Kia Ora. My name is Ka Pai.Kia Ora. My name is Ka Pai.

Travel BuddyJune 2007

AboutAbout KaKa PaiPai…

Ka Pai is 5 years old and lives at Otamarakau.

He likes to play with us.

Ka Pai is a great dancer and loves to dance around in the classroom.

He is such a cuddly bear and likes to be hugged to keep warm.

Where is Ka Pai from?Where is Ka Pai from?

Ka Pai lives in the North Island of New Zealand, in a region called the Bay of Plenty.

He is a kiwi. That doesn’t mean Ka Pai is a kiwi bird. People who live in New Zealand are often called “kiwis”. We get our name from a very special bird only found in New Zealand.

Kiwi birds can’t fly but Ka Pai can, thanks to Air NZ.

He is very excited to be having a holiday with you.

KeepingKeeping FitFit

Ka Pai keeps healthy by having plenty of sleep and rest.

He exercises by running on the beach, playing in the sand

and swims whenever he can.

Ka Pai enjoys gymnastics and is in the gym class.

He looks after his skin by wearing

a hat in the hot NZ sun.

Do you think he is handsome?Do you think he is handsome?

KaKa Pai’sPai’s FavouriteFavourite FoodsFoodsKa Pai’s favourite food is fish.

Luckily he lives near the beach and gets to go fishing a lot.

Ka Pai’s other favourites are vegetables and lots of fruit. He loves kiwifruit.

Ka Pai drinks lots of water tooand he eats lots of honey.

Watch out for your milk! Kapai might drink it. He loves drinking milk.Just as well he lives on a dairy farm.

KaKa Pai’sPai’s NameName

• Ka Pai’s name is a maori word. We like his name because it is a NZ name and means “good”.

This is a “wharenui” meaning big house.

WeWe lovelove KaKa PaiPai

andand hopehope youyou dodo too.too.

From Your Friends at

Otamarakau School.

www.otamarakau.school.nz

““Ka Kite Ano”Ka Kite Ano”

You can say this, this way…

Ka - as in CarKi - as in Key

te - as in day with a t instead of the dA - as in far with no f

no - as in door with an N not a d

Ka Kite AnoKa Kite Ano= See You Again