Kī o Rahi
What is the name of the 'bin' in the middle of the field?
Tipu or Tupu
What is the name of our opening speech each class?
Mihi Whakatūwhera
Name at least 5 of the 9 whetū in the Matariki cluster.
Bonus point for naming what they represent
Waitī, Waitā, -Fresh and salt water
Tupuānuku, Tupuārangi, -Kai from below and above ground
Waipunarangi, Ururangi- Rain and wind
Pōhutukawa, the dead
Hiwaiterangi, the future, 'wishing'
Matariki- the Mother, wellbeing.
Was Māui the oldest or youngest of his brothers?
Youngest
When was the Treaty of Waitangi signed in Waitangi
Feb 6 1840
Who kidnapped Ti Ara?
Patupaiarehe (Fair-skinned Fairy like people)
Name a haka
Ka Mate, Horoeka Haemata, Tika Tonu, Mangumangu Taipō, Tahu Potiki, te mea atu (heaps more)
Who was angry at his parents (Pāpā and Rangi) and threw his eyes into the sky?
Tāwhirimātea
What does Te Ika a Maui mean?
The fish of Māui: The North Island
Name a Marae
Local- Wairewa, Ōnuku, Rāpaki, Ngā hau e whā, Rehua
What created the channel around Rahi when he was stranded by the rock?
Taniwha (Utumai te ingoa)
What is the point of karakia?
To open up the space for a particular activity, kaupapa, occasion, etc.
How many months is Matariki visible for?
11,
disappearing for only about a month during mid-winter around May/June and reappearing June/July or Pipiri or Mātahi o te tau (Kāi Tahu)
What happened to Māui when he was born?
His mother threw him into the moana as she thought him stillborn.
Who was the first iwi in Te Waipounamu (South Island)
Waitaha
How many pou in a game of Ki o Rahi
7
What is the first thing you hear at start of a pōwhiri?
Karanga
What's another name for matariki in a different culture?
Cook Islands - Matariki
Tahiti - Matari’i
Australia - Karatgurk/Kungkarankalpa
Japan - Subaru
China - Mao
India - Krittikka
Africa - IsiLimela
Greece - Pleiades
Scandinavia - Freyja’s Hens
North America - Ani’tsutsa
South America - Tianquiztli
What's Māui's mother's name?
Taranga
What iwi lead the Ngāi Tahi migration to the South Island?
Hint, woof woof
Ngāti Kurī
What was the type of massive bird that helped Rahi?
Pouākai
What hapū are the mana whenua (group with authority and responsibility to protect the land) of Rolleston?
Ngāi Te Ruahikihiki
What is the full name for Matariki?
Ngā mata o te Ariki Tāwhirimātea
What was Māui's nets made out of that caught Te Rā (the sun)
Harakeke
Who led the waka Uruao and dug the lakes of the South Island?
Rākaihautū