Easy Waitangi Day word search
Waka, haka, hongi and Te Tiriti: ten short words about Waitangi Day in a ten by ten grid. Every word runs straight across or straight down, so young readers can find them on their own.
- Flag
- Haka
- Hongi
- Kōrero
- Marae
- Paddle
- Te Tiriti
- Treaty
- Waitangi
- Waka
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 versionWaitangi Day for young kids
Name
| M | H | F | S | H | O | N | G | I | Y |
| M | U | L | L | D | R | H | W | O | N |
| O | W | A | K | A | M | P | A | T | D |
| H | U | G | H | A | K | A | I | O | N |
| O | M | T | O | K | A | D | T | O | A |
| G | A | R | D | O | Y | D | A | I | R |
| O | R | E | A | R | H | L | N | N | T |
| F | A | A | X | E | C | E | G | Y | H |
| T | E | T | I | R | I | T | I | M | O |
| A | S | Y | E | O | E | G | P | N | I |
Find these words
- Flag
- Haka
- Hongi
- Kōrero
- Marae
- Paddle
- Te Tiriti
- Treaty
- Waitangi
- Waka
Done? Keep playing in the appA new puzzle every day and 2,500+ levels per language. Free at wordswithmia.com
Keep playing in the appwordswithmia.com
Get the app
Scan for the answer key
Waitangi Day for young kids
Give it a try: drag a line across the letters.
All words found!
About this word search
Waitangi Day is on 6 February and remembers the day Te Tiriti o Waitangi, the Treaty, was first signed in 1840. At Waitangi in the Bay of Islands people gather for a pōwhiri, haka, speeches and waka paddling on the bay.
Waitangi and Te Tiriti are the longest words, with eight letters each. Waka, Haka and Flag are the shortest, with four. In the ten by ten grid all words run left to right or top to bottom. Kōrero loses its macron and becomes KORERO.
After the puzzle, children can draw a waka with paddlers and write one word from the list on its side. Kōrero means talk, so finish by talking together about what the day is for.
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.
More word searches
All 93 themes- Anzac Day for young kids
- Matariki for young kids
- Guy Fawkes for young kids
- A&P show for young kids
- Mother's Day for young kids
- Father's Day for young kids
Is your theme missing? Type your own words into the word search maker. You get a grid with the answer key straight away, in the size you want.
Make your own word search
A new word search every day?
Words with Mia is a calm word search app in 25+ languages, with a daily puzzle and 2,500+ levels per language. Free to download.
