New Zealand places word search
From Cape Reinga to Invercargill, by way of Rotorua, Wellington and Queenstown. Twenty towns, cities and regions of Aotearoa for a road trip on paper.
- Auckland
- Canterbury
- Cape Reinga
- Christchurch
- Dunedin
- Hamilton
- Invercargill
- Kaikōura
- Napier
- Nelson
- Northland
- Otago
- Queenstown
- Rotorua
- Taupō
- Tauranga
- Waikato
- Wānaka
- Wellington
- Whangārei
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
Name
| O | A | R | W | E | L | L | I | N | G | T | O | N | H |
| T | C | D | U | N | E | D | I | N | A | P | I | E | R |
| N | E | L | S | O | N | O | R | T | H | L | A | N | D |
| T | C | H | R | I | S | T | C | H | U | R | C | H | O |
| C | A | P | E | R | E | I | N | G | A | H | F | G | W |
| B | A | U | C | K | L | A | N | D | S | I | A | A | A |
| M | F | N | P | Q | U | E | E | N | S | T | O | W | N |
| M | R | O | T | O | R | U | A | S | O | H | T | T | A |
| B | I | N | V | E | R | C | A | R | G | I | L | L | K |
| X | E | T | A | U | R | A | N | G | A | O | U | O | A |
| D | E | H | H | P | M | B | W | A | I | K | A | T | O |
| U | N | K | A | I | K | O | U | R | A | L | G | K | E |
| N | G | W | H | A | N | G | A | R | E | I | G | T | E |
| G | H | A | M | I | L | T | O | N | Y | O | S | V | D |
Find these words
- Auckland
- Canterbury
- Cape Reinga
- Christchurch
- Dunedin
- Hamilton
- Invercargill
- Kaikōura
- Napier
- Nelson
- Northland
- Otago
- Queenstown
- Rotorua
- Taupō
- Tauranga
- Waikato
- Wānaka
- Wellington
- Whangārei
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About this word search
From Cape Reinga at the top of the North Island, where Māori tradition says the spirits leave the land, to Invercargill near the bottom of the South Island, New Zealand is a long, narrow country. Wellington is the capital, Auckland the largest city, and regions like Northland, Waikato, Canterbury and Otago each have their own character.
The grid is fourteen by fourteen and words run across, down and diagonally, never backwards. Christchurch and Invercargill are the longest with twelve letters. Otago and Taupō are the shortest at five. Macrons drop out, so Whangārei, Kaikōura, Wānaka and Taupō appear as WHANGAREI, KAIKOURA, WANAKA and TAUPO. Look for the Q in Queenstown, the V in Invercargill and the K in Waikato, Auckland, Kaikōura and Wānaka. Cape Reinga runs together without a space.
Plan an imaginary road trip from Cape Reinga to Invercargill that visits every place on the list in a sensible order. Mark the route on a map and count how many ferries you need.
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