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Wahine disaster 1968
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
The Wahine was a ferry that ran between Lyttelton and Wellington. In 1968, the ferry sank in a severe storm just off the coast of Wellington. Over fifty peo...
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Gold rush (New Zealand)
The New Zealand gold rush began with the discovery of gold in the Coromandel area in 1852. As more gold was discovered, people came to New Zealand from all o...
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Islands (New Zealand)
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Aotearoa New Zealand is mainly known for the North Island and South Island, but it is a nation surrounded by many islands. Some have interesting histories of...
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Dame Whina Cooper (1895-1994)
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Dame Whina Cooper, of Te Rarawa descent, was born in 1895 in northern Hokianga. She is best known for leading the famous 1975 land march (also called a hīkoi...
Entry last updated: 17/01/25![Image: Five World War Two nurses, including Jean Bond (https://digitalnz.org/records/33840122/five-world-war-two-nurses-including-jean-bond-photograph) by [unknown]. Collection: Picture Wairarapa. On DigitalNZ.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/33gS0hEFZQloeYaNn6SWlq/384c04e0e646e01f75a10520152e8cb0/WW2_Many_Answers.png)
World War Two (primary sources)
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Primary sources are things like letters, diaries, photos, poems and other documents and objects created during the war or soon after by people who were invol...
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World War Two
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
World War Two (World War II, WWII, or WW2) was a global war which resulted in the death of 50 to 85 million people. It became the deadliest and most widespre...
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Conscientious objectors
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
A conscientious objector (CO) is someone who is against using weapons to kill. CO's claim the right to refuse to be part of any kind of armed forces training...
Entry last updated: 17/01/25![Image: Masterton's Boer War Contingent (http://masterton.spydus.co.nz/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/FULL/OPAC/ARCENQ/7781062/39919770,1?FMT=IMG) by [unknown]. Collection: Masterton District Council.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/17KmHqKnzupmgsnD3uExdW/ab9cfec4f9edba3ce75435c7e168a8d4/Masterton_s_Boer_War_Contingent.jpg)
Boer Wars
Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
There were two Boer Wars, or Anglo-Boer Wars. The first Boer War of 1880-1881 has also been named the Transvaal Rebellion, as the Boers of the Transvaal revo...
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Māori Land March 1975
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
On 13 September 1975, around 5000 people marched from Te Hāpua in the North Island down to Parliament in Wellington. This Māori land march or hīkoi (march) l...
Entry last updated: 17/01/25![Image: World War II Wellington bombers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/whatsthatpicture/4822040300) by [unknown] on Flickr.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/6JKqYvgpSpSTUn8nV7YKUD/9f3f76da82a8c9d28da3315889ea648a/WWII_Wellington_bombers__1_.jpg)
World War Two (battles and campaigns)
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
World War Two took place between 1939 to 1945. This war involved almost every part of the world. It became the deadliest in history, and resulted in the deat...
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