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Image: Treaty at Pā Whakairo (https://collection.mtghawkesbay.com/objects/6557/treaty-at-pa-whakairo) by Horatio Gordon Robley. Collection: MTG Hawke's Bay.

Events of Hawke's Bay

Throughout our history, lots of things have happened that have had an impact on Hawke's Bay. Use the recommended resources to find out about them.

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: Slave shackles (https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_601251) by [unknown]. Collection: National Museum of American History Smithsonian Institution.

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Slavery

A slave is a person who is owned by others and forced to work hard for little or no money. Slavery has taken place throughout history with the ancient Romans...

Entry last updated: 25/06/25

Image: M45 Pleiades Pbkwee (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:M45_Pleiades_Pbkwee.jpg) by pbkwee on Wikimedia Commons.

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Matariki

Matariki is the Māori name for the star cluster also known as the Pleiades or Seven Sisters in other cultures. The rise of Matariki in mid-winter marks the s...

Entry last updated: 7/07/25

<p>Image: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RainbowWarrior-1985b.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rainbow Warrior</a> by Ot on Wikimedia Commons.</p>

Rainbow Warrior bombing 1985

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

<On 10 July 1985, explosions on board the Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior sunk the ship in the Waitemata Harbour in Auckland. The ship had just taken part ...

Entry last updated: 7/07/25

Image: The Māori at work: natives planting their annual crop of potatoes, Ohinemuri, Auckland, New Zealand (https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/179491/rec/8) by A Sherlock. Collection: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19030129-05-01.

Māori economy: opportunities and challenges

This entry will help you find the best websites and databases that explore the history and development of the Māori economy including the challenges Māori fa...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: Aulsebrook's parade to celebrate the end of the First World War (http://ketechristchurch.peoplesnetworknz.info/site/images/show/33064-aulsebrooks-parade-to-celebrate-the-end-of-the-first-world-war#.XovEm4gzbIV), by Teresa Connor on Kete Christchurch.

World War One (New Zealand involvement)

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

World War One, also called the First World War or the Great War, took place between 1914 and 1918. New Zealand was part of the British Empire then, so we joi...

Entry last updated: 17/01/25

Image: Blackfoot Paua shells sold in New Zealand (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paua3.jpg) by Doka54 on Wikimedia Commons.

Stones & shells (New Zealand)

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Pāua shells and gemstones like pounamu are considered precious taonga (treasures) in Aotearoa New Zealand. Our long shorelines are covered with shells of all...

Entry last updated: 15/01/25

Image: Dairy farming in Northern Auckland, a Waikiekie homestead (https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/166381/rec/3) by [unknown]. Collection: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19010322-08-02.

Transforming environments

This entry explores changes made by settlers to Aotearoa's natural environment, their naming of places and features, and efforts to conserve and restore its ...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: Hoani Waititi Marae, Glen Eden (https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/12119/rec/1) by Adana Dobranis. Collection: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections GLEN-D-2014-0017.

Urbanisation and being Māori

This entry will help you find information about Māori migration to cities, their challenges, and what this meant for their identity as Māori. You will also f...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24