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Ngā meka
100
What is the English name for Aotearoa?
New Zealand
100
In te reo Māori, what is Christchurch known as?
Ōtautahi
100
What letter/s (if any) should have a tohutō (macron) added for this place name to be spelt correctly?
Otautahi
Ōtautahi
100
In te reo Māori, a mountain is called a...
Maunga
100
What is the giant flightless bird native to Aotearoa that is now extinct
Moa
200
What is the English name for Ahitereiria?
Australia
200
Kirikiriroa is known in te reo Pākehā as...
Hamilton
200
What letter/s (if any) should have a tohutō (macron) added for this place name to be spelt correctly?
Taupo-nui-a-Tia
Taupō-nui-a-Tia
200
What is the Māori word for lake?
Roto
200
What is the most prominent iwi of the South Island
Kāi Tahu / Ngāi Tahu
300
What is the Māori name for France?
Wīwī / Parani
300
Known for its university, what is Dunedin known as in English?
Ōtepoti
300
What letter/s (if any) should have a tohutō (macron) added for this place name to be spelt correctly?
Tamaki Makaurau
Tāmaki Makaurau
300
What natural environment is known as te ngahere?
The bush/forest
300
Who is the 'earth mother' in Te Ao Māori?
Papatūānuku
400
Āwherika ki te Tonga is known in English as what?
South Africa
400
Famous for a it's golden beaches, what is Nelson known as in te reo Māori?
Whakatū
400
What letter/s (if any) should have a tohutō (macron) added for this place name to be spelt correctly?
Ngaruawahia
Ngāruawāhia
400
This kupu Māori means island or body of land, and is sometimes used to mean "country".
motu / moutere
400
In the Kāi Tahu creation myth, who was the tallest son of Ranginui?
Aoraki
500
What is the Māori name for Germany?
Tiamana / Hāmene
500
What North Island town is known in te reo Māori as Te Papaioea?
Palmerston North
500
What letter/s (if any) should have a tohutō (macron) added for this rerenga?
Nga tangata Pakeha
Ngā tāngata Pākehā
500
What is the name of the Pacific Ocean in te reo Māori
Te Moana Nui a Kiwa
500
What famous Māori scholar is on the $50 bill?
Sir Apirana Ngata