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  • Name of the first Polynesian navigator to NZ?
    Kupe
  • English for 'whenua'
    Land
  • Who signed He Whakaputanga?
    Northern Māori Rangatira (the united tribes)
  • What is the name for the political parties in Parliament who aren't in government?
    The Opposition
  • How many votes do people get in NZ?
    2
  • Who is in government in 2022?
    Labour and Greens
  • Who is NZ's head of state?
    The Queen
  • Māori name for Wellington
    Pōneke, Te Whanganui-ā-Tara, Te Upoko o te Ika
  • What does MMP stand for?
    Mixed Member Proportional
  • Where was the Treaty signed?
    Waitangi
  • What electorate is our school in?
    Rongotai
  • What were the four key aspects/articles of He Whakaputanga?
    1) Māori declared themselves sovereign over Aotearoa, 2) NZ is independent, 3) meet once a year to discuss how to run the country, 4) King and flag
  • How many seats in parliament?
    120
  • When was He Whakaputanga signed?
    1835
  • What type of government does Aoteaora NZ have? (remember there are 2!)
    Representative democracy and constitutional monarchy
  • What were the three articles of the Te Tiriti?
    1) Kawanatanga (Queen could govern her people), 2)Tino Rangatiratanga (Māori were sovereign), 3) Same rights as British citizens
  • Who are the two major iwi of Wellington?
    Ngāti Toa and Te Ātiawa
  • When was Te Tiriti o Waitangi signed?
    Feb 6th, 1840
  • What is the title of the person who keeps order in Parliament?
    Speaker of the House
  • Who is the official representative of the British Crown in NZ?
    The governor general, Dame Cindy Kiro
  • Did women sign Te Tiriti?
    Yes, 13 female rangatira signed Te Tiriti
  • Modern name for Kororareka (Hell Hole of the Pacific)
    Russell
  • ancestral Māori homeland
    Hawaiki
  • What is the official name of New Zealand's Declaration of Independence?
    He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tirene
  • What Pacific Island groups automatically have NZ citizenship?
    Niue, Tokelau, Cook Islands