Native Plants and Animals of New Zealand Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• kiwi: flightless bird.
• kakapo: world's largest parrot.
• weta: large insect with large hind legs.
• flax: fibrous plant used for weaving.
• kauri: giant tree currently at risk of disease called dieback.
• katipo: poisonous spider.
• cabbage: a tree with the name of this vegetable. called ti kouka in maori.
• tussock: mountain vegetation.
• tuatara: a reptile unique to new zealand.
• kereru: a large bird also called nz wood pigeon.
• rata: a bit like pohutukawa but found in the south of new zealand.
• penguin: these birds can be little blue, or yellow-eyed.
• bat: the short-tailed one of these is endangered.
• koura: the maori name for crayfish. there is a coastal town with this word in it.