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NZ history
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What year did the Polynesians discover New Zealand? | 800 and 1130 CE |
| What did Polynesians use to navigate the sea? | They used the ocean, sky, and they read the stars and swells. |
| What were the sea charts made of ? | Sticks and stones |
| What are the first people of New Zealand called ? | They are known as the Maori |
| How many periods in history is New Zealand divided by ? | 4 |
| What is a Moa? | A large extinct flightless bird resembling the emu |
| What year did captain cook discover New Zealand ? | 1769 |
| what does Aotearoa, mean | ‘the land of the long white cloud’ |
| what does the word kinship mean | tribal |
| true or false was the Maori canoe was up to 40 metres | true |