Polynesians Coming to New Zealand

They had their own rules and customs for fishing called

What does Polynesia look like on a map?

What does the word 'Pacific' mean?

This is regarded as  their homeland 

What did the ancient Polynesians use to help them navigate?

This came in various sizes and was "the king of the tools"

The trunk of the canoes were buried to

The had to change from pearl for decorating tools and use

this was a large stone with a hole drilled through it

They couldn't grow coconut, breadfruit or bananas in New Zealand because it was too

Another food they carried along with kumara, yams and bananas was

They used a tame decoy bird to catch these

This was brought as a food source - it is the

This was how long ago polynesians first arrived

This bird was snared beside a water trough as they got thirsty eating berries

What is the traditional name of New Zealand?

this was used for storage bags

place name that means "weeping waters"

Taruke koura were made from thin manuka rods to catch 

This was made from whalebone with a small head carved on one side

What is an outrigger?

How did the Polynesians pass down their navigation skills from one generation to the next?

The first fish caught was given back to the sea with a 

What are the three regions of Oceania?

whitebait were dried in leaves to be eaten later. These were called

They also brought for food a small species of dog called a