Scavenger hunt in New Zealand

Explore Aotearoa in a playful way. These experiences lead you past the Sky Tower, Te Papa, the geysers of Rotorua, Maori cultural sites and the Queenstown bungy bridge across both New Zealand islands.

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Trivia: Otago University founded

The University of Otago, New Zealand's oldest university, was founded in Dunedin in what year?

Scavenger hunt Dunedin
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Trivia: Pania legend

Pania of the Reef is a figure from which culture's legendary tradition (one word)?

Scavenger hunt Napier
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Trivia: Pohutu height

Pohutu geyser shoots up to roughly how many metres into the air (within 5)?

Scavenger hunt Rotorua
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Trivia: Railway Station opened

The current Dunedin Railway Station opened in what year (within 2)?

Scavenger hunt Dunedin
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Trivia: Rebuild style

Napier was rebuilt in 1931-1933 in two related architectural styles. Name the more famous of the two (two words; the same style as Miami's South Beach).

Scavenger hunt Napier
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Trivia: Riff Raff musical

The Riff Raff statue commemorates Hamilton-raised Richard O'Brien, who wrote which cult musical (three words)?

Scavenger hunt Hamilton
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Trivia: Sky Tower height

The Sky Tower's antenna spire reaches what height in metres (within 10)?

Scavenger hunt Auckland
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Trivia: Sky Tower opened

In what year did the Sky Tower open to the public?

Scavenger hunt Auckland
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Trivia: Speight's founded

Speight's, the "Pride of the South", was founded as a brewery in Dunedin in what year (within 2)?

Scavenger hunt Dunedin
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Trivia: Te Papa opened

Te Papa Tongarewa opened in its current Wellington waterfront building on 14 February of what year?

Scavenger hunt Wellington
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Trivia: TSS Earnslaw launched

The TSS Earnslaw, the "Lady of the Lake", was launched on Lake Wakatipu in what year (within 1)?

Scavenger hunt Queenstown
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Trivia: Waikato River length

The Waikato River is New Zealand's longest. How many kilometres long is it (within 25)?

Scavenger hunt Hamilton
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Trivia: Wellington capital

Wellington took over from Auckland as the capital of New Zealand in what year (within 2)?

Scavenger hunt Wellington
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Trivia: WOW museum theme

The annual show that the Nelson WOW museum celebrates fuses fashion and art. What does the acronym WOW stand for (three words)?

Scavenger hunt Nelson
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TSS Earnslaw photo

The TSS Earnslaw is a 1912 coal-fired steamship that has crossed Lake Wakatipu since the same year. Find the steamer at the wharf and take a group photo with the white-and-red hull behind the team.

Scavenger hunt Queenstown
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Tudor bathhouse pose

The Rotorua Museum / Bath House is a striking half-timbered Tudor building (currently under earthquake reinstatement). Find an angle on the facade and take a group photo with the team posed in front of the towers.

Scavenger hunt Rotorua
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Underwater tunnel pose

The National Aquarium has a curved underwater tunnel where rays and sharks glide overhead. Buy the admission, find the tunnel and take a group photo with a fish passing above the team.

Scavenger hunt Napier
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University clocktower pose

The University of Otago's clocktower is a basalt-and-limestone landmark on the Leith. Walk through campus, find the clocktower and take a group photo with the team posed on the lawn in front.

Scavenger hunt Dunedin
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Viaduct yacht shot

The Viaduct Harbour was rebuilt for the America's Cup and still holds the city's super-yacht fleet. Find a docked yacht with a great backdrop and take a group photo with the team posed in front, the masts towering above.

Scavenger hunt Auckland
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Victoria Street busker shot

Victoria Street is Hamilton's main shopping and dining drag. Find a busker, a street mural or an art installation and take a group photo with the team in the scene.

Scavenger hunt Hamilton
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Vintage car spot

Napier is the only place in the world where you can rent a 1930s vintage car as a tourist. Find a vintage car (or a vintage-car tour board) on Tennyson Street or Marine Parade and take a group photo with the car behind the team.

Scavenger hunt Napier
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Waikato Museum / ArtsPost

The Waikato Museum sits on the riverside between Victoria Street and the river. Find the entrance facade (or step inside if open) and take a group photo with the team in front. Free admission for most exhibitions.

Scavenger hunt Hamilton
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Waikato plate

Order a Waikato classic (a Hamilton beef pie, a dairy-fresh flat white, a kumara bowl) and take a group photo with everyone taking the first bite at the same time.

Scavenger hunt Hamilton
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Waikato River walk shot

The Waikato is the longest river in New Zealand and runs straight through Hamilton. Find a stretch of the riverside path and take a group photo with the team walking toward the camera with the brown river leading the eye.

Scavenger hunt Hamilton
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