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In Shortland Street, decisions about the hospital are often made by a board. What is the term for the group of people responsible for overseeing an organisation's direction.
Board of directors / Governance board
This 1863 act allowed the government to confiscate Maori land as punishment for those seen as rebels.
The New Zealand Settlements Act
A rakau needs strong roots before it can grow tall branches. In governance terms, what do the roots represent
Foundational structures / Value systems / Tikanga
This country has a parliament so old it is often called the Mother of Parliaments.
United Kingdom
Paremata Mene was written by who?
Rob Ruha
In Country Calendar, farmers often talk about succession planning for their farms. Why is succession planning important for a family business.
Ensures continuity and avoids conflict when leadership changes
This space occupied protesters for 504 days in Auckland
Bastion Point
Manu taiko is the bird that flies ahead to check if it is safe for the flock to land. What governance role does this reflect?
Risk Assessment
This country's parliament, the Storting, is located in a nation famous for handing out the Nobel Peace Prize.
Norway
This Herbs song, from 1982, protested nuclear testing in the Pacific and became an anti-nuclear anthem
Frech Letter - Herbs
In Ahikaa, kaumatua and whanau often discuss decisions affecting their whenua and marae. What governance concept does this reflect.
Kaitiakitanga / whanau-based decision-making / collective decision making
This 1993 act aimed to convert Maori land titles and encourage retention of land within whanau, replacing earlier legislation that had fragmented ownership.
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act
This rakau will grow in groves in order to stay standing and protect against strong winds, respresents collective growth.
Kahikatea
This tiny country is the world's smallest by both size and population, and is run by the Pope.
Vatican City
This Herbs song from their debut EP addressed the loss of Maori land and connection to whenua.
Long Ago - Whakaruruhau
In The Casketeers, Francis and Kaiora run a family business together. What governance issue can arise when family members share leadership.
Role clarity / Conflict of interest
This man played a vital role in organising the movement and crowning the first Māori king
Wiremu Tamihana Tarapīpipi
Birds that fly in a V formation take turns leading at the front, since it is the most tiring position. What governance concept does this reflect.
Shared Leadership
This country appointed a president who spent 27 years in prison.
South Africa
This Che Fu track touches on colonisation, identity, and social inequality in Aotearoa.
Chains
In Find Me a Maori Bride, whanau input often shapes decisions about relationships and matches. What governance concept does this reflect.
Collective input
The first Māori king was crowned in 1858. What was the birth name of his succeeding son?
Tukāroto, Matutaera, Tāwhiao
Tohora / Whale / Sperm Whale
This Pacific nation's parliament famously has no political parties, with all MPs elected as independents.
Tuvalu
This song by the band Aotearoa became an anthem referencing land confiscation and Maori resistance, taking its title from a call to rise up, stand up.
Maranga Mai