: Ngä Möhiotanga e Pä ana ki Aotearoa — Knowing New Zealand 
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Approach:   Independent
Focus:     Factual knowledge about New Zealand.
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Questions / instructions:
Tick beside the best answer.
Tuhia he tohu ki te taha o te whakautu pai.


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GEd
MI
1. What is New Zealand’s largest lake?
He aha te roto tino rahi rawa atu o Aotearoa?
Rotorua Rotorua  
Wanaka Wanaka    
Taupo Taupö 85 69
Waihola Waihola    
2. What is New Zealand’s longest river?
He aha te awa tino roa rawa atu o Aotearoa?
Clutha Kähuika    
Waikato Waikato 82 85
Whanganui Whanganui    
3. Which city has the most people?
Kei tëhea täone nunui te nuinga o ngä tängata?
Wellington Whanganui ä Tara    
Christchurch Ötautahi    
Dunedin Otepoti    
Auckland Tämaki Makaurau 66 71
4. What is New Zealand’s highest mountain?
Ko tëhea maunga tino teitei rawa atu o Aotearoa?
Mount Taranaki (Egmont) Te Maunga o Taranaki    
Mount Cook Te Maunga o Aoraki 50 48
Mount Ruapehu Te Maunga o Ruapehu    
5. Draw a line to match the statements with the places.

Tängia he rärangi hei whakarite i ngä körero ki ngä wähi noho.





   
highest average temperature:
Auckland
40 27
lowest average temperature:
Invercargill
32 19
highest average sunshine:
Nelson
15 10
6. About how far is Australia from New Zealand?
E hia te tawhiti ki Ahitereiria mai i Aotearoa?
kilometres
kiromita
1000 - 3000km
22 29
7. What is the name of New Zealand’s capital city?
He aha te ingoa o te täone matua o Aotearoa?
Wellington
80 56
8. What is the name of the ocean along the east coast of New Zealand?
He aha te ingoa o te moana i te taha räwhiti o Aotearoa?
Pacific
37 27
9. What is the name of the sea between New Zealand and Australia?
He aha te ingoa o te moana kei waenganui i a Aotearoa me Ahitereiria?
Tasman
43 27
In the boxes, write what the person on the note is famous for.
Tuhia ki roto i ngä pouaka he aha te take i rongonui ai te tangata i runga i te moni pepa.
   
10.
Sir Edmund Hillary is famous for:
He tangata rongonui a Sir Edmund Hillary mö te:




good answer
55 21
on right track
20 54
11.
Kate Sheppard is famous for:
He wahine rongonui a Kate Sheppard mö te:





good answer
8 2
on right track
7 0
12.
Elizabeth II is famous for:
He wahine rongonui a Elizabeth II mö te:





good answer
71 25
on right track
5 52
13.
Sir Apirana Ngata is famous for:
He tangata rongonui a Sir Apirana Ngata mö te:




good answer
1 13
on right track
7 17
14.
Lord Rutherford is famous for:
He tangata rongonui a Lord Rutherford (nö Nelson) mö te:




good answer
0 2
on right track
0 0
Commentary:
Mäori students in general education (GEd) settings scored statistically significantly higher than students in Mäori immersion (MI) settings.
 
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