International locations
Aotearoa towns and cities
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Physical features
Which iwi?
100
What is the English name for Ahitereiria?
Australia
100
In te reo Māori, what is Auckland known as?
Tāmaki Makaurau
100
What letter/s should have a tohutō (macron) added for this place name to be spelt correctly?
Tamaki Makaurau
Tāmaki Makaurau
100
In te reo Māori, a mountain is called a...
Maunga
100
Most of Te Waipounamu (the South Island) is the rohe (territory) of which iwi?
Kāi Tahu/Ngāi Tahu
200
What is the English name for Īnia?
India
200
Kirikiriroa is known in te reo Pākehā as...
Hamilton
200
What letter/s should have a tohutō (macron) added for this place name to be spelt correctly?
Taupo
Taupō
200
The te reo Māori word awa refers to a...
river
200
Mount Roskill is located in the rohe of which iwi? (full name needed for points!)
Ngāti Whatua-Ōrākei
300
Which European country is known as "Wīwī" in te reo Māori?
France
300
Known for its university, what is Ōtepoti known as in English?
Dunedin
300
What letter/s should have a tohutō (macron) added for this place name to be spelt correctly?
Mangere
Māngere
300
What natural environment is known as te ngahere?
The bush/forest
300
What region of Aotearoa is the rohe of Ngāpuhi?
Te Tai Tokerau (Northland)
400
Āwherika ki te Tonga is known in English as what?
South Africa
400
Famous for a nearby mountain, what is Ngāmotu known as in te reo Pākehā?
New Plymouth
400
What letter/s should have a tohutō (macron) added for this place name to be spelt correctly?
Whangarei
Whangārei
400
What te reo Māori term is often used for land?
Whenua
400
Gisborne is the largest town in the rohe of which iwi?
Ngāti Porou
500
Whītī is the te reo Māori name for...
Fiji
500
What North Island town is known in te reo Māori as Te Papaioea?
Palmerston North
500
What letter/s should have a tohutō (macron) added for this place name to be spelt correctly?
Otahuhu
Ōtāhuhu
500
This kupu Māori means island or body of land, and is sometimes used to mean "country".
Motu
500
What region of Aotearoa is the rohe of Ngāti Kahungunu? (You can name the region/s or can describe it using compas directions/other places).
Hawke's Bay/Wairārapa/East coast of the lower North Island
