Mauao: Pūrākau
Mauao: Ināianei
Aotearoa General Knowledge
PĀPĀMOA
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100

Ko wai te maunga wahine?

Ko Pūwhenua!
100

Who "owns" Mauao, legally?

Ngā iwi o Tauranga Moana
Ngāi te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Pūkenga

Ownership was returned to iwi (from the Crown) in 2008.

Mauao is jointly managed by the Mauao Trust and Tauranga City Council

100

Kei hea te nuinga o te iwi Māori e noho ana i Aotearoa?


Where in Aotearoa do the most Māori live?

Tāmaki Makaurau

Akarana 

Auckland


100

Name the street our college is found on

Doncaster Drive

100

Name New Zealand's national carrier? 

Air New Zealand

200

Ko wai te maunga i aroha ki a Pūwhenua?

Ko Mauao, Ōtanewainuku rānei

200

What is a landslide?

A mass movement of material, such as rock, earth or debris, down a slope. They can happen suddenly or more slowly over long periods of time.

200

Who is the current Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand?

David Seymour

200

What ocean borders Pāpāmoa? 

Answer must be in te reo

Te Moananui a Kiwa

200

What chocolate company in NZ has a factory in Porirua?

Whittaker’s

300

at the end of the pūrākau, why did Mauao stop moving?

Mau - ao

caught by the dawn

300

What is erosion? 

When the land wears away. In Tauranga, this is caused by the ocean, and by storms and heavy rain

300

Which awa in Aotearoa has been given legal personhood?

HINT: It's also the longest! 

Ko Waikato te awa!

300

Ko wai te awa e rere ana nei? 

Te awa o Wairakei

300

What huarākau was originally called the chinese gooseberry?

Kiwifruit

400

He ōrite: What is one similarity between Mauao in the pūrākau and Mauao today?

E tū tonu mai! 

Ngā ngaru whatiwhati e haruru mai!

Hiki nuku hiki rangi?!

400

Name one problem Mauao faces today

He's not stable at the moment
Too many people, businesses 
Erosion, exposed to elements
Rubbish
Not enough native bush

400

What does ANZAC stand for?

Australia and New Zealand Army Corps

400

What is the new name for Puke commons at Pāpāmoa College?

Ko Hikurangi!
400

What NZ town has a giant L&P bottle?

Paeroa

500

He rerekē: What is one difference between Mauao in the pūrākau and Mauao today?

Reasons for movement


500

How many times must someone summit Mauao to equal the height of Mount Everest? 

38 times - AKA the Everest Challenge!

500

Ko wai te tangata rongonui kei runga i te $50 note?

Who is the famous New Zealander on the $50 note?

Tā Apirana Ngata

500

Which local council is responsible for the Pāpāmoa rohe? 

Tauranga City Council 

500

Which is the ingoa Māori mō Stewart Island?

Rēkohu

Wharekauri

Rakiura