KAKAPO PARROTS - Kids art competition

Here's New Zealand's Scoop with news of the second annual Auckland Zoo Banner Competition for New Zealand school children. This year's theme is the numerous New Zealand birds that begin with the letter "K".

K is for…kiwi, kakapo, kokako, kereru and many other threatened native birds, and is the theme Auckland Zoo has chosen for its 2006 nationwide banner competition.

Open to all primary and secondary school students throughout New Zealand, the 2006 Auckland Zoo Banner Competition aims to spark both creativity and a thirst for knowledge about this country's spectacular and unique native bird species.

Students are challenged to choose any native bird species starting with the letter 'K' and in their own unique way, recreate it for potential reproduction on a large banner.
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All entries must be received by Friday 22 September. For further details and entry form, visit www.aucklandzoo.co.nz