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Year 3 Wananga 2
Jan 2, 2026
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by
Lisa
1.
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2.
Will disease survive in an acidic body?
a. Disease will thrive in an acidic body
b. Disease will not survive in an acidic body
c. There is no disease in an acidic body
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3.
Will disease survive in an alkaline body?
a. Disease will thrive in alkaline body
b. Disease will not survive in alkaline body
c. There is lots of disease in an alkaline body
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4.
Which of these best describes the whatumanawa?
a. Knowing, being, intuitive, passion, creativity, dreams, bliss, peaceful, not knowing, breathing, nature, realisations, revelations, theta brain wave, surrender, divine ego
b. Blame, shame, control, analyse, criticize, deny, justify, create illusions, vengeful, desire, guilt trip, anxiety, insomnia, isolate, emotions, human ego
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5.
Which of these best describes the mind?
a. Knowing, being, intuitive, passion, creativity, dreams, bliss, peaceful, not knowing, breathing, nature, realisations, revelations, theta brain wave, surrender, divine ego
b. Blame, shame, control, analyse, criticize, deny, justify, create illusions, vengeful, desire, guilt trip, anxiety, insomnia, isolate, emotions, human ego
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6.
Can you control the whatumanawa?
a. Only on Fridays
b. Yes while you are sitting on the toilet
c. No not ever
d. Sometimes
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7.
What is makutu?
a. Black magic and evil
b. Jealousy and hatred from feeling inferior
c. Intention to harm another/others
d. All of the above
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8.
Why would you work the head?
a. To stop it from getting itchy
b. To ward away dandruff
c. To release the psychological points
d. To help with depression
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9.
What is haemata?
a. A pressure point in the toe
b. Master points to shift and release energy
c. Helps you have a good tutae
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10.
What can psychosis be in te ao Maori?
a. Mate Wairangi
b. Mate Makutu
c. Mate Porangi
a. All of the above
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11.
What is stinking thinking?
a. When you can smell your own farts?
b. Thinking so much you can smell smoke
c. When you can’t stop thinking
d. All of the above
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12.
Why would you want to clear yourself before touching anyone?
a. So you don’t release any hara on to them
b. So you can be an angel
c. So you can smell like a daisy
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13.
How would you clear yourself?
a. Ground yourself
b. Breathe deeply and imagine being in a waterfall
c. Takutaku
d. All of the above
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14.
Do you need to call a funeral director if you loved ones die?
a. Yes, straight away
b. No, go to the end of life plan
c. Call 111
d. None of the above
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15.
Can you only embalm a tupapaku with chemicals?
a. Yes it is safer to use chemicals to embalm the body
b. No, you can use natural ways to embalm with salt water, ice, kawakawa leaves, and essential oils
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16.
Why is kawakawa the traditional rongoa for Tangihanga?
a. The heart shape of the leaves is associated with a broken heart, grief and sorrow
b. Kawakawa is also a symbol mourning, death as well as healing
a. All of the above
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17.
How long does it take to weave a whariki for tūpāpaku?
a. Only 5 mins from the Warehouse
b. All night to weave a harakeke whariki
c. Buy one online in one minute
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18.
What is the Western definition of Māori health?
a. Focuses mainly on physical illness and symptoms, not spiritual wellbeing
b. Uses biomedical diagnosis and treatment with synthetic medications
c. Mental, spiritual, and cultural factors are unknown and/or irrelevant
d. All of the above
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19.
What is the Māori definition of Māori healing?
a. Healing involves the personified ancestors of the land, and waters of nature
b. Healing is spiritual, emotional, physical, and involves whānau and Atua
c. Uses traditional practices connected to culture, whakapapa and spiritual phenomena for karakia, romiromi and rongoā Māori
a. All of the above
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20.
What does being sectioned under the Mental Health Act mean for Rangatahi?
a. Judge sections them in court for assessment/ treatment – cannot leave or refuse treatment
b. Doctors, mental health clinicians, police and the courts are involved in decisions
c. Can feel frightening, confusing, or disempowering being away from home, school, friends and culture
d. All of the above
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21.
What can happen when someone throws a makutu at you?
a. Pain in the body
b. Lack of energy
c. Feeling confused and scattered
d. All of the above
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22.
What is spiritual warfare in Maoridom?
a. Using guns
b. Throwing makutu with ngangara
c. None of the above
d. None of the above
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23.
What is karaputoro?
a. First day at wananga
b. First pregnancy
c. First thought
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24.
What ISN’T mirimiri?
a. Māori doing massage
b. Massage therapy
c. Reflexology
d. Rongoā
e. All of the above
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25.
What are the symptoms of parasites in your body?
a. Headaches, insomnia, coughing, swollen lymph nodes. Stomach pains or cramps, diarrhea or constipation, nausea and vomiting
b. Anemia (low iron) dizziness or pale skin, bloating or excess gas, loss of appetite or increased hunger
c. Fatigue, low energy, weakness, fever, muscle or joint aches, itchy skin, rashes, hives and redness and itches around the anus
d. All of the above
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26.
What does sugar do to the body when its sore?
a. Sugar makes the body sweet
b. Sugar creates inflammation which causes pain
c. Sugar makes your eyes sparkle
d. None of the above
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27.
Why would we eat alkaline, sugar free, gluten free and dairy free kai?
a. So you don’t have mental health problems
b. To support the body’s processes work better
c. To heal disease in the body
d. All of the above
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Time’s up