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Image: Mau parade - June 1929 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mau_Parade_-_June_1929.jpg) by [unknown] on Wikimedia Commons.

Pacific history

The geographic region of the Pacific Islands includes Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. It is believed that thousands of years ago people came to this reg...

Entry last updated: 2/02/26

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

Regional Resources

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

Many things have happened that have had an impact on Otago. The following resources explore these events and can offer some different perspectives.

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: Whina Cooper addressing Maori Land March at Hamilton (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22700614) by Christian Heinegg. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library. Ref: 35mm-87529-13-F.

Dame Whina Cooper (1895–1994)

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: 14/04/26

Image: Attack on Te Ngutu-o-te-manu, 7 September 1868 (https://digitalnz.org/records/37137937/attack-on-te-ngutu-o-te-manu-7-september-1868) from Archives New Zealand on DigitalNZ. CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/). Image cropped.

New Zealand Wars (1840s–1870s)

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

The New Zealand Wars (ngā pakanga o Aotearoa), which happened between the 1840s and 1970s, were fought between Māori and government forces, which included Br...

Entry last updated: 14/04/26

Parihaka

Parihaka is a Māori settlement in Taranaki. It was founded in the mid 1860s by Te Whiti-o-Rongomai and Tohu Kākahi. At this time land was being divided up an...

Entry last updated: 11/05/26

Image: Brees, Samuel Charles, 1810-1865 :Thom's whaling station, Porerua. [Between 1842 and 1845] Engraved by Henry Melville; drawn by S C Brees [London, 1847] (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23222459) by Samuel Charles Brees. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library, Ref: PUBL-0020-05-3.

Sealing & whaling (New Zealand)

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Sealers and whalers from around the world started arriving in Aotearoa in the late 1700s. Māori probably didn't hunt whales before the arrival of whalers, bu...

Entry last updated: 14/04/26

Image: Cave Stream In New Zealand 008 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cave_Stream_in_New_Zealand_008.jpg) by letisha81 on Wikimedia Commons.

Caves (New Zealand)

New Zealand is known for its limestone or karst caves and cave systems. Many are known for their formations and glow-worms. This entry will give you informat...

Entry last updated: 10/07/25

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

Entry last updated: 14/05/24