The Mangakara Stream is only 5 minutes walk from the lodge, along a track suitable for use year-round, allowing students to see and appreciate a healthy mountain stream.

The Mangakara Stream is an excellent example of a healthy mountain stream and there is plenty of stream life to be found nestled within the volcanic pebble bed.

In the past Environment Waikato have organised teacher education days using the Mangakara Stream due to it's ease of access and plentiful stream life.

Environment Waikato have a wealth of information on planning stream study visits, which they complement with comprehensive resources. They have up to 8 sets of excellent stream study equipment that can be hired for free to Waikato Schools. They also produce a range of teaching resourses that enable stream study units to be incorporated into planning for a visit to the Mangakara Stream.

The lodge also has a selection of Worksheets available to download, although we only have limited resources (Thermometers, Magnifying Glasses and Organism Collection Trays) available for use free to schools staying at the lodge.

I suggest any schools planning a stream study unit to contact: