How Quail Island Was Created

My Thinklink About Quail Island

The Vessels In Ships' Graveyard

Ships’ Graveyard

There are a total of 13 ships dumped on the western side of the island to remove them from the inner Lyttelton Harbour because they are disused and had become dilapidated. At low tide you can see the skeletons of the dumped, old ships at the bay. The first ship named “Novelty” was dumped at the bay in 1887. Novelty was built in New South Wales in 1863 by D.N Russell and Co. The first ship to be scuttled in the ships’ graveyard was the “Flying Squirrel”. It was registered in 1882 to 1874 to 1902 at the Port of Lyttelton and was used by a Lyttelton ballast man named J Haydon. The next five stream lighters named “Waiwera, Dorset, Don, Red Jacket, and Lyttelton was dumped at the bay in 1907. The ship “Lyttelton was used for many duties such as carrying the members of the permanent artillery to Ripapa Island for gun maintenance and provisions. One of the oldest ships dumped in Quail Island was the “Belle Isle”. The Belle Isle was built at Bristol, England in 1857 measuring 41 metres long and weigh 395 tonnes. Belle Isle was used in English waters until 1884, when it was registered in Sydney and later at Dunedin. The Belle Isle was used as a tea-trader and was owned by Union Steam Ship Company in 1893 to 1914. Belle Isle was later dumped at Quail Island around 1920.

DOC / Department Of Conservation

What I Have Been Doing in Art

What I liked?
I liked how we had to make and paint our own superhero.

What I disliked?
I disliked how we were supposed to make what colour we want to use in our painting because it was very difficult to make different shades of brown

What could I have done better?
If I were to do it again I would put more time in my kowhaiwhai because I had less time working on it.

Guardianship of Quail Island

Why is Kaitiakitanga, Sustainability, and Rahui Tapu in relation with Quail Island?

Kaitiakitanga:

Kaitiakitanga is in relation with Quail Island because we were not allowed to pick the flowers unless we are told so, we were not allowed to litter because it's bad for the environment and it could blow off the island into the sea and harm the sea life.

Sustainability:

Sustainability is in relation with Quail Island because the ecologist are planting more trees to restore the island and bring birds back.

Rahui tapu:

Rahui Tapu is in relation with Quail Island because we stayed on track and listened to our ecologist tour guide

Information About Quail Island

1.What does the name Otamahua mean? Where does the name come from?
Otamahua means the place where children collect seabirds' eggs.
Captain Mein Smith named the island

2. Where did the name Quail Island came from?
The name Quail Island came from Europe

3. How big is the Quail Island?
The Quail Island is 81 hectares in area

4. How was the island created?

The island was created when Aoraki's grandson found Aoraki and his crew turned into stones and mourned their deaths. Aoraki's grandson made a rake and raked up all the ruble and started planting trees, putting seafood in the bays and harbours. He then put birds and shrubs on the land.

5. What wildlife is present on the island - native/ introduced
Animals like black-backed/karoro, red-billed gull/tarapunga, white-flippered penguins/korora, terns, shags, oystercatcher, fantails/piwakawaka and grey warblers/iroriro are on the island

6. Mahinga kai, food gathering was an important activity for Maori. What food did they gather from Otamahua?
Shellfish, Flax, Bird eggs, and other foods

7. How have introduced species (animals/birds/insects) damaged the invironment?
Rats and rabbits ate most of the eggs

8. What rules has DOC created to help protect Otamahua
No dogs, No littering, Don't pick the flowers