Kupu Māori for a postured dance or challenge, performed as a group?
Haka
What is the kupu Māori for banana?
Name two different ways to answer the roll in te reo Māori
Kia ora
Kei konei au!
Mōrena
ata mārie
What is the kupu Māori for carving?
Hint: it is a subject at our kura!
Whakairo
Which star cluster marks the Māori new year?
Matariki
Pūanga
What do we call the actions with the hands shaking in haka?
Wiri
What is the kupu Māori for garden?
Māra
What colour is parauri?
Brown
What is the kupu Māori for weaving?
Raranga
Name a Member of Parliament with whakapapa Māori
Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke
Rawiri Waititi
Tamatha Paul
Winston Peters
David Seymour
Lots more!
What facial expression with big eyes is used in haka?
Pūkana
Name one kai gathered from the moana
Kina, pāua, ika, kūtai, pipi, koura
Whakapakehatia: Translate this sentence into English:
Ko Bob tōku ingoa
E whā tekau mā iwa oku tau
My name is Bob, i am 49 years old
Name the native plant used in raranga
Name a town in Aotearoa that starts with K
Kaitaia
Kaikohe
Kaikōura
Katikati
Kāwhia
Kerikeri
Kaiaua
Name the Ngāti Toa haka made famous by the All Blacks
Ka Mate
Which dish often accompanies meat and vegetables and is cooked in a hāngi?
Stuffing
Whakamāoritia: Translate this sentence into te reo Māori:
Hi! How are you?
Kia ora!
Kei te pehea koe? / E pehea ana koe?
The ingoa Māori for traditional skin markings
Tā moko
The ingoa Māori for Christchurch
Ōtautahi
Name one reason haka are performed
Welcome, celebrate, challenge, honour, unity
What is the kupu Māori for mushroom?
Harore!
How do you say "he" "she" an "they" in te reo?
Ia
e.g. Kei te ngenge ia
They/She/He is tired
Which colours were traditionally used to paint kōwhaiwhai patterns in wharenui?
Red, black, and white
Made from natural pigments such as kōkōwai, charcoal, and white clay
The ingoa Māori of the tallest mountain in Aotearoa
Aoraki