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Junior Primary (Years 1 - 4)

Sign language (junior)

Sign language is the use of hands, body movements and face expressions to talk to people. The signs stand for letters, words or ideas and are used by people ...

Entry last updated: 2/12/24

Image: Hoani Waititi Marae, Glen Eden (https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/12119/rec/1) by Adana Dobranis. Collection: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections GLEN-D-2014-0017.

Urbanisation and being Māori

Regional Resources

This entry will help you find information about Māori migration to cities, their challenges, and what this meant for their identity as Māori. You will also f...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: Anzac 2015 Pukeahu (https://www.flickr.com/photos/manatu_taonga/18411225876/in/album-72157652382921721/) by Paul Fisher Photography on Flickr.

Māori leaders and heroes

There are many past and present Māori leaders and Māori heroes whose achievements and special qualities make them stand out in both the Māori and Pākehā worl...

Entry last updated: 10/07/25

Image: Slave shackles (https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_601251) by [unknown]. Collection: National Museum of American History Smithsonian Institution.

Slavery

A slave is a person who is owned by others and forced to work hard for little or no money. Slavery has taken place throughout history with the ancient Romans...

Entry last updated: 10/07/25

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Events of Christchurch

Regional Resources

Through our histories, lots of things have happened that have had an impact on Christchurch | Ōtautahi. The following resources explore these events and can ...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: Charles Hazlitt Upham VC and members of his platoon (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22578494) by [unknown]. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library, Ref: DA-02108.

Charles Upham (1908–1994)

Charles Upham was a New Zealand soldier who fought in World War II in Europe and North Africa. He received many awards for bravery, and was the only fighting...

Entry last updated: 11/09/25

Image: Nuku island, Kapa, Vava'u, Kingdom of Tonga (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nuku_island,_Kapa,_Vava%27u,_Kingdom_of_Tonga_-_panoramio_(1).jpg) by David Broad on Wikimedia Commons.

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Pacific Islands

The Pacific Islands are a group of islands spread across the South Pacific Ocean. They include the islands in Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. The econom...

Entry last updated: 14/07/25

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Sign language (New Zealand)

Sign language is a way to communicate using body movements, facial expressions, and hand signals to give meaning. It is used when speech is not possible. For...

Entry last updated: 2/12/24

Here are some sources you could look at if you'd like to find out about important historical places in Kirikiriroa | Hamilton and wider Waikato.

Entry last updated: 14/05/24