Five star accommodation for weta

WETA at Rotokare Reserve east of Eltham will soon be offered five star accommodation, thanks to Central Taranaki primary school students attending the Eltham Technology Centre.
As part of their technology training they have made over 350 weta roosting boxes which are now piled up to go out to the lake.
Over the last two terms they have been making the boxes, which will be placed where they can be monitored by volunteers and members of the trust that administers the pest-free reserve..
They are all made from macrocarpa, donated by Mangamingi Sawmills.
Adding to the weta theme, many of the students have tie-dyed t-shirts and put weta logos and pictures on them.
There are 13 Central Taranaki urban and rural school attending the technology centre in Eltham.