Māori Place Names
A suburb in Christchurch that translates as 'Big Path'
Aranui
According to Māori, who fished up the North Island?Triple points for the persons full name...
Māui or Māui Tikitiki a Taranga
Mā te aha i tēnā
Better than nothing
Which old boy has just been appointed as coach of the Western Force for 2023?
Simon Cron
England implemented a window tax, taxing houses based on the number of windows they had. That led to many houses having very few windows in order to avoid paying the tax, this is where the saying "Daylight Robbery" comes from. What century was this tax created?
17th Century
A suburb in Christchurch that translates as Big/Wide Land
Papanui
Who is the ancestor of Ngāi Tahu?
Tahu Pōtiki
Ka wani kē
Amazing
Which teacher in the Science Department is also an Old Boy?
Mr Burtt
In 1705, Russian Emperor Peter the Great placed a tax on 'what' hoping to force men to adopt the look that was common in Western Europe.
Beards
Wellington
Who ascended to the heaven to gain the baskets of knowledge?
Tāwhaki
Engari mo tēnā
I doubt it
Who is the current leader of the National Party?
Cristopher Luxon
In Ancient Egypt, what cooking product was not allowed to be re-used and was heavily taxed?
Cooking oil
Which Bay of Plenty city translates as 'Two Lakes'
Rotorua
According to Māori, who did Māui try and kill in his quest for eternal life?
Hine nui te pō
Kāti te patu taringa
Stop lying
Who was the first ever bowler to take 400 wickets in international cricket?
Sir Richard Hadlee
During the 1st century A.D., Roman emperor Vaspasian placed a tax on what bodily fluid?
Urine
Tāmaki Makaurau - Tāmaki desired by many is the Māori name of which city?
Auckland
Who was the first Māori/Polynesian to set foot in Aotearoa? Double points if you name his wife who named the country?
Kupe
Hine Te Āpārangi
or
Hine Mātioro
Kāore i tua atu i tēnā
It doesn't get any better than this
Who is the teacher that features on the $100 note?
Lord Rutherford
During the Middle Ages, European governments placed a tax on soap. It remained in effect for a very long time. Great Britain didn't repeal its soap tax until which century?
19th Century