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Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
There are many past and present Māori leaders and Māori heroes whose achievements and special qualities make them stand out in both the Māori and Pākehā worl...
Entry last updated: 16/01/25Kapa haka is a traditional Māori performing art involving waiata (songs), dance and chanting. Kapa haka is performed by groups on a marae and in a variety of...
Entry last updated: 22/01/25Rugby is a team sport that is played on a field, using an oval ball. The ball can be kicked or thrown between players, and teams score points by kicking the ...
Entry last updated: 15/01/25Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
1080 is a poison that has been used in New Zealand since the 1950s to control the populations of invasive species such as possums, rats, stoats, deer and rab...
Entry last updated: 11/11/24A year is split into seasons. In places, such as New Zealand, there are four seasons. They are spring, summer, autumn (or fall), and winter. In tropical area...
Entry last updated: 2/12/24Epidemics are infectious (easily spread) diseases that spread quickly in a large area, or country. They can cause widespread sickness and even death. When an...
Entry last updated: 15/11/24The Republic of Kiribati (pronounced 'Kiri-bas') is a country in the South Pacific Ocean that speaks English and Gilbertese (or I-Kiribati). Made up of 33 i...
Entry last updated: 13/01/25Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
On 10 June 1886, the eruption of Mount Tarawera shook the volcanic plateau of the North Island in Aotearoa New Zealand. Ash and debris from the volcano burie...
Entry last updated: 21/01/25Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
The explosion at Pike River Mine on 19 November 2010 killed 29 men. This was a major disaster for New Zealand in recent times. Two years later the Royal Comm...
Entry last updated: 15/01/25Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Poliomyelitis, or polio, is a highly contagious infection caused by a virus, called the poliovirus. Complications from polio depend on which part of the body...
Entry last updated: 28/11/24