The Wellington Zoo

The zoo was a neat place and all of the children were amazed at the animals. The chimpanzees were a particular favourite - they were really funny and were putting on a bit of a show for all of us - dancing and making noises, swinging and playing. There was a baby chimp called Beni. We saw him playing and swinging around. It was really cute. We also got up close to the giraffes. The baboons were funny too and they loved to eat raw onions! Have a look at some of the photos from our day.

The Wahine disaster

Koka Ritihia told us a story of the storm that happened that caused the Wahine disaster. She was growing up in Wellington at the time that it happened. We went to see the place where it ran aground. The kids had a photo sitting on the actual anchor that belonged to the Wahine. There is a playground there too, which is fitting because there were children that died there too. After a play on the playground, we headed off for the Zoo.