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Descendants of Te Ruahikihiki settled on the shores of Te Waihora | Lake Ellesmere. Selwyn District is named after the river, which was named for Bishop Geor...
Entry last updated: 14/05/24
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Cave Creek is in Paparoa National Park on the West Coast of the South Island. On 28 April 1995, disaster struck when the viewing platform suspended high abov...
Entry last updated: 10/07/25
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
The Great Depression lasted from 1929 until the mid-1930s. It started with the Wall Street Crash (also known as the Stock Market Crash), and led to people al...
Entry last updated: 14/04/26
Here are some sources you could look at if you'd like to find out about places of South Canterbury.
Entry last updated: 14/05/24
Māori lived on the East Coast for a long time before the arrival of European settlers, traders, whalers, and missionaries. The region is well known for the a...
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. No known copyright. Image cropped.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/1nls2jgcOeaRilBKYvzCBv/2a09238920e924d6db476f879ae2a92d/mini_magick20221212-1-f3pznz.jpg)
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
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Te reo Māori is the native language of Aotearoa New Zealand. It is very important to Māori culture and identity, and forms a part of New Zealand's culture an...
Entry last updated: 6/08/26
Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
A career is more than just a job or having work. Having a career means working in an industry or occupation for a long time and becoming successful in that p...
Entry last updated: 1/12/25
Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
A sustainable world is one that can last over time. It includes practices that meet our current needs and those of future generations. Sustainability applies...
Entry last updated: 22/07/25
Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
Psychology is the scientific study of the mind and behaviour of people and groups.
Entry last updated: 10/07/25