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Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
World War Two (World War II, WWII, or WW2) was a global war which resulted in the death of 50 to 85 million people. It became the deadliest and most widespre...
Entry last updated: 10/07/25
Captain James Cook was a British sea captain, navigator and explorer. He spent many years sailing around and mapping the South Pacific. He visited New Zeala...
Entry last updated: 11/09/25
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
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![Image: Ruins of the Napier Nurses Home after the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23112999) by [unknown]. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Collection. Ref: 1/2-002952-F. Image cropped.](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: 10/07/25![Image: The sailing ship Maori. Between 1850 and 1870? (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22856847) by [Unknown]. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library. Ref: G-351. Image cropped.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/7aKdQQwtK9hnD7urFjmUJE/14f32c8100ece37bf601210585655380/Colonialism.jpg)
Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
The world has a long history of colonialism. Colonialism is when one country takes political control over the land and people of another country, usually thr...
Entry last updated: 10/07/25
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: In remembrance of the Tangiwai disaster, 60 years ago on 24 December 1953 (https://digitalnz.org/records/32965579/in-remembrance-of-the-tangiwai-disaster-60-years-ago-on-24-december-1953) by [unknown] on DigitalNZ. Collection: Archives New Zealand. CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/). Image cropped.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/tf0N9t2eIpHjniWcdwt1K/86a077991c4a787b28b12384749bb51c/Tangiwai_disaster__1_.jpg)
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Tangiwai is the site of the worst railway disaster in New Zealand’s history. It happened on Christmas Eve 1953 when the Wellington to Auckland night express ...
Entry last updated: 27/11/24
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Māori came to Aotearoa New Zealand more than 700 years ago, between 1250 and 1300 CE. They travelled by waka (canoes) from East Polynesia and landed at diffe...
Entry last updated: 14/04/26
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Pest plants are invasive species introduced to New Zealand by humans. They spread quickly and invade habitats, harming the environment and threatening native...
Entry last updated: 29/01/26