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.

1. NZ-a-Thon Years 0,1 and 2

2. Week 1 questions Places

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 careful… I’m full of boiling hot mud and hot steamy water. Traditionally the Maori used these for cooking. Don’t fall in or you’ll get burned! I must be visiting...

5. 3. Draw me I am very, very tall. You can walk around me. You can jump off me. I have a red light to tell the pilots I’m here. I am the... Draw me.

6. 4. Count me. How many main islands are there in NZ? What are their names?

7. 5. The Maori name for New Zealand is _________________

8. Week 2 Citizenship

9. 6. What am I? Where will you find me?

10. 7. Who, what, where, when?

11. 8. We are… What is another word we use for New Zealanders?

12. 9. Make me. How many stars are on the New Zealand flag? What will you find in the top left corner? Draw the New Zealand flag.

13. 10. Who works in this building? Name 5 important people who work in this building. What are their jobs?

14. Week 3 We are Unique or Unusual

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 out… I 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 Zealand’s national bird? I am special to New Zealand. I’m a bird but I can’t fly. I’m awake when you are sleeping. A B C D

20. Activities (each activity is worth 5 stamps) Make your awhina animal Learn a waiata Complete 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 School Where in New Zealand is George? – see separate PDF