
Kia Ora! Haere Mai and welcome to the Wetlands at Stonefields. I am Tino-Aroha the Tadpole and I’m going to take you on a journey with me as I change and turn into a poroka (frog).


Did you know that I began life as an egg or hua manu? Eggs are laid in a group in the water by a female frog (my mum) who can lay up to 4000 eggs at any one time! Wow, that’s A LOT. The eggs float on the water in ponds, lakes and rivers, and look like a large mass of jelly.


So, after a few days of being an egg, I hatched out. And here I am, a tadpole. I have gills so I can breathe underwater. I eat plant life to give me energy so I can
Grrrrrrroooooooooowwwwwwww.

Fun Fact: how long does it take for a tadpole to become a frog? Only 14 weeks

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Kia Ora! Haere Mai and welcome to the Wetlands at Stonefields. I am Tino-Aroha the Tadpole and I’m going to take you on a journey with me as I change and turn into a poroka (frog).


Did you know that I began life as an egg or hua manu? Eggs are laid in a group in the water by a female frog (my mum) who can lay up to 4000 eggs at any one time! Wow, that’s A LOT. The eggs float on the water in ponds, lakes and rivers, and look like a large mass of jelly.


So, after a few days of being an egg, I hatched out. And here I am, a tadpole. I have gills so I can breathe underwater. I eat plant life to give me energy so I can
Grrrrrrroooooooooowwwwwwww.

Fun Fact: how long does it take for a tadpole to become a frog? Only 14 weeks

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