| clue | answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| The nation's capital city | Wellington | 97%
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| European settlers and Maori signed the landmark 1840 treaty here | Waitangi | 70%
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| This popular tourist destination erupted in 2019, killing 22 day-trippers | Whakaari / {White} Island | 67%
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| Northernmost city | Whangarei | 60%
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| City formerly known as Wanganui | Whanganui | 50%
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| Tourist town on a lake of the same name, 50km north of Queenstown | Wanaka | 43%
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| Coromandel Peninsula town on Mercury Bay | Whitianga | 40%
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| Queenstown is the largest town on this lake's shore | Lake {Wakatipu} | 37%
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| Appropriately-named town on South Island's West Coast | Westport | 37%
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| Gold-mining town that borders Coromandel and Bay of Plenty | Waihi | 27%
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| The Auckland Harbour Bridge crosses this | {Waitemata} Harbour | 27%
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| The town from which day trips to White Island used to operate | Whakatane | 27%
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| Town on Mahurangi River, 45 minutes drive north of Auckland | Warkworth | 20%
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| This large lake in the Urewera ranges takes 4 days to walk around | Lake {Waikaremoana} | 17%
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| Kauri forest that is home to Tane Mahuta, a 2000-year old tree | {Waipoua} Forest | 7%
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