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 * 1. Sport By Morgan and Darcy**

What is the most popular sport in NZ? What is the most popular sport at your school? What is the name of your NZ rugby team? How many world cups have NZ’s rugby team won? How many ICC cup’s have NZ’s cricket team won? What water sports do NZ play? Do you have any NZ car races? What’s the name of NZ’s rugby stadium? Does NZs have a cricket stadium? What’s the name of NZ’s crickets stadium?

1. What is your moneys colour? 2. What is your currency called? 3. What notes to do you have? 4. What coins do you have? 5. How much New Zealand money would you get for 1 Australian Dollar? 6. Does your money have water marks? 7. What is your money made out of? 8. What/Who are on your notes? 9. Is there anything interesting about your money? 10. Where is the nearest Mint?
 * 2.** **Currency by** **Megan and Rose**

1. What are some of popular TV show?? 2. What kind of music do you listen to?? 3. What do you do in your spare time?? 4. What types of magazines do you read? What are they about?? 5. How many television channels do you have?? 6. What sort of performing arts do you have?? 7. Do you have famous in-country stars?? 8. What are some common interests?? 9. What is the most watched show?? 10. What are the most popular magazines in NZ?? 11. What are the most popular songs to listen to in NZ?? 12. What TV shows do you personally like?? 13. Do you have more NZ TV shows or Australian TV shows on television?? 14. Do you have Foxtel??
 * 3.** **Entertainment by** **Lauren M and Evana**

1. What means of transport do you use the most? 2. What are your main means of travel? 3. How do you get to school in the morning? (School bus, car, bike etc) 4. What forms of transport does your family own? (E.g. car, bike, etc) 5. What was the first form of transport in New Zealand? 6. What three types of transport do you use most of all? 7. How is your transportation different to ours? 8. What form of transport did the first settlers of New Zealand use? 9. Where in New Zealand is the most transport used? 10 What form of transportation is made most and where is it most made?
 * 4.** **Transport by** **Billy and Nick**

1. Do you have charities in New Zealand? 2. Do you have charities that you support with your family? 3. Does your school do fundraising for charities? 4. What are the most well known charities in New Zealand? 5. Do you do the 40 hour famine at your school? 6. What do the charities do to improve lives? 7. Which charity do you think is the best charity and what makes their contribution worthwhile? 8. What are the specialties of the charities you have in New Zealand? 9. How much money on average would charities raise each year for special causes? 10. How much support and effort do you put into raising money for your major charities?
 * 5.** **Charities by** **Deanna and Elisa**


 * 6.** **Tourist Attractions by** **Emily and Theodora**
 * 1) What is the most famous tourist attraction in New Zealand?
 * 2) Do you get lots of tourists?
 * 3) Is your parliament building really called the beehive?
 * 4) Does your parliament building really look like a beehive?
 * 5) Do lots of tourists go to New Zealand to see the marine life?
 * 6) What attracts people to your south island?
 * 7) What attracts people to your north island?
 * 8) Do you have any major shopping centres?
 * 9) What kind of attractions are there at the Auckland museum?
 * 10) Are the beaches popular and safe to swim at?

1.In the past there have been any historical events that have changed the way people in NZ live? 2.What sort of performing arts does NZ have? (e.g. dancing,singing and acting)? 3.Do you have any religions other than the ones that Adelaide have? 4.What kind of cultural things do kids in your class do? 5. Do you have any migrated people in your class that moved to NZ? 6.Does NZ have any special traditions? 7.Do you celebrate a holiday unique to NZ? 8.What type of culture do you have where you live, that no other part of NZ has? 9.Is the culture on North Island different to the South Island culture? If so why and what? 10.Is culture important to your everyday life?
 * 7.** **Culture by** **Amber and Lauren**

What is the most popular type of house design? What does the average home cost? Is NZ mostly urban or rural? Do you have suburbs? What different types of houses do your class live in? What are the major real estate companies? Do your students live far away or close to school? Are houses expensive? Are there a lot of apartments and flats in NZ? Are there any unusual types of houses in NZ?
 * 8.** **Housing by** **animesword31-**

10. why do you celebrate it?
 * 9.** **North Island Calendar by** **Ashleigh and Rayan**
 * 1) Do you commence your 6 week holidays on the 13th of December?
 * 2) Do you have the 6 week holidays?
 * 3) What day does your school term begin and end?
 * 4) Do you Have terms or semesters during the school year?
 * 5) What is Waitangi Day on the 6th of February?
 * 6) On the 28th of October was that the day of the first anniversary of the establishment of the Maritime Council?
 * 7) IS it true that on the 17th of October [|The Chief Justice declares that the Treaty of Waitangi is worthless' and 'a simple nullity']
 * 8) What’s your most important holiday?
 * 9) How long does it go for?

1. What is the most common food in New Zealand? 2. What types of fast foods do you have in New Zealand? 3. What’s the classes favourite food? 4. What types of restaurants are there in New Zealand? 5. Does New Zealand have vegemite? 6. Does New Zealand have food from different countries? 7. Does New Zealand have lots of sea food restaurants? 8. Does New Zealand eat kiwi birds because we eat our national animal? 9. What types of food do you have in your canteen? 10. Does New Zealand have lots of bakeries?
 * 10. Food by Taylor and Kosta**

Who is the prime minister of New Zealand? What does the flag look like? How do you elect new leaders for your country? What are the names of the two parties in your elections? Who was the first elected prime minister of your country? What does parliament house look like? Where is parliament house? When was the first election? Do the two islands have different governments?
 * 11. Government by Nitt01 and Smidge**

1: Do you eat any of your native animals? (Other than fish) 2: Do they have animals on their currency? 3: What are some common household pests? 4: Do you have any snakes that haven’t been introduced? 5: What animals are endangered? 6: Do you have any native venoms animals? 7: Do you have any native animals in the city areas? 8: Do you have an open season like in America? 9: Do you have animals introduced? If so what? 10: What are some introduced pests?
 * 12. Questions about NZ Fauna & Pests by Jackson and Bradley**

1. Do you have any rare plants in New Zealand? 2. What is the most common plant? 3. Do you have many Evergreen plants? 4. What plants are most common in gardens? 5. What plants are hardier? 6. Where do you get your plants from? 7. What is your water restrictions level? 8. What time of the day would you water your plants? 9.Do you have recommended plants for your backgardens? 10. Do you have the same vegetables as us? [, potatoes, lettuce and carrots?]
 * 13. Questions about New Zealand Flora by Daniel and Nikita**

1. What temperature would you call hot? 2. Does it usually rain? 3. What temperature would you call cold? 4. What is the temperature of the hottest day of New Zealand history? 5. Does it usually snow? 6. Is there day off of school if there’s too much snow? 7. Has there been a long Drought like Australia? 8. What is the usual temperature for New Zealand? 9. Are floods common or rare? 10. What would a 40°c be like in New Zealand Hot, Normal or Never Happened?
 * 14.** **Weather, Environment & Natural Disasters by** **Yanni and Jasons**
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__//**Environment**//__ 1. What Environment problems are there in New Zealand? 2. Any major Environment problems? 3. Are there major environment groups? 4. Do you have more Mountains or forests? 5. Is there a drought in New Zealand? 6. Do you have water restrictions? 8. What are some of the most important environment laws in New Zealand? 9. What major rivers are there in New Zealand? 10. What forests are located in New Zealand?

__//**Natural Disasters**//__ 1. Is there a common natural disaster that happens? 2. Do you have a natural disaster groups? 3. What are they called? 4. What do they do? 5. What natural disasters are most common in New Zealand? 6. What kind of warning do you have before there is a disaster? 7. What is the worst natural disaster in New Zealand? 8. Are there any water related common disasters? 9. What are the major disaster help groups? 10. Are the any local disaster help groups? --- - --- -

Do you go to kindergarten before going to school? What age do you start school? Do you start primary school at grade one or at reception? What grade do you finish primary school? Are you a private or public school? What time do you start and finish school? When do you get off for holidays / go back? Do you have four terms in a year? Do you have religious instruction in your school? Do you have a uniform? - Do you have to wear your uniform on set days? - What does your uniform look like? - Do you have to wear hats? How many students are there in the whole school? How many students are there in each class? Do you have many people from other countries in your school? - What countries do they come from? Are the students in your schools decided on which school they’re able to go to by what suburb / zone you live in? Are the classes all in one big building with separate classrooms or are they in different building? Are your classes made out of two different year levels or is there only one year level in every classroom? In your class do you have single desks or double (two seated) desks? - Do you get to choose where you sit? - How does your teacher decide where you sit? What is your learning environment like? Do your schools have interactive white boards/ smart boards? What lessons do you learn? Do you learn another language? - What language do you learn? - Does the whole school learn the language? Do you stay in your own class for all of your lessons or do you change classes? - What lesson do you swap for? Do you have different teachers for all your lessons? What different learning methods are used by teachers? Do you have more male or female teachers in your school? What activities do you do in P.E.? Do you have a computer room or computers in your classroom? - How many computers do you have in each classroom? - Do you have computers or laptops in your classrooms? Do you have school values? - What are they? - Does everyone follow them? - If you break one, what happens? Do you get given homework? - What subject do you get the most homework in? - How much homework are you given? - Does your teacher space the homework out for the whole week, or does it change depending on what you do that day? - If you don’t do your homework, what happens? Are you given many projects throughout the school year? - How many are you given to do a term? - Do some projects last the whole term? - Do you have partner projects? - How does your teacher choose the pairs / groups? -If a project is handed up late, do you lose marks? Do you present your projects? o How do you present your projects? What are the punishments given in your class? - What are the ways you can get punished in your class? - Do students in your class continue to do the same thing after being punished? o What happens then? Do you have a planning centre/ detention? - Why may people be put in planning centre? - What have they done? Has your school ever suspended / expelled someone before? - Why? Do you have weekly awards given to the people that stand out? - Do you get high flyers at the end of each term, for out standing students? Do you have assemblies? - What do you do at your assembly? - Do students or teachers host the assemblies? Do you have any special school activities? What kind of cultural options are there in schools? What kind of cultural activities do you take part in? Do you have a sports / athletics day? What sports can you play through school programs (netball, soccer etc)? Do you have a canteen? - What foods does your canteen sell? - Is your canteen open every day? - Do you have a maximum spending limit on what you can buy? Has your school ever had a fire? - When? - How was it caused? - Did everyone know what to do due to the drills? Does your school have a school song?
 * 15. School Life by Holli and Monica**


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