Place Names
Translate New Zealand to Māori:
Aotearoa
How do you say hello in Māori?
Kia Ora
Translate this day of the Week into English: Rāhina
Monday
What does E noho mean?
Sit down
How many sisters are their in story of Matariki?
Seven
Translate Wellington to Māori:
Te Whanganui-a-Tara
How do you say Good morning in Māori?
Mōrena
What does Matariki represent?
Māori New Year
How do you tell someone to stand up in Māori?
E tū
Hone Heke was the one of the first chiefs to sign the….
Treaty of Waitangi
Translate Auckland to Māori:
Tāmaki Makaurau
How do you say ‘I am good’ in Māori?
Kei te pai ahau
Translate this day of the Week into English: Rātapu
Sunday
What is the colour Whero in English?
Red
Who pulled up the North Island from the bottom of the sea in a Māori Myth?
Māui
What is the Māori name for St Patrick’s College?
Hato Patariki ki Poneke
Kei te pēhea koe? Kei te hiakai ahau. Translate this response to English
I am hungry
When was the Treaty of Waitangi Signed?
6th February 1840
How do you tell someone to listen in Māori?
Whakarongo
Who lead the 1975 Māori Land march from Te Hapua to Parliament in New Zealand?
Dame Whina Cooper
What is the Māori name for Christchurch: Ōtautahi or Ōtepoti or Waihōpai?
Ōtautahi
What does ‘Noho ora mai’ in Māori?
All the best
When was Māori made an official language of New Zealand (year)?
1987
What is the word for foot in Māori?
Waewae
Who was the first Wellington Māori Mayor?
Tory Whanau