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![Image: Regatta, Waitara River (https://collection.pukeariki.com/objects/143971/regatta-waitara-river) by [Unknown].Collection: Puke Ariki. Ref: PHO2011-0527. Public Domain. Image cropped.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/5cDQ5XYHKgJ0fwPrh5go9k/b7617f44b3f491d4c7de3a262b6ffa4a/9549c9fc8fa4299fbbc5ff90ef250f817d89be05.jpg)
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
The New Zealand gold rush began with the discovery of gold in the Coromandel area in 1852. As more gold was discovered, people came to New Zealand from all o...
Entry last updated: 10/07/25
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
World War One, also called the First World War, took place between 1914 and 1918. New Zealand fought as part of the Allies (the British Empire, Italy, France...
Entry last updated: 25/05/26![Image: Machine gun practice (http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/collection/object/am_library-photography-67887) by [Unknown]. Collection: Auckland War Memorial Museum. Ref: PH-TECH-925-358. No known copyright. Image cropped.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/5jInBsNtUps5sO0N5EU22s/93c5c0a3a94d694acf01467b4283ae3c/https___media.api.aucklandmuseum.com_id_media_p_e0dda710748d0fbde3a55a3974c0d929689e9d15_rendering_original.jpg)
World War One, also called the First World War, took place between 1914 and 1918. It is called a 'world war' because so many different countries were involve...
Entry last updated: 28/07/26
World War Two (WWII or WW2), also called the Second World War, took place between 1939 and 1945. It is called a world war because most countries were involve...
Entry last updated: 14/04/26
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
World War Two took place from 1939 to 1945. Almost every country in the world was involved. It was the deadliest war ever, leaving millions dead and wounded....
Entry last updated: 6/07/26
Gisborne District Council is divided into the East Coast and Poverty Bay. Gisborne, Te Araroa, Ruatoria, and Waikohu are some of the historic towns in this r...
Entry last updated: 14/05/24
New Zealand Aotearoa has many different kinds of animals. They include native animals that are indigenous to New Zealand, animals that can only be found in N...
Entry last updated: 10/07/25![Image: Mau parade - June 1929 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mau_Parade_-_June_1929.jpg) by [unknown] on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en). Image cropped.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/5Eq5rEkxBuZ71iyyFRQQzM/a2e1c590b3e6b74451a3896797e41803/Mau_Parade_-_June_1929.jpg)
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
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
There are many places that are significant to Marlborough, known as Te Tauihu-o-te-Waka in te reo Māori.
Entry last updated: 14/05/24