Q 01/05
A) North Island
B) South Island
C) Stewart Island
D) Waiheke Island
Answer · why
Its urban population alone is larger than the entire South Island.
Q 02/05
A) Te Whanganui-a-Tara
B) Tāmaki Makaurau
C) Ōtautahi
D) Kirikiriroa
Answer · why
It means 'Tāmaki desired by many', a nod to its rich land and geography.
Q 03/05
A) Harbour City
B) Windy City
C) City of Sails
D) Garden City
Answer · why
About one in three Auckland households owns a boat.
Q 04/05
A) Christchurch
B) Dunedin
C) Russell
D) Wellington
Answer · why
Port Nicholson was considered more central because of its proximity to the South Island.
Q 05/05
A) George Eden
B) Charles Grey
C) William Lamb
D) Henry Temple
Answer · why
Eden was then Viceroy of India and a former First Lord of the Admiralty.
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