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Image: Digitální hygiena počítače (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Digit%C3%A1ln%C3%AD_hygiena_po%C4%8D%C3%ADta%C4%8De.jpg) by Marketingjpik on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

Digital citizenship is about the way people use the internet and interact with social media. It includes thinking critically about the things you find online...

Entry last updated: 15/11/24

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Image: The tekoteko on Ōnuku Marae and dark clouds looming (https://gg.govt.nz/image-galleries/10505/media?page=6) by Government House on The Governor-General of New Zealand.

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Māori culture & customs

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

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

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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.

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Transforming environments

Regional Resources

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

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Image: Maungakiekie Pā, One Tree Hill, 1965 (16695862754) (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maungakiekie_P%C4%81,_One_Tree_Hill,_1965_(16695862754).jpg) from Archives New Zealand on Wikimedia Commons.

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Transforming te taiao

Regional Resources

This entry will help you find information on the changes made to the environment by pre-European Māori, and their care and connections to te taiao (the natur...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

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Image: 2022-06-02 England vs New Zealand at Lord's 23 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2022-06-02_England_vs_New_Zealand_at_Lord%27s_23.jpg) by ChodHound on Wikimedia Commons. CC by 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

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Cricket

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Cricket was an important summer sport in Britain, as far back as the 13th century. The British then introduced this game to the colonies. Cricket is popular ...

Entry last updated: 23/10/25

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Image: Kate Wilson Sheppard (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22651169?search%5Bil%5D%5Bcategory%5D=Images&search%5Bpath%5D=items&search%5Btext%5D=kate+sheppard) by W Sidney Smith. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library [cropped from original]

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Kate Sheppard (1847–1934)

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Kate Sheppard was born in England on 10 March 1847. She and her family moved to New Zealand in the late 1860s. Kate was a founding member of the Women's Chri...

Entry last updated: 30/09/25

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Image: Richie McCaw 2011-10-24 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Richie_McCaw_2011-10-24.jpg) by shafraz.nasser on Wikimedia Commons.

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Famous people (New Zealand)

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Famous New Zealanders come from all walks of life like sport, politics, the arts, science and technology. They are famous because their achievements make the...

Entry last updated: 11/09/25

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Image: Five elephants on brown grass (https://unsplash.com/photos/uZqJVqwFxMQ) by Larry Li on Unsplash.

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Animals

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

The world of animals has been divided into different groups or classifications based on their characteristics. While some species of animals have been domest...

Entry last updated: 10/07/25

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