New Zealand Intro
This country has landscapes that include fjords, volcanoes, rainforests and mountains.
What is New Zealand
This British symbol appears in the upper left corner of New Zealand’s flag.
What is the Union Jack?
This Māori navigator is said to have discovered New Zealand after seeing a long white cloud.
Who is Kupe?
She is the young main character of Whale Rider.
Who is Paikea (Pai)?
A bird endemic to New Zealand
What is a Kiwi bird?
This British explorer gave the country the English name “New Zealand”.
Who is James Cook?
New Zealand’s flag and Australia’s flag both show this constellation.
What is the Southern Cross?
This is the Māori name for New Zealand meaning “Land of the long white cloud”.
What is Aotearoa?
He is Paikea’s grandfather and the traditional leader of the community.
Who is Koro?
Another flightless bird in New Zealand, that is not a Kiwi
What is a Penguin?
This is the Māori name for New Zealand and means “Land of the long white cloud”.
What is Aotearoa?
Some New Zealanders want to change the flag because this symbol reminds them of the country’s colonial history.
What is the Union Jack?
This traditional Māori practice involves carving family history, genealogy and personal stories into the skin.
What is Ta Moko?
Koro believes that the next leader of the tribe must have this gender.
What is male / a boy?
Another word for when an animal species dies out.
What is becomes extinct?
This flightless bird is a national icon of New Zealand and is in danger of becoming extinct.
What is the Kiwi bird?
This Māori war weapon, made of wood, is held by the Māori man on the Coat of Arms.
What is a Taiaha?
These people condemned the Moko tradition when they arrived in New Zealand in the late 1700s.
Who were the missionaries?
These animals are central to the Māori legend and become stranded near the village.
What is whales?
Another word for night active animals
What is nocturnal?
This famous film trilogy was filmed in New Zealand and helped increase tourism.
What is The Lord of the Rings?
Before 1911, New Zealand shared its Coat of Arms with this country.
What is the United Kingdom?
According to the text, Māori people may consider it disrespectful when non-Māori people wear these traditional designs because they can represent a Māori family or tribe.
What are Moko tattoos?
Near the climax of the film, Paikea proves her special connection to her ancestors by doing this.
What is riding the whale / leading the whale back to sea?
Another word for Kiwifruit
What is Chineese Gooseberry?