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New Zealand regions quiz

North Island, South Island: find every region.

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New Zealand regions quiz: 17 places and the regional seats that catch people out

A Year 8 student in Christchurch revises the regions. “Find the place” asks 17: the 16 regions and the Chatham Islands, drawn in a box of their own beside the main islands. “Find it from its capital” asks 13, leaving out Auckland, Gisborne, Nelson and Wellington, whose seats share their names; “Choose the capital” asks 16, all but Nelson, a city that is a region of its own.

  1. The seats are where each regional council sits, not the largest city: Stratford for Taranaki (not New Plymouth), Whakatāne for Bay of Plenty (not Tauranga), Richmond for Tasman.
  2. Nelson is the smallest place on the map, a corner between Tasman and Marlborough at the top of the South Island: zoom in before you click.
  3. In “Choose the capital”, Wellington’s four can include a look-alike W: Whakatāne, Waitangi or Whangārei, one of them drawn as the same-letter answer.
Region Capital in the quiz Asked in “Find it from its capital”
Northland Whangāreiyes
Auckland Aucklandno — same name
Waikato Hamiltonyes
Bay of Plenty Whakatāneyes
Gisborne Gisborneno — same name
Hawke's Bay Napieryes
Taranaki Stratfordyes
Manawatū-Whanganui Palmerston Northyes
Wellington Wellingtonno — same name
Tasman Richmondyes
Nelson Nelsonno — same name
Marlborough Blenheimyes
West Coast Greymouthyes
Canterbury Christchurchyes
Otago Dunedinyes
Southland Invercargillyes
Chatham Islands Waitangiyes

A clean round ends “Perfect — no mistakes!” with 17/17 and the time. Otherwise the regions missed are listed (in “Choose the capital” with their seat, e.g. “Taranaki · Stratford”) and “Practise the ones I missed” replays only those.

How it works

  1. Choose a quiz: find the regions by name, find each from its capital, or choose the capital among four.
  2. Click or tap each place as its name appears; zoom in for the small ones.
  3. At the end, see your time and score, then practise only the ones you missed.

Frequently asked questions

Are the Chatham Islands included?
Yes — in a box beside the main islands, asked as a place of their own.
How does it work?
A name appears above the map: click or tap that place. Right answers turn green; after three misses the answer is shown. Skipped places come back at the end, and the ones you missed can be practised again.
Why is New Plymouth not the answer for Taranaki?
The quiz uses the town where each regional council sits: Stratford for Taranaki, Whakatāne for Bay of Plenty, Richmond for Tasman and Waitangi for the Chatham Islands.
Do I need an account?
No. The quiz runs in your browser with nothing to install or sign up for, and your scores are not stored anywhere.

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