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Kaikōura

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Kaikōura is famous for ...

a)

surfing

b)

whale watching

c)

kina and pāua

d)

the coastline cultural artwork package

2.

The place we now know as Kaikōura had a longer original name. What was it?

a)

Te wāhi kaikōura a Tamatea

b)

Te Ahi Kaikōura a Tama ki te Rangi

c)

Maru Kaitatea, Maru Kaikōura

d)

Te ahiahi o Kaikōura

3.

The geography of an undersea feature links Ngāi Tahu and Ngāti Pōrou. What is that phenomenon?

a)

The Mariana Trench

b)

The Kermedic Trench

c)

The Hikurangi trench

d)

The Kaikōura Trench

e)

The Whale Trench

4.

Which chief from Ngāti Kurī hapū of Ngāi Tahu was said to have a sperm whale as a kaitiaki

a)

Tuhaitara

b)

Te Rakitauneke

c)

Maru Kaitatea

d)

Te Rakiwhakaputa

5.

Ngāti Kurī by descent is from the tupuna named ....

a)

Maruhoua

b)

Maru Kaitatea

c)

Te Rakitauneke

d)

Paikea

6.

The naming ancestor of Ngāti Kurī is "Kurī". He is the son of Maruhoua and his second wife, named ...

a)

Hinemoa

b)

Tūhaitara

c)

Rakaitekura

d)

Hinetautope

7.

The children of Kurī were known as Kā-takurikuria-karaka-ā-Tanemoehau

which means ....

a)

The karaka berries the dogs ate

b)

The barking pups of Tanemoehau

c)

The turning over of the karaka trees

d)

The noisy dogs of Tāne

8.

There were said to be hundreds of landing places for waka ("tauranga waka") alongside the Kaikōura coastline. Located nearby there is also likely to be what ? Mention as many as you can recall

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9.

The tribal boundaries of Ngāti Kurī extend from what land mark in the north, to the Hurunui River in the south?

(a)  

10.

The "local critical contexts" we are asked to support you with centre around significant people, places, events and taonga. What would you like to learn most about to support your learning of local history?

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