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100

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

100

This 1863 act allowed the government to confiscate Maori land as punishment for those seen as rebels.

The New Zealand Settlements Act

100

A rakau needs strong roots before it can grow tall branches. In governance terms, what do the roots represent

Foundational structures / Value systems / Tikanga

100

This country has a parliament so old it is often called the Mother of Parliaments.

United Kingdom

100

Paremata Mene was written by who?

Rob Ruha

200

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

200

This space occupied protesters for 504 days in Auckland

Bastion Point

200

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

200

This country's parliament, the Storting, is located in a nation famous for handing out the Nobel Peace Prize.

Norway

200

This Herbs song, from 1982, protested nuclear testing in the Pacific and became an anti-nuclear anthem

Frech Letter - Herbs

300

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

300

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

300

This rakau will grow in groves in order to stay standing and protect against strong winds, respresents collective growth.

Kahikatea

300

This tiny country is the world's smallest by both size and population, and is run by the Pope.

Vatican City

300

This Herbs song from their debut EP addressed the loss of Maori land and connection to whenua.

Long Ago - Whakaruruhau

400

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

400

This man played a vital role in organising the movement and crowning the first Māori king

Wiremu Tamihana Tarapīpipi

400

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

400

This country appointed a president who spent 27 years in prison.

South Africa

400

This Che Fu track touches on colonisation, identity, and social inequality in Aotearoa.

Chains

500

In Find Me a Maori Bride, whanau input often shapes decisions about relationships and matches. What governance concept does this reflect.

Collective input  

500

The first Māori king was crowned in 1858. What was the birth name of his succeeding son?

Tukāroto, Matutaera, Tāwhiao

500
Traditionally in indigenous lands, leadership was usually given to the eldest of the chieftain family. Who was the eldest of the Atua Tangaroa?

Tohora / Whale / Sperm Whale

500

This Pacific nation's parliament famously has no political parties, with all MPs elected as independents.

Tuvalu

500

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.

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