| hint | town / city | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Has been the national capital | Wellington | Auckland | Russell | 100%
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| On the shore of a lake with the same name | Taupo | Rotorua | Te Anau | Wanaka | 62%
|
| Starts with H | Hamilton | Hawera | Hokitika | Huntly | 59%
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| One of the three largest inland cities | Hamilton | Palmerston North | Rotorua | 59%
|
| Has an InterIsland ferry terminal | Wellington | Picton | 56%
|
| Between 100,000 and 250,000 inhabitants | Hamilton | Tauranga | Dunedin | 53%
|
| In Hawkes Bay | Napier | Hastings | Waipukurau | Wairoa | 50%
|
| On Waikato River | Taupo | Cambridge | Hamilton | Ngaruawahia | Huntly | 47%
|
| On the TranzAlpine rail line | Christchurch | Rolleston | Darfield | Greymouth | 44%
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| Two word name, first word Te | Te Anau | Te Aroha | Te Awamutu | Te Kuiti | Te Puke | 44%
|
| Has a UK city of the same name | Cambridge | Lincoln | Oxford | Stratford | Wakefield | 35%
|
| North of Whangarei | Kaikohe | Kerikeri | Kaitaia | 32%
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| Canterbury town outside Christchurch | Ashburton | Darfield | Oxford | Rangiora | Timaru | 29%
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| Served by Wellington suburban rail network | Masterton | Greytown | Carterton | Kapiti Coast | 26%
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| Ends in -ville | Dargaville | Helensville | Morrinsville | Woodville | 15%
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