He Tangata/People
Ngā rā/Important dates
Ngā kaupapa/School subjects
He Kupu
Ngā tūpuna
100

The first non-Māori/Non-Polynesian to have sighted Aotearoa/New Zealand

Who is Abel Tasman

100

Signed on 6 February, 1840

What is Te Tiriti o Waitangi

100

Māori name for Technology

What is Hangarau

100

I am the Māori name for ocean/sea

What is Moana

100

I am the ancestor of the wind

Who is Tāwhirimātea

200

The first non-Māori/non-Polynesian to have set foot on land in Aotearoa/New Zealand

Who is Captain Cook

200

(Initially) signed on 28 October, 1835 

What is 'He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni' (known in English as the Declaration of Independence of the United Tribes of New Zealand)  

200

Māori name for Social Studies

What is Tikanga ā-iwi

200

ā, ē, ī, ō, ū, I lengthen the vowel sound in te reo

What is a macron

200

I am the ancestor of the sea

Who is Tangaroa

300

The first person of Māori descent to be (acting) Prime Minister of Aotearoa/New Zealand

Who is Sir James Carrol/Tā Timi Kara

300

I was first performed before a rugby match in 1888

What is the haka

300

Māori name for PE

What is Korikori Tinana
300

I am stored in a pātaka (Clue - it's yummy)

What is kai

300

I am the ancestor of peace

Who is Rongo (Rongomaraeroa)

400

The first person ever to have sighted the lands, named Aotearoa/New Zealand

Who is Kupe. Who is Kuramārotini (Either is correct)

400

I am the newest public holiday in Aotearoa/New Zealand (to be celebrated in 2022)

What is Matariki

400

Māori name for Maths

What is Pāngarau

400

I am the name of a gift

What is koha

400

I am the ancestor of War

Who is Tūmatauenga

500

The first person of Māori descent to gain a medical doctorate (Become a medical doctor) Hint: CBHS Old Boy

Who is Sir Māui Pōmare

500

I was made an official language in 1987 

What is Te Reo Māori

500

Māori name for Science

What is Pūtaiao

500

I am the place where Māori gather for important, cultural events

What is a marae

500

I am the ancestor of Earthquakes and the changing seasons

Who is Ruaumoko