Matariki
MMP
te Reo Māori
Hītori
Pūrākau
100

Name 5 of the 9 whetū in the Matariki cluster

Waitī, Waitā, Waipunarangi, Tupuānuku, Tupuārangi, Ururangi, Pōhutukawa, Hiwaiterangi, Matariki

100

How many votes to voters get under MMP in Aotearoa

2 (One for a party, One for an electorate)

100

Ko tēnei te kura o Horoeka Haemata

This is the school of Horoeka Haemata

This is Horoeka Haemata the school

100

When was Te Tiriti o Waitangi signed in Waitangi?

6 Feb, 1840

100

Who got separated by their sons?

Ranginui rāua ko Papatūānuku

200

Who was angry at his parents (Pāpā and Rangi) and threw his eyes into the sky?

Tāwhirimātea

200

How many seats are in Parliament?

120

200

Mā wai te mihi e tuku?

Who will send/say the mihi?

200

Who was the first iwi to land in Te Waipounamu?

Waitaha

200
Ko wai tō Māui Māmā?

What is Māui's Mum's name?

Taranga

300

What lunar month is Matariki visible?

Pipiri

Mātahi ā te tau (Kāi Tahu)

300

What is a coalition?

A mixture of at least 2 parties to create a Government

300
Hoihoi!

Shut up!

300

Which wahine stole Te Maiharanui's dog cloak?

Murihaka

300

Name two of the four brothers that got stuck after visiting their Step Mum Papatūānuku?

  • Aoraki
  • Rarakiroa
  • Rakiroa 
  • Rakirua 
400

What is the full name for Matariki

Ngā mata o te Ariki Tāwhirimātea

400

How many general electorates are there in the 2026 election?

71

400

E kore au e ngaro, he kākano i ruia mai i Rangiātea

I will never be lost for I am a feed from Rangiātea

400

Who is the mana wheuna in the area of our school?

Te Ruahikihiki

Ngāi Te Ruahikihiki

400

What/who is Poutini, from Te Tai o Poutini (The West Coast)

Taniwha

500
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

500

How many Māori electorates are there in the 2026 election?

7

500

He aha koe e tangi ai?

Why are you crying?

Why will you cry?

500

Where was Te Rauparaha's attack on Ngāi Tahu when he used the pākehā ship 'The Elizabeth' to trick and capture Te Maiharanui and kill 200-300 people?

Takapūneke

500

Who led the Ngāi Tahu migration south from the North Island?

Ngāti Kurī

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