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Snorkelling, swimming, games and discoveries will be on the cards when a special children’s adventure day is held at the Leigh marine reserve on Waitangi Day next month.
The Goat Island Kiwi Guardians day will run from 10am to 4pm on Monday, February 6 and is being organised by Warkworth Toyota, in partnership with the Department of Conservation (DOC).
A map will be given to all participants showing where different activities are taking place, lunch and equipment will be provided and there will be Kiwi Guardian medals and other giveaways for all those taking part.
Warkworth Toyota’s customer service manager, Cherryll Thompson, said Toyota had been the national supporter of DOC’s Kiwi Guardians kids’ nature activity rewards programme since 2015, and all branches had local sites they could support. The programme encourages children and families to go on self-guided adventures, undertake backyard conservation action and earn rewards, such as Kiwi Guardians medals.
“Warkworth Toyota assists with Goat Island and Kawau Island and we decided this year it would be good to run our first event at Leigh,” Thompson said.
“We will be hosting snorkelling, swimming, mini-games, access to the Discovery Centre and lots of other fun things to do.
“Goat Island is a great place to have in our community and for us to be part of. We want children to know how we can maintain our environment and how we look after it for the next generation.”
She added that she hoped this would be the first of several such activities.
“I want Warkworth Toyota to be part of more community events and there is scope and opportunity to look at other sites and activities in the future.”
The Goat Island Kiwi Guardians day is free, but reservations would be appreciated for catering and activity purposes – info and registration here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/warkworth-toyotas-goat-island-kiwi-guardians-adventure-day-tickets-516353275547
