NZ Regions
Maori Place Names
Kiwi Slang
NZ Climate
Landmarks
100

What region has the capital city, which houses Parliament, and from where ferries to the South Island leave. It is also home to Wellywood.

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Wellington

100

Waikato has the longest river in New Zealand.

"kato" means "to flow", what does "wai" mean?

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Water

100

What is the kiwi slang to describe a holiday home?

Bach
100

What is the name of the 0 degree latitude line?

Equator

100

Where is the Sky tower?

Auckland

200

What is the region with the Hauraki Gulf and has the largest population in New Zealand.

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Auckland

200

Kaikoura is the perfect place to see marine wildlife and its name describes the food it is famous for.  

If "kai" means food, what does "koura" mean?

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Crayfish


200
The kiwi slang that means sausage.  Often eaten in a meal with mash.

Banger

200

Which region has the highest average temperature?

Northland

200

Where is the giant carrot?


Ohakune

300

What is the largest region and home to Lake Tekapo and Benmore, the Plains and Christchurch city which is where the Wizard lives?

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Canterbury

300

Rotorua is a town that is named after the lake it sits beside.  It is famous for its geothermal activity and Maori culture.

What does Rotorua translate to?

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Roto means lake

Rua means two or hole

300

What is the name for the hood of a car?

Bonnet

300

Why is Southland colder than Northland?

It is further from the equator.

300

Where is the Giant Bike?

Taupo

400

What is the region that is home to Hastings and Napier and is a world famous art deco city.

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Hawke's Bay

400

What is the name of North Island mountain that translates to "two or hole" and "to explode".

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Ruapehu


400

What is the kiwi slang for man, usually a stranger?

Bloke

400

What is the word to describe height from sea level?

Altitude

400

Where is the Homer Tunnel?

Milford Sound

500

What is the region that has a lot of coal and rain, and some gold and sites of old shipwrecks on its beaches?

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West Coast

500

What does Aotearoa translate to?

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Land of the long white cloud


500

What is the kiwi slang for minor car accident?

Prang

500

What is term used to describe hot summers and cold winters?

Continental

500

Where is the Collie Dog Statue?

Lake Tekapo