Easy New Zealand places word search
Auckland, Nelson, Taupō and Dunedin: ten places in a ten by ten grid. Every word runs straight across or straight down, so it works well with a map open next to it.
- Auckland
- Dunedin
- Napier
- Nelson
- Otago
- Picton
- Rotorua
- Taupō
- Timaru
- Wellington
This is the same puzzle as on the printable sheet. Every word you find turns green and is crossed off the list.
Make your own versionPlaces in Aotearoa for young kids
Name
| I | R | W | L | O | P | G | R | L | E |
| O | O | E | H | M | I | D | A | X | T |
| T | T | L | R | S | C | N | U | A | A |
| A | O | L | A | N | T | E | C | T | U |
| G | R | I | S | A | O | L | K | I | P |
| O | U | N | I | P | N | S | L | M | O |
| O | A | G | P | I | P | O | A | A | C |
| D | R | T | T | E | E | N | N | R | L |
| L | U | O | I | R | R | H | D | U | R |
| D | U | N | E | D | I | N | S | P | H |
Find these words
- Auckland
- Dunedin
- Napier
- Nelson
- Otago
- Picton
- Rotorua
- Taupō
- Timaru
- Wellington
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Places in Aotearoa for young kids
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About this word search
Aotearoa is the Māori name for New Zealand. These ten places are spread over both main islands: Auckland, Rotorua, Taupō and Napier in the North Island with Wellington at its bottom, and Picton, Nelson, Timaru, Dunedin and Otago across Cook Strait in the South Island.
The grid is ten by ten and every word runs to the right or straight down. Wellington has ten letters and fills a whole row or column. Otago and Taupō are the shortest with five. Taupō loses its macron in the grid and becomes TAUPO. Look for the K in Auckland and the P in Napier, Picton and Taupō.
Stick the sheet next to a map of New Zealand. Every time a child finds a place, they put a sticker on it, and a big dot on the place where they live.
Ways to use this word search
In the classroom
Print it as a task for early finishers, or to open a lesson on this topic. With the QR code on the sheet, students check their own answers.
At home and on the go
Pack a few printed sheets for the car, the ferry or the bach. A pen is all you need, no screen required.
Play together
Print the sheet twice and race each other. Whoever finds all the words first wins. Or play it online and see who is fastest.
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