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![Image: Mau parade - June 1929 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mau_Parade_-_June_1929.jpg) by [unknown] on Wikimedia Commons.](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![Image: ANZAC Day Dawn Parade 2018 (https://manawatuheritage.pncc.govt.nz/item/47e4e887-74c0-4179-bac2-fcaeb63a482d) by [unknown]. Collection: Palmerston North City Council.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/3JOvjdtMh2rLaVgh1DfM2K/bd26d3106245eb349fb06650c142227b/anzac-day-2018-hr-64.png)
ANZACs is the word for New Zealand and Australian soldiers who were involved in World War One.
Entry last updated: 22/04/26![Image: Charles Hazlitt Upham VC and members of his platoon (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22578494) by [unknown]. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library, Ref: DA-02108.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/1gnTNdauYsLPbi71O9pO3p/32a369934efa44c87ae7cef5efa9312c/Charles_Hazlitt_Upham_VC_and_members_of_his_platoon.jpg)
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Charles Upham was a New Zealand soldier who fought in World War II in Europe and North Africa. He received many awards for bravery, and was the only fighting...
Entry last updated: 11/09/25
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
A conscientious objector (CO) is someone who is against using weapons to kill. CO's claim the right to refuse to be part of any kind of armed forces training...
Entry last updated: 14/04/26![Image: Marae for Cook Islanders, Māngere, 1991 (https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/35910/rec/43) by [unkown]. Collection: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections Footprints 03495.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/3pGz7VwIEA8HK6dQogoXcN/26ea38247cad233969a7ee72fb81b349/photos_35910_extralarge.jpg)
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
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
This entry will help you find information about the history behind Auckland's economic progress and independence, and the factors that impacted it.
Entry last updated: 14/05/24
Māori were the first people to settle in New Zealand. They were known to have their own unique tikanga (customs). However the coming of the European settlers...
Entry last updated: 30/10/25
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
Ancient Greece was one of the most advanced Civilisations of the ancient world. It was made up of city-states which were regions of Greece protected by a mai...
Entry last updated: 25/06/25