Museum Trip

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On Wednesday afternoon the Pīwakawaka and Parerā hubs went on a class trip to the Canterbury Museum. We had a wonderful time exploring all the amazing things in the Discovery Centre, then we went on a guided tour with our museum educator Marissa. She told us fascinating stories about some of the special museum exhibits. We particularly enjoyed learning about our native New Zealand birds.





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