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    The Mud Quiz 9

     

    Get stuck into the latest version of The Mud Quiz.  This one again from our contributer the Mamaku Mudster.

    1. What year did Rotorua become a borough?

    2. What year did Rotorua become a city?

    3. In what year did the New Zealand Government open a European style bath house in Rotorua?

    4. Approximately how many species of Moth exist in Aotearoa?

    5. Rotorua produced one of this country’s foremost historians; his finest works concerned Te Arawa.  Who was this person?

    6. The Tapsell Family are a prominent family in the Bay of Plenty – Phillip Tapsell was a pioneer settler, visiting Aotearoa New Zealand several times and finally settling here in 1828.  His marriage to his third wife, Hineiturama, a famous Arawa Chieftainess produced six children.  Phillip and Hineiturama were adventurous and courageous people.  Tragically, Hineiturama was killed

    7. in battle.  Please name the battle.

     

    Answers to The Mud Quiz 8

    47 species

    Long Mile Road

    California buddleia, Darwin’s barberry, Japanese honey-suckle, blackberry, pampas grass, old man’s beard, there are many more lesser varieties

    any four qualifies as correct.

    Eric Anderson, tight-head prop

    Bill Gray

    Ken Scotland, Full back

     

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