The ultimate game of tag is coming to Rotokare in time for the school holidays.
Rotokare Scenic Reserve Trust environmental educator Penelope Thomas said the survival game would teach kids about New Zealand’s native wildlife.
“It is an advanced version of tag which takes place in a roped-off area in the reserve. Each kid gets the role of a local species.”
Thomas said there were three roles: omnivores, herbivores and carnivores.
“This helps them learn about predator-prey dynamics and the food chain. We set up areas as food and water stations for the herbivores. They are released first and then the omnivores after that. The omnivores can then use the stations or take a ‘life’ from the herbivores. Then the carnivores are released in and only need water and can take ‘lives’ as well.”