Lynmore School is on land called Owhatiura, which means the place where the raincoat was laid. We have four whanau roopu - Waitawa ( the spring - puna), Kaipakau (wetlands), Te Papa o Ruamoa (hot water) and Tawaenga (wetlands containing bull rushes). As the Community of this school we need to develop a better understanding of this place.

Waitawa

Te Papa o Ruamoa

Kaipakau

Tawaenga

geothermal activity

hot water for the people

hot water was used for bathing and cooking

Hot water

bulrushes grow

Maori used the seeds to make porridge

wetlands

grow in swamps

spring

water

wetlands

cleans the water from the land

fresh water for the lake

swamp birds

insects

Spiders

flax growing

habitats

pests - rats & stoats