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Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Ballantynes is a well-known department store in Christchurch. On 18 November 1947 a fire broke out in the store and many workers were trapped inside. 41 peop...
Entry last updated: 17/01/25![Image: Sir Edmund Hillary (http://timdc.pastperfectonline.com/photo/486EA0B9-A321-4C30-92D8-651100363265) by [unknown]. Collection: South Canterbury Museum (modified from original).](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/5kngrJXNGoCDkSZYj16EDk/68ca1e98682cfc55d8d3366b273eab0f/Sir_Edmund_Hillary__1919_-_2008_.jpg)
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Sir Edmund Hillary was a famous New Zealander who achieved many different things in his life. He is most well-known for climbing Mount Everest, the tallest m...
Entry last updated: 6/12/24![Image: Ruins of the Napier Nurses Home after the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23112999?search%5Bpath%5D=photos&search%5Btext%5D=1%2F2-002952-F) by [unknown]. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Collection.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/5oUf5Q7nthxN1U9AkOUtHP/f770fef4e34d89eb2ce6f3047f36d9ea/mini_magick20220721-1-ku8kyc.jpg)
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
The Hawke's Bay Earthquake (also known as the Napier Earthquake) occurred on the morning of Tuesday 3 February 1931. The quake devastated the region, injured...
Entry last updated: 17/01/25
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Renewable energy comes from natural sources like the sun, wind, water and natural gas. Non renewable energy comes from fossil fuels like oil, gas and coal. R...
Entry last updated: 29/11/24![Image: Marae for Cook Islanders, Māngere, 1991 (https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/35910/rec/43) by [unkown]. Collection: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections Footprints 03495.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/3pGz7VwIEA8HK6dQogoXcN/26ea38247cad233969a7ee72fb81b349/photos_35910_extralarge.jpg)
This entry will help you find the best websites and collections to explore the decolonisation of the Pacific, including Aotearoa New Zealand's continued inte...
Entry last updated: 14/05/24
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
The movement of people from one place to another is called migration, when people enter a new country to live, it is called immigration. Aotearoa New Zealand...
Entry last updated: 21/01/25
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
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: 16/01/25
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Aotearoa New Zealand has a unique story involving a variety of people, places and events. In this entry we'll show you the best websites and books to use to ...
Entry last updated: 13/01/25
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Putting young children to work in conditions that are usually considered unsafe or unhealthy is known as child labour. This includes work that is dangerous, ...
Entry last updated: 14/11/24![Image: [Lac Blanc, Chamonix, France (https://unsplash.com/@shotz?photo=SpNbLsJuuYQ)] by Nicolas Cool on Unsplash.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/5hz6yYdrh7wGnd09rp2RJy/eb309c72ccf05f82469c8ec2e84ac5e6/Exploration__1_.jpg)
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Over time explorers have travelled widely to visit undiscovered parts of the world. There have been many periods of exploration from the Ancient Greeks and R...
Entry last updated: 25/11/24