Migration
Hekenga
Government
Kāwanatanga
AOTEAROA
Disasters
Aitua Taiao
Gen Knowledge
100

What is the name for moving from one country to another?

Migration

100

What voting system does Aotearoa use? 

MMP - Mixed Member Proportional
Two ticks! 1 vote party, 1 vote electorate

100

Name one of the 3 major iwi in Tauranga Moana

Ngāti Ranginui

Ngāi Te Rangi

Ngāti Pūkenga 

will accept Ngā Pōtiki

100

What natural disaster struck Christchurch in 2010 - 2011?

Earthquake

100

Who was the first Black President of the United States?

Barack Obama

200

What ocean did early Polynesians navigate to reach Aotearoa?

Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa / the Pacific Ocean

200

Name one party currently in parliament in Aotearoa

National 

The Greens

Labour

Te Pāti Māori

Act

NZ First

200

Name the kaiwaiata famous for songs like "Tangaroa Whakamautai" "Ohomairangi" and "Aotearoa"

Maisey Rika

200

Name one global location where a tsunami has had a big impact

Many - Japan, Indonesia, Thailand 

200

Which South African leader helped end apartheid and became the country’s first Black president?

Nelson Mandela

300

What is one push factor that might encourage someone to leave their home country?

War, lack of / low-paying jobs, danger, natural disasters, poverty

300

Is Labour on the left or right wing?

Centre Left
300

For her role in the movie Whale Rider, Keisha Castle Hughes was the youngest person ever nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars at that time.
What was the name of the character she played, named after a famous tūpuna?

Paikea

300

Which atua's realm includes tornadoes and cyclones?

Tāwhirimātea

300

Who is the current leader of the Māori Monarcy?

Te Arikinui Kuini Ngā wai hono i te po

400

What were the "Dawn Raids"?

NZ Police targeting and racially profiling people who had migrated here from the Pacific Islands, throughout the 1970s

400

Name one current MP

Many choices!

400

What is the ingoa Māori for Bay of Plenty? 

Waiariki

400

Name one impact from Cyclone Gabrielle?

Flooding, landslides, destroyed homes, marae damaged, power outages, deaths, river blockages, destruction

400
Who is the current leader of the British monarchy? 

King Charles III

500

Name a cultural celebration from a culture different to your own

Many! e.g.
Diwali, Oktoberfest, Chinese NY

500

What political party do the Bay of Plenty and Tauranga MPs represnet?

National

500

Name the islands located to the East of Christchurch, home to the Moriori people?

Rēkohu

Wharekauri

Chatham Islands

500

What famous party game featuring different coloured spots, shares another name for a natural disaster? 

Twister

500

Famous basketballer with the nickname "King James" - what is is first name? 

LeBron