Topics Concepts Citizen science Teacher PLD Glossary

New Zealand butterfly families.

New Zealand Nymphalidae butterfly family: 12 species.

The butterfly family Nymphalidae holds 12 species of butterflies that are found in New Zealand.

Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato

Published: 16 May 2010Size: 520.21 KB

Explore related content

Appears in Related resources

Teacher PLD

Unit plans for primary teachers

These unit plans come as Word document downloads that can be easily modified to suit your students’ learning needs or used as they are.

Article

Te Tatauranga o ngā manu māra – te tūhura raraunga

He tohunga ō tātou tūpuna mō te āta mātaitanga. He mea whakamōhio i a rātou ngā raraunga mai i ngā mātaitanga i te manaakitanga o te...

Article

Mātauranga and the integration of Māori and western knowledge

Māori knowledge and methods are increasingly being incorporated into New Zealand’s conservation practices. In this story, we meet researcher Dr Priscilla Wehi who uses both mātauranga...

Teacher PLD

Seaweek resources

Seaweek is New Zealand’s annual national week about the sea. It is coordinated by the Sir Peter Blake Marine Education and Recreation Centre (MERC) and includes...

Email us

Your Email address

See our newsletters here.

News and events About Contact Us Privacy Copyright Help

Curious Minds is a Government initiative jointly led by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, the Ministry of Education and the Office of the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor.