Challenge+Questions

To be in the draw for $50 write your answer to these questions on paper and post in the box on Friday morning.

Week 4 Which political party said they would put alot of money into building new schools if elected?

Week 3 In the NEWSLETTER and CHALLENGE sheet I have made a mistake. The word I used in the CHALLENGE sheet is the correct spelling, the word in the NEWSLETTER is the wrong spelling and meaning. It is a HOMOPHONE. Can you find it? CLUE--> pencils. Put your answer in the CHALLENGE QUESTION box by Friday.

Who named New Zealand?

The first European name for New Zealand was //Staten Landt//, the name given to it by the Dutch explorer **//__Abel Tasman__//**, who in 1642 became the first European to see the islands. The name //New Zealand// originated with Dutch cartographers, who called the islands //Nova Zeelandia//, after the Dutch province of Zeeland. No one is certain exactly who first coined the term, but it first appeared in 1645 and may have been the choice of cartographer Johan Blaeu. British explorer James Cook subsequently anglicised the name to New Zealand. There is no connection to the Danish island Zealand.

When did we stop using 5c coins?

On 11 November 2004, the Reserve Bank announced that it proposed to take the 5¢ coin out of circulation and to make the existing 50, 20 and 10 cent coins smaller and use plated steel to make them lighter. After a three-month public submission period that ended on 4 February 2005, the Reserve Bank announced on 31 March it would go ahead with the proposed changes. The changeover period started on 31 July 2006, with the old coins usable up until 31 October 2006.