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What is the Maori name for New Zealand?
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What is the Maori name for New Zealand?
Aotearoa, often translated as land of the long white cloud.
2
When did the first Polynesians settle New Zealand?
Around the 13th century, arriving in voyaging canoes (waka).
3
Who sighted New Zealand in 1642?
The Dutch explorer Abel Tasman.
4
Who first charted the whole coast, from 1769?
Captain James Cook, aboard the Endeavour.
5
When was the Treaty of Waitangi first signed?
6 February 1840, at Waitangi in the Bay of Islands.
6
Who signed the Treaty for the Crown?
William Hobson, the first Governor.
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Which city was the capital until 1865?
Auckland; Wellington has been the capital since 1865.
8
When did women win the vote?
1893, the first self-governing country to grant it.
9
What does Anzac Day commemorate?
The Gallipoli landing of 25 April 1915.
10
What is the voting system?
Mixed-member proportional representation (MMP), used since 1996.
11
How long is a parliamentary term?
Three years, in a single-chamber House of Representatives.
12
Who represents the monarch?
The Governor-General.
13
What is the highest mountain?
Aoraki / Mount Cook, about 3,700 m, in the Southern Alps.
14
Which strait separates the two main islands?
Cook Strait.
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Which is the largest lake?
Lake Taupo, in the North Island.
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Which is the longest river?
The Waikato River.
17
Which is the largest city?
Auckland; Christchurch is the largest in the South Island.
18
Which national park is the oldest?
Tongariro, gifted in 1887 and a dual World Heritage Site.
19
Which flightless bird is the national symbol?
The kiwi.
20
What was the only native land mammal group?
Bats.
21
What is a marae?
A sacred Maori meeting ground with a carved meeting house.
22
What is the haka?
A Maori group dance of chants and stamping, performed by the All Blacks.
23
What is Matariki?
The Maori New Year, linked to the rising of the Pleiades.
24
Which languages are official?
Te reo Maori and New Zealand Sign Language; English is the common language.
25
Which scientist from Nelson won the 1908 Nobel Prize in Chemistry?
Ernest Rutherford.

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