Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori

What is the Māori name for New Zealand?

• Aoteara

• Atearoa

• Aotearoa

• Aoutearoa

What does Aotearoa mean?

• Cloudy land

• Land of the long white cloud

• a very long island

• a beautiful place

What is the Māori new year called?

• Matara

• mātārae

• Maramatahi

• Matariki

How many Matariki stars are there?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

Which of the following is expected to do by students in a classroom?

• ako - to learn

• mahi - work

• ōi - shout

• oma - run

What is Tuesday in Māori?

• Rātapu

• Rātū

• Rāmere

• Rāhina

What are the colours found on the Tino rangatiratanga flag, aka Maori flag?

• red, white and yellow

• black and white

• red, white, black

• red and white

What is the Māori word for 2?

• ono

• rima

• toru

• rua

How do you say good morning in Māori?

• ata mārie

• pō mārie

• Kia ora

• e noho rā

Which of the following is done as a form of a Māori greeting?

• kanikani - to dance

• hongi - to press noses as a greeting

• ringaringa - to wave

• wharirū - to shake hands or greet