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October 21, 2025

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Article written by Milli Banbury

This article was written using AI as an assistive tool for research and writing.

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Early one morning, Mika noticed a tūī in the school garden. The bird moved quickly from flax flowers to the kōwhai tree, making soft clicking sounds. Mika’s teacher explained that tūī feed on nectar and help spread pollen between plants. The garden group had planted native bushes the term before, and now more birds were visiting. Mika watched quietly and then wrote a note in his science journal about how the garden was changing.

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Mika wrote in his science journal after watching a tūī in the school garden. Mika saw a tūī in a garden with native plants, and the teacher explained that the birds help plants grow by spreading pollen. The tūī made clicking sounds while moving from flax flowers to the kōwhai tree. The garden group planted native bushes the term before and now more birds are visiting.