Aotearoa History
First signed on February 6, 1840, this is considered the founding document of Aotearoa New Zealand.
Te Tiriti o Waitangi (The Treaty of Waitangi)
This nocturnal, flightless bird is a national symbol of New Zealand.
Kiwi
They perform the haka before matches
All Blacks
The sometimes rough stretch of water that separates the North Island from the South Island.
Cook Strait
With hundreds of millions of subscribers, this hugely famous YouTuber is known for massive challenge videos
Mr Beast
In 1893, New Zealand became the first self-governing country in the world to give this group of people the right to vote.
The scientific name for the process where plants—like our native ferns—make their own food using sunlight.
Photosynthesis
A famous New Zealand fizzy drink
L&P
This is the highest mountain peak in New Zealand.
Aoraki / Mount Cook
The free-to-play battle royale video game
Fortnite
Opened in 1977, this uniquely shaped Wellington building houses the executive wing of the New Zealand Parliament.
Beehive
This native reptile
Tuatara
A traditional Māori method of cooking where food is cooked in an earth oven using heated stones.
Hāngī
Flowing from Lake Taupō, this is the longest river in New Zealand.
Waikato River
In Pixar’s hit movie Inside Out 2, a brand-new emotion in 13-year-old Riley’s brain.
Anxiety
Every April 25th, we commemorate the 1915 landing of Australian and New Zealand troops at this peninsula during World War I.
Gallipoli
Found only in the waters around New Zealand, this rare species is the smallest dolphin in the world.
Hector's Dolphin
A popular meringue-based dessert, that New Zealand fiercely claims to have invented before Australia.
Pavlova
Known as the "City of Sails"
Auckland (Tāmaki Makaurau)
Played by Jenna Ortega who attends Nevermore Academy.
Wednesday Addams
In 1981, massive nationwide protests erupted across New Zealand during a controversial tour by this overseas sports team.
Springboks (South Africia)
This endangered, night-active bird is famous for being the world's heaviest parrot and the only parrot that cannot fly.
Kākāpō
This Oscar-winning Kiwi filmmaker directed hit movies like Boy
Taika Waititi
Found at the northernmost point of the North Island, this is where the Tasman Sea and the Pacific Ocean meet, and where spirits depart in Māori tradition.
Cape Reinga
Charli XCX’s song inspired thousands of TikTok users to learn a specific viral routine.
Apple