

4th April 1915

Dear Mum

I am missing you dad and sis so much.  I cant wait to come home.  Hows everything going on the farm ?

The trenches  are very cold, muddy and damp.  They are as muddy as a pig pen.  There is guns firing everywhere I go.  The sky is pale and dark the mornings are very foggy and misty.  There are soldiers running in all directions.  There's chaos everywhere I go it is very busy.

I can hear enormous explosions booming in the distance and earsplitting gun shots whizzing through the misty air. As I walk across the muddy squishy ground I can hear mice squeaking to each other. Behind the big hills I can see vivid orange fire shimmering behind the trees. I can smell the smoke flowing up behind the grey crispy clouds. I feel very scared and petrified. Everyday I am nervous, exhausted and dehydrated. I hope that I will make it home and see my loving family again. My heart is always racing super fast and I am always ready to attack. I'm missing you guys so much cant wait to come home and see you all again.                                                                                                                  Love Zara.

                                  The Jet Ski

As I whiz around over the enormous foamy frothy white caps, I hear people cheering me I jump the massive waves. I hear seagulls squawking to each other in the dark blue sky. I hear the waves hit the soft, wet, sinky sand. As I speed up the motor roars of like a lion ready to attack. 

The waves look like a sprinkler as they spray out the back of the zooming jet ski. As I look up to the sky the soft clods look like silky sheep wool. The turquoise crystal water shimmers in the distance. As I jump the gigantic high waves it looks like fresh cream just been whipped. The frothy foamy bubbles surround me in the crystal clear water. 

I can smell the petrol from my jet ski flowing through the cold fresh air. The smell of the salt water flows through my cold nose.My arms start to ache as I hold on as tight as a crab not wanting to let go. My motor starts to vibrate as I whiz through the crashing, thundering, loud waves.

I zoom back into the beach and I feel very proud and glad I did it.