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He Patapatai #4

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 26mins

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Class
Date
1.

When we hear the Pīpīwharauroa call what does that indicate? (1)

a)

That spring has arrived

b)

That autumn is here

c)

That summer has arrived

d)

Winter is upon us

2.

Which season is Hine Raumati associated with? (1)

a)

Spring

b)

Summer

c)

Autumn

d)

Winter

3.

When a kowhai tree flowers what does that indicate? (1)

a)

The kina's are fat

b)

Spring has arrived

c)

The Tui's will soon feast on nectar

d)

This is the best time to select bark for rongoā

4.

What is the most common host that mussel spat attaches itself to? (2)

a)

Seaweed

b)

Crustaceans

c)

Rimurimu

d)

The hull of a boat

5.

In the karakia Whakataka Te Hau, huka is referred to as snow, what else can huka refer to in whaikōrero, kōrero ōpaki rānei? (2)

a)

Hail stones

b)

Sea foam

c)

A rabid dog frothing at the mouth

d)

Spittle

6.

Where is the Te Hiku border ki te tonga? (1)

a)

Hokianga to Kaeo

b)

South Hokianga to Matauri

c)

North Hokianga to Whangaroa

d)

Kaipara to Mangawhai

7.

In which takiwā is Te Werahi located? (1)

a)

Ngāti Kahu

b)

Ngāti Kuri

c)

Te Aupōuri

d)

Te Rarawa

8.

Ko wai te tamāhine o Tōhe? (1)

a)

Ko Raririkura

b)

Ko Matire

c)

Ko Huhana

d)

Ko Raninikura

9.

What is the ingoa māori for the Kermadecs?

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10.

Which eponymous Te Rarawa ancestors are two scholarships at Te Rūnanga o Te Rarawa named after? (2)

a)

Ruapounamu

b)

Whina Cooper

c)

Tarutaru

d)

Poroa

11.

Why is Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe referred to as Te Ara Wairua?

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12.

Who was the cheeky fulla that stole kumara from Ahipara? An International Marathon was named after him. (1)

a)

Te Āpotoro

b)

Te Haumi ē Hui ē Tāiki ē

c)

Te Haututu

d)

Te Houtaewa

13.

What is the ingoa māori for Cabbage Tree in Te Taitokerau? (1)

a)

Tī Kōuka

b)

Tī Kākā

c)

Kōuka

d)

Kōuka Nui

14.

What kind of brown is the pūriri wood? (1)

a)

A light tan

b)

Chocolate brown

c)

Red

d)

Ochre

15.

When a kawakawa leaf has been eaten to buggery by the insects,

what does that indicate? (1)

a)

The leavesare ready to pick and use accordingly

b)

You're too late, the bugs got the best of it

c)

There's an infestation of ngāngara in the ngāhere

d)

The birds are obviously not doing their job properly

16.

What was the name of Ueoneone's bird who collected the sisters

Reitu & Reipae from the Waikato? (1)

a)

Te Hohou Te Rongo

b)

Te Hau Awhiowhio

c)

Te Haututu

d)

Te Hau Ngenge

17.

Who was the 1st president of the Māori Womens Welfare League? (1)

a)

Mira Szaszy

b)

Princess Te Puia

c)

Whina Cooper

d)

Saana Murray

18.

Professor Piri Sciascia of Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Raukawa & Ngāi Tahu descent also had ancestry from which Mediterranean country in Southern Europe? (1)

a)

Switzerland

b)

Greece

c)

France

d)

Italy

19.

Tai timu & tai pari refer to what? (1)

a)

Low tide & high tide

b)

The incoming & out going tides

c)

Half tide in & half tide out

d)

Quarter tide in & quarter tide out

20.

Which Iwi is Tuwhakatere the eponymous ancestor of? (1)

a)

Ngāi Takoto

b)

Ngāti Kahu

c)

Te Aupōuri

d)

Te Rarawa

21.

Which two maunga do Ngaī Takoto acknowledge in their pepeha? (1)

a)

Tohoraha & Pukemiro

b)

Tohoraha & Puwheke

c)

Tawhiti Rahi & Maunga Piko

d)

Taumatamahoe & Whangatauatia

22.

What is the ingoa Māori for the Poor Knights? (1)

a)

Tāwhiri-Mātea

b)

Tawhiti Rahi

c)

Tapokapoka

d)

Tāwhaki

23.

Who is Hineraukatauri? (1)

a)

THE manu tioriori of all manu tioriori

b)

The kaitito of all the waiata tawhito

c)

The puna wairua of melody

d)

The goddess of traditional Māori instruments

24.

What is a pūtōrino? (1)

a)

A traditional flute made from wood

b)

A nose flute made from small gourds

c)

A large traditional flute made of wood

d)

A conch shell derived from the ocean

25.

I ngā rā o mua, for what purpose did men use the poi? (1)

a)

It was a disciplinary measure for the tamariki

b)

To strengthen their wrists for battle

c)

To prove they could poi as good as the wāhine could

d)

To remove under arm fat

26.

How many marae are there in the takiwā of Ngāti Kahu? (1)

a)

10 marae

b)

15 marae

c)

24 marae

d)

12.5 marae

27.

The eponymous ancestor of Ngāti Kahu, Kahutianui,

who was her father, nō Te Rarawa tōna Pāpā (1)

a)

Tūtangata

b)

Tūmoana

c)

Tuwhakatere

d)

Tūmoana-nui-a-Kiwa

28.

If I said 'hōhā mārika te tangata nei !!' what would I be saying? (1)

a)

This person is mildly annoying

b)

This person is soooo annoying

c)

This person is starting to get on my wick

d)

This person doesn't know when to sush !!

29.

What would a reo karanga be referring to if you heard her acknowledging

ngā rau wharawhara o te aroha? (2)

a)

Those who would be wearing pare kawakawa at a tangihanga

b)

Ngā puna roimata

c)

An ope arriving at a tangihanga to pay respects to the departed

d)

The men responding with waerea

30.

On a Kuaka's annual journey to Aotearoa,

where is their halfway point for a rest? (1)

a)

Korea

b)

Japan

c)

Thailand

d)

Cambodia

31.

Which are the grammatically correct greetings? (2)

a)

Kia ora whānau

b)

e te whānau, kia ora

c)

kia ora e te whānau

d)

Mauri ora whānau

32.

When signing off a letter, email or written

communications, which is more appropriate? (2)

a)

Chur bro !!

b)

Hara mai te toki !!

c)

Mauri ora

d)

Nāku noa na

33.

What is a tūngane? (1)

a)

A younger sister

b)

A brother to another mother

c)

A brother to a female

d)

A male cousin

34.

What is ahi kaa?

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35.

Which bird flies out here from Siberia each year? (2)

a)

Bar tailed Godwit

b)

Kuaka

c)

Shining Cuckoo

d)

Pīpīwharauroa