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Image: Mount Tarawera in eruption June 10 1886 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charles-Blomfield-Mount-Tarawera-in-eruption-June-10-1886.jpg) by Charles Blomfield on Wikimedia Commons.

Mount Tarawera eruption 1886

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

On 10 June 1886, the eruption of Mount Tarawera shook the volcanic plateau of the North Island in Aotearoa New Zealand. Ash and debris from the volcano burie...

Entry last updated: 29/10/24

Image: M45 Pleiades (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rimuhosting/8311767303) by pbkwee on Flickr.

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Matariki

Matariki is the Māori name for the star cluster also known as the Pleiades or Seven Sisters in other cultures. The rise of Matariki in mid-winter marks the s...

Entry last updated: 25/07/24

Image: Participants in the Land March crossing the Harbour Bridge, 1975 (https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/319869/rec/4) by the New Zealand Herald. Collection: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 589-0307.

Mana in Māori society

This entry has websites to help you understand the different meanings of mana and its importance in political, social and traditional relationships in Māori ...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Here are some sources you could look at if you'd like to find out about individual people or groups of people from Rotorua.

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Many events have shaped Lower Hutt into what it is today. This page will give some examples and recommend resources that you might find useful to explore the...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: NZ310315 Kaiteriteri 01 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NZ310315_Kaiteriteri_01.jpg) by Oren Rozen on Wikimedia Commons.

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Holidays (New Zealand)

In New Zealand we have a number of different holidays throughout the year as well as school holidays. Some holidays are for particular regions (provincial ho...

Entry last updated: 11/12/24

Image: Premier Richard Seddon and King Togia of the Savage Islands (https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/167748/rec/18) by Auckland Weekly News. Collection: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19000824-04-02.

Colonial power in the Pacific

This entry has collections and websites to help explore the history of New Zealand's presence and colonial power in the Pacific. It has examples of the rise ...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: Cook's Landing At The Mouth Of The Turanganui River (https://collection.tairawhitimuseum.org.nz/objects/4073/cooks-landing-at-the-mouth-of-the-turanganui-river) by F F C Huddleston. Collection: Tairawhiti Museum.

Events of the East Coast

Māori lived on the East Coast for a long time before the arrival of European settlers, traders, whalers, and missionaries. The region is well known for the a...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: Maori Leaders of Gisborne (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22678554) by [unknown]. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library, Ref: 1/2-044562-F.

People of the East Coast

This section will help you get familiar with iwi, hapū, groups of people, and well-known names in politics, sport, and entertainment from this rohe (region).

Entry last updated: 14/05/24