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History of te reo Māori - how much do you know?
Complete the crossword puzzle below
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Created using the Crossword Maker on TheTeachersCorner.net
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4. The religion introduced to New Zealand by
English missionaries in 1769.
5. The name of the giant bird Māori discovered
when they first arrived to New Zealand.
7. The month that Māori Language Week is
celebrated in.
9. The kind of document that contained 30,000
signatures and was taken to Parliament in 1972.
10. The name of the place where a treaty was
signed between Māori and Europeans in 1840.
Down
1. The Māori name for New Zealand, meaning 'land
of the long white cloud.'
2. The number of students studying Māori in New
Zealand schools right now.
3. The first and last names of the English captain
who sailed to New Zealand in 1769.
6. The beginning of the Māori year. This day was
made a public holiday in 2022.
8. The traditional Māori name for September,
beginning with 'M.'