| clue | answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| The country's largest city, by a large margin | Auckland | 100%
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| New Zealand's tallest mountain, 3754 m | {Aoraki} / Mt Cook | 59%
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| Historic town 20km from Queenstown | Arrowtown | 49%
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| South Island mountain road pass, and village | Arthur's Pass | 41%
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| South Canterbury town between Christchurch and Timaru | Ashburton | 41%
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| River that flows through Christchurch | Avon | 33%
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| Driest town (360 mm / 14 inches annually) in New Zealand, in Central Otago | Alexandra | 26%
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| Village in Marlborough Sounds, NZ headquarters of Outward Bound | Anakiwa | 8%
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| Village near Dunedin where 13 died in a 1990 massacre | Aramoana | 8%
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| Gorge on State Hwy 3 connecting Hamilton and New Plymouth | Awakino | 8%
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| Napier suburb, and its estuary, reclaimed to create the airport | Ahuriri | 0%
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| Hydro-dam, and village, on Waikato River | Atiamuri | 0%
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