Aotearoa Regions
Christchurch/Ōtautahi is found in this region.
Canterbury
What is the name of the body of water that separates the North island from the South island?
Cook Strait
What type of government does NZ have?
What is the name of the traditional Māori challenge performed by the All Blacks on the field right before a rugby match begins?
The haka
Who is Papatūānuku in the Māori creation pūrakau?
The Earth Mother
Which region is the furthest north?
Northland
What is the te reo Māori name for the North Island?
Te Ika-a-Māui
How many votes does each eligible voter get to tick on their ballot?
2 votes; one for the party and one for their electoral candidate.
What is the official nickname of New Zealand's national men's football (soccer) team?
The All Whites
What did the demigod Māui slow down using a magic rope made from his grandmother's hair because the days were too short?
The sun
Nelson/Whakatū is found in this region
Nelson
Which is the largest lake?
Lake Taupō
How long are MPs (Members of Parliament) elected to serve before a new election takes place?
3 years
What is the official name of NZ's national women's netball team?
The Silver Ferns
Which of the primordial children successfully separated their parents, Ranginui and Papatūānuku, to let light into the world?
Tāne Mahuta
Hamilton/Kirikiriroa is found in this region
Waikato
Which maunga has the highest peak?
Aoraki/Mount Cook
Who was the prominent leader of the Women's Suffrage movement which led to women's right to vote?
Kate Sheppard
Dame Valerie Adams dominated the world by winning back-to-back Olympic Gold Medals in which event?
Shot Put
Which Atua was so angry about his parents being separated that he stayed in the sky with his father and now sends wild storms, wind, and rain down to earth?
Tāwhirimātea
Napier/Ahuriri is found in this region
Hawke's Bay/Te Matau-a-Māui
Which is the longest river in Aotearoa?
Waikato River which flows for 425km
Following the 2023 elections, which 3 parties formed a coalition government?
National, ACT, and New Zealand First
Which sport does Kiwi superstar Lydia Ko play professionally, having become the youngest person ever to be ranked number one in the world?
Which powerful Atua rules over the oceans, sea creatures, and fish, and is often considered a rival to his brother, the god of the forest?
Tangaroa