Campion College Impact Project by Eli and Kahu
We aim to learn about the mauri of the Taruheru River and what we can do to restore it.
Restoring the Mauri of the Taruheru River
Uncle Ray Farmer took us on to Tarere Pa. We paid our respects and learnt about the tangata whenua of the area.
We learnt how to test the water quality of the Taruheru River.
Water Quality |
Campion Bridge |
Pilmers Road |
Temp C |
22.6 |
20.1 |
pH |
8.12 |
9.33 |
DO% |
56.5 |
6.0 |
Conductivity |
33433 |
761.0 |
Water Quality |
Campion Bridge |
Pilmers Road |
Temp C |
20.0 |
- |
pH |
8.8 |
- |
DO% |
52 |
- |
Conductivity |
- |
- |
We learnt:
- What C, pH, conductivity and DO mean
- How to manage this webpage
We learnt how to see if an eel is healthy
Our learning outcome is to see if the eels are healthy or not
Our task is to dissect 2 eels.
We caught the eels on Friday and put them in the freezer to die. This is humane.
We cut them open to look at their heart, gills, liver and stomach.
One eel had 2 fish in its stomach.
We will learn about the anatomy of an eel.
Our task is to dissect 2 eels.
We caught the eels on Friday and put them in the freezer to die. This is humane.
We cut them open to look at their heart, gills, liver and stomach.
One eel had 2 fish in its stomach.
We will learn about the anatomy of an eel.
ShortfinA |
ShortfinB |
|
Length |
52cm |
45cm |
Weight |
260grams |
255grams |
We dissected our first eel

We caught and released this very large female longfin eel. She was one metre long and two kilograms heavy. We were suprised to catch such a large longfin eel. We estimate that she was 20 years old. Longfin eels are endemic to New Zealand. This means like the kiwi they are only found in New Zealand. We let her go into the river because longfins are endangered.
Our Gibson / Te Kani Whanau joined us today.