Aotearoa
What does Aotearoa mean?
Land of the Long White Cloud
What year was Te Tiriti o Waitangi signed?
1840
Who was Haunui a Nanaia chasing on his way down the west coast of the North Island?
His wife
What year was the controversial Springbok Tour?
1981
Who discovered Aotearoa first?
Kupe
How long did it take for the Treaty of Waitangi to be translated into Te Reo Māori?
One night
What river did Haunui a Nanaia name because of the tears he shed for his wife?
Waiohine
True or false: NZ's largest recorded earthquake was recorded in Wairarapa.
True
1642
Who translated the treaty into Te Reo Māori?
Henry Williams
True or false: Haunui a Nanaia was responsible for place names in Manawātu, Ōtaki and Wellington.
True
James Cook is said to have brewed NZ's first ....what?
Beer
Who named Aotearoa?
Hine te Aparangi, Kupe's wife
Out of the 500+ signatories, how many Māori signed the English version of the Treaty?
39
What was Haunui's wife's name?
Wairaka
What year was the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior?
1985
How many years after Abel Tasman did James Cook arrive?
127
What year was Waitangi Day established as a holiday?
1974
Haunui a Nanaia came from what area?
Whanganui
What year did NZ's first woman Prime Minister come into power?
1997