What do you already know?


How reliable is your knowledge of Pasifika culture and related information sources? Select “true” or “false” is response to the following statements.

Repeat a similar activity at the end of the module and you will be given answers plus related information.

Māori from New Zealand settled some of the Pacific Islands and that is why some languages such as that of the Cook Islands are similar to te reo Māori.  

Pasifika is a word used by the Ministry of Education to describe people living in New Zealand who have migrated from the Pacific Islands or who identify with the Pacific Islands because of ancestry or heritage.  

Pacific island people make up 12% of New Zealand’s population at the last census.  

The largest Pacific Island group is Cook Islands Māori.  

Tagata Pasifika is a television programme bring news and views from Pacific people.  

People living on the Pacific Island of Niue are New Zealand citizen.  

The Pacific Island Centre at the University of Otago is located in the Richardson building.  

Pacific Island languages use the same alphabet as Māori.  

To find information about the history of Polynesia it is best to start with the broad category “History” and then look for Polynesia in the titles.  

Taro cannot be grown in Dunedin.