New Zealand Geography A to Z

How well do you know the New Zealand landscape?

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Hint		Answer
The Māori name for New Zealand	A	Aotearoa
Plenty, of Islands, Pegasus	B	Bay
A strait and a mountain	C	Cook
City named after Edinburgh	D	Dunedin
What destroyed Napier in 1931	E	Earthquake
Large bay southeast of Auckland	F	Firth of Thames
Why the town of Hokitika was founded	G	Gold
57% of the country's electricity	H	Hydroelectric power
Southernmost and westernmost city	I	Invercargill
Southernmost island in the country	J	Jacquemart
Flightless bird	K	Kiwi
Beach and bay north of St Heliers in Auckland	L	Ladies Bay
Extinct species of flightless bird	M	Moa
Northernmost region	N	Northland
Rock formation at the top of the Old Man Range	O	Obelisk
Invasive Australian pest	P	Possum
Town on Lake Wakatipu	Q	Queenstown
First town in the southern hemisphere to have electric lighting	R	Reefton
Plant that has become a national symbol	S	Silver fern
Sea between Australia and New Zealand	T	Tasman
River in the Kuhurangi National Park	U	Ugly
Taupō, Taranaki or Mount Ngāuruhoe	V	Volcano
Longest river	W	Waikato
Hill in the centre of Kahurangi National Park	X	Xenicus Peak
River in the north of Stewart Island	Y	Yankee
New Zealand is named after this Dutch province	Z	Zeeland

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