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Image: Female NZ falcon with vineyard in background on electrical mock-up cross arm - Marlborough (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Female_NZ_falcon_2.4m_crossarm_AF8515.jpg) by Andy Frost on Wikimedia Commons.

Events of Marlborough

Lots of events have had an impact on Marlborough. The recommended websites have information on these events and offer different perspectives.

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: Wreck of the City of Perth and Benvenue, Timaru, 1882 (https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/310203) by [Unknown]. Collection: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 5-2553.

Events of South Canterbury

Lots of things have happened that have impacted life in South Canterbury. The following resources explore these events and can offer some different perspecti...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: Regatta, Waitara River (https://collection.pukeariki.com/objects/143971/regatta-waitara-river) by Unknown Photographer on Collection: Puke Ariki.

Places of New Plymouth

There are many places that are significant to New Plymouth, known as Ngāmotu in te reo Māori. Use these resources to find out about their histories.

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: Māori carving, weapons and tools (https://hocken.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/50916) by [unknown]. Collection: Hocken Digital Collections. Ref: P1910-008-022e.

Māori technology and tools

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

The ancestors of Māori arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand, around 1250-1300 AD. They used the materials found around them to make weapons and tools to help them...

Entry last updated: 30/10/25

Image: Marae (https://www.flickr.com/photos/fortymillionsheep/6740564639/) by fortymillionsheep on Flickr.

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Māori culture and customs

The arrival of Kupe in Aotearoa marked the beginning of Māori culture and customs in New Zealand. Māori established traditions and rituals before the arrival...

Entry last updated: 3/09/25

Image: Parihaka Pa (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23078293) by [unknown]. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library, Ref: 1/2-056542-F.

Events of New Plymouth

Lots of things have happened that have had an impact on New Plymouth. The following resources explore these events and can offer some different perspectives.

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: Christchurch, New Zealand earthquake of 2011 - Peterborough Centre (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Christchurch,_New_Zealand_earthquake_of_2011_-_Peterborough_Centre.jpg) by Andy Miah on Wikimedia Commons.

Events of Christchurch

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: Kororāreka (Russell) 1844 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/35759981@N08/17386510391/in/pool-teara/) from Archives NZ on Flickr.

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

New Zealand Wars

The New Zealand Wars (ngā pakanga o Aotearoa) were a series of battles and smaller conflicts that took place between the 1840s and the 1870s mainly in the No...

Entry last updated: 2/10/25

Here are some sources you could look at if you'd like to find out about events from Tasman's histories.

Entry last updated: 14/05/24