What is unusual about kiwi here?

They are sometimes seen in daylight

What is special about Ulva Island?

It is a predator-free bird sanctuary

Stewart Island Quiz: Kiwi in Daylight and Rakiura's Wild Coast

This Stewart Island quiz crosses Foveaux Strait to New Zealand's third island. Play 10 interactive questions on the Maori name Rakiura and glowing skies, Rakiura National Park, the southern brown kiwi or tokoeka, kiwi seen in daylight, the small town of Oban, predator-free Ulva Island, the Rakiura Track and the southern lights.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Country
Which country is Stewart Island part of?
Name
What is Stewart Island's Maori name?
Strait
Which strait separates it from the South Island?
Park
How much of the island is national park?
Kiwi
Which kiwi lives on Stewart Island?
Day
What is unusual about kiwi here?
Town
What is the island's main settlement?
Ulva
What is special about Ulva Island?
Track
Which Great Walk loops through the island?
Lights
Which night sky display can be seen here?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which country is Stewart Island part of?
Answer: New Zealand
It lies south of the South Island.
Q2: What is Stewart Island's Maori name?
Answer: Rakiura
It refers to glowing skies.
Q3: Which strait separates it from the South Island?
Answer: Foveaux Strait
Ferries cross it.
Q4: How much of the island is national park?
Answer: Most of it
Rakiura National Park opened in 2002.
Q5: Which kiwi lives on Stewart Island?
Answer: Southern brown kiwi, or tokoeka
It is a large kiwi.
Q6: What is unusual about kiwi here?
Answer: They are sometimes seen in daylight
Most kiwi are strictly nocturnal.
Q7: What is the island's main settlement?
Answer: Oban
It sits on Halfmoon Bay.
Q8: What is special about Ulva Island?
Answer: It is a predator-free bird sanctuary
Rare birds thrive there.
Q9: Which Great Walk loops through the island?
Answer: The Rakiura Track
It takes a few days.
Q10: Which night sky display can be seen here?
Answer: Southern lights
It is far south.

Kiwi on the Beach

Stewart Island, called Rakiura in Maori, lies across Foveaux Strait south of New Zealand's South Island. Rakiura is often translated as glowing skies, a reference to the southern lights that sometimes appear. Most of the island is protected as Rakiura National Park, created in 2002.

The island is home to the southern brown kiwi, or tokoeka, a large kiwi that is sometimes seen foraging in daylight on beaches, unusual for kiwi. Predator-free Ulva Island, a short boat ride away, is a sanctuary where rare birds thrive.

Oban, on Halfmoon Bay, is the island's main settlement. The Rakiura Track, one of New Zealand's Great Walks, loops through forest and along beaches over a few days.

What This Quiz Teaches

Nature fans will enjoy these questions.

Where Stewart Island is
What its name means
Which kiwi live there
Which places to visit
What the skies offer

Did You Know?

Bluff oysters come from nearby waters.
Weather changes quickly.
Mud is common on tracks.
Parakeets and robins live on Ulva.
Few roads exist on the island.