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People
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Terms
Miscellaneous
100
What is significant about this day?
6th February
It is Waitangi day.
100
Who was the first to discover New Zealand in AD800
Kupe
100
Where was te Tiriti signed?
Waitangi
100
What does tapu mean?
Precious, sacred or untouchable
100
Who can be credited with teaching Maori to read and write?
Missionaries
200
What is significant about this year?
1840
The year the Treaty of Waitangi was signed.
200
Who was first to sign te Tiriti o Waitangi?
Hone Heke Poukai
200
What is the English meaning of Aotearoa?
Long land of white clouds.
200
What does sovereignty mean?
exclusive and absolute power/authority
200
How many articles does the Treaty contain?
Three
300
What is significant about this year?
1642
Abel Tasman is the first European to discover what he called New Zeeland
300
Who came to New Zealand to be the First Governor of New Zealand and drew up the Treaty?
William Hobson
300
What is the English meaning of 'Manawatu'?
'Heart stood still'
or
'Take breath away'
300
What does Kawanatanga mean?
Governorship or protection
300
What two items of trade did the Europeans trade with the Maori to help with ship building?
Timber (Kauri) and Flax (Rope)
400
Who brought the message 'behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy' on Christmas day in 1814?
Samuel Marsden
400
Who was the Queen of England when the Treaty was signed?
Queen Victoria
400
What was known as the 'hell hole of the pacific'?
Kororareka/Russell
400
What Maori word would've have been a better translation of Sovereignity?
Kingitanga, mana or tino rangitiratanga
400
What was the name of the first sea monster to discover New Zealand?
Wheke
500
What significant document was signed this year?
1835
The Northern Maori chiefs sign the Declaration of Independence.
500
Who was the Maori chief who refused to sign the Treaty?
Kawiti (Te Ruki)
500
What was the traditional name of the Pacific Island that Maori trace their ancestry to?
Hawaiki
500
What is the Maori word used in the Treaty to discribe their treasures?
Taonga
500
What is 'tikanga'? Give an appropriate classroom example.
Any answer that describes the right way we do things in your class is fine ;-)