Our school (Willowbank Primary, in Auckland, New Zealand) is holding a NZ-a-Thon and each child will be receiving a passport to gain stamps on, for each answer they get correct.
3. 1. What am I?I live on the farm. I am usually white. Sometimes I am black. There are millions of us living in New Zealand.I give you my wool and meat to sell to other countries.
4. 2. Be carefulIm full of boiling hot mud and hot steamy water. Traditionally the Maori used these for cooking.Dont fall in or youll get burned! I must be visiting...
5. 3. Draw meI am very, very tall.You can walk around me.You can jump off me.I have a red light to tell the pilots Im here.I am the... Draw me.
6. 4. Count me.How many main islands are there in NZ?What are their names?
15. 11. Find 3 words/phrases that are New Zealand colloquialisms. What do they mean?
16. 12.New Zealand is the first country in the world each day to see the new day. What New Zealand town is first to see the sun each day?
17. 13.Who Am I? My name is _________ and my story was written by __________One interesting fact about me is_________________
18. 14. Find outI am a famous NZ toy. You pull me along the floor. My yellow wings roll around and around. I usually have a red body with stripes. Find out and name 4 members of staff who had one of these as a child.
19. 15. Which one is New Zealands national bird? I am special to New Zealand.Im a bird but I cant fly.Im awake when you are sleeping. A B C D
20. Activities (each activity is worth 5 stamps)Make your awhina animalLearn a waiataComplete an orienteering activity at lunch time (1 or more)Visit the library and complete a library activity (1 or more)Draw a map of Willowbank SchoolWhere in New Zealand is George? see separate PDF