Kaniere Water Race Walkway

Kaniere Water Race Walkway  View PDF here

Comprehension and Retrieval Questions. Answer in full sentences.

• When was the water race built? The water race was built in 1875.

• Why was the water race built? The gold miners used its water for gold mining.

• How was the race modified in 1907? The race was modified by  two iron pipes and an extra few meters were installed, dropping the last 80 meters.

• Where was the flax mill?  The flax mill was near kanerie

Vocabulary Questions. Answer in full sentences in the context of the story.

• What is a sluice? The sluice shoots out water to clean away dirt.

• What is a scenic reserve? A scenic reserve is when the track goes in two ways

• What is timber? Timber is wood that was used to help with fluming

• What is a flume? fluming allows the water race to cross gullies.

Inference. Answer in full sentences.

• Who do you think would have benefited most from the building of the water race and how? I think that the miners used it the most out of everyone because they needed the water for mining.

• Why do you think the water race was built from timber? Because  there was a lot of it and it was easy to work with and its strong.

• Why was the water race abandoned only six years after it was built? Because there was no more gold and they didn't need it anymore.

Difficult Investigative Questions. Answer in full sentences.

• How much would  £23,800 in 1875 convert to in $s today? $47193.81 is equal to  £23,800.

• How far is it to travel from Lake Kaniere at ‘The Landing” to the township of Ross? They are 9 km away from each other.

• What happened in a New Zealand flax mill? How many flax mills have been on the west coast of Aotearoa/New Zealand,  te Tai Poutini?

• Choose one nga manu / bird or nga rakau / tree mentioned in the reading.  Research and present an information report on your chosen animal or plant.