Kupu Kupu Kupu
Greetings
He aha tēnei rā?
What's This?
Kaiparatanga
Emotions & Feelings
Days / Months
Places
100

What is the Māori word for family?

Whanau

100

How do you say hello in Māori?

Kia ora, Tēnā koe

100

How do you say see you later in Māori?

Ka kite anō - See You Later

100

I stand tall and never move,

My name is said in your pepeha too.

You honour me when you speak your place,

Ko wai au?

Maunga (Mountain)

100

Fill in the blank: “Haumi ē, hui ē, ____!”

Tāiki ē!

100

What does ngenge mean in English?

Tired

100

What is the Māori word for Monday?

Mane (Rāhina)

100

What is the Māori name for Helensville?

Te Awaroa

200

What is the Māori word for food?

Kai

200

What greeting would you use in the morning?

Mōrena / Ata Mārie

200

The difference between saying Haere rā and E noho rā depends on what?

Haere rā is used when someone is leaving. E noho rā is used when you're leaving and the other is staying.

200

I rise in the east and warm your day. I shine down on your mahi and play. What am I ... in Māori?

Te Rā (The Sun)

200

What does our school whakataukī Eke Panuku, Eke Tangaroa mean?

Navigate to Success.

200

What does harikoa mean in English?

Happy

200

What is the Māori word for Friday?

Paraire / Rāmere

200

I am famous for bubbling mud, geothermal activity, hot pools, tourism and more, I am....

Rotorua

300

What does kaiako mean?

Teacher

300

What does tēnā koutou mean?

Hello to three or more people.

300

What do you say to someone who is leaving, when you're staying?

Haere rā

300

I’m not a person, but you say who I am.
I hold your story, your place, your name.
Ko wai au?

Pepeha

300

Name the four values at Kaipara College

Whanaungatanga

Aroha

Kaitiakitanga

Angitūtanga

300

How do you say angry in Māori?

Riri

300

What month is August in Māori?

Ākuhata / Here-turi-kōkā

300

This city is known as Kirikiriroa in Māori. What is it in English?

Hamilton.

400

Translate pukapuka into English.

Book.
400

What’s the formal way to greet one person?

Tēnā koe

400

What do you say to someone who is staying, when you're leaving?

E noho rā

400

You say me before you eat,
Or when you start your day.
I give thanks, and help guide the way.
Ko wai au?

Karakia

400

What does the kaikarakia (person leading the karakia) say before we begin our karakia

E tū tātou

Kia karakia tātou

400

What does the word pouri mean?

Sad

400

Say the days of the weekend in Māori.

Rāhoroi / Hatarei (Saturday) and Rātapu.

400

This city is known as Ōtautahi in Māori. What is it in English?

Christchurch.

500

A rorohiko is a ...

Computer

500

How would you formally greet someone in the afternoon?

Ahiahi Mārie - Good Afternoon

500
Aside from Kā kite, what is another way of saying See you later, or Until next time

Mā te wā

It literally means “by the time” or “until the time”, but it's commonly used in the sense of "See you later" "Until next time".

500

You say me in the morning light,
To show respect and start things right.
I’m a greeting both warm and bright.
Ko wai au?

Ata Mārie

500

Fill in the blank from our Karakia: 

Mā te _____ o Kaipara tātou e whakawātea

Mā te wai o Kaipara tātou e whakawātea 

(May the water of Kaipara clear our pathway)

500

How do you say "I am hungry".

Kei te hiakai ahau.

500

He aha tēnei rā?

Ko te Tūrei te waru o Āpereira te rā.

500

Translate this: Kei te haere au ki Te Whanganui-a-Tara.

I am going to Wellington.