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![Image: Nairn Family Portrait (https://manawatuheritage.pncc.govt.nz/item/e8760b44-819c-44cd-8c51-7e2f02f9c27b) by [unknown] on Manawatū Heritage.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/WsPqck8hNErldCz4fFVhY/f9ba988e1c18f5112dfccf52bc1287e1/Early_settlers__New_Zealand__1_.jpg)
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
European settlers began to arrive in New Zealand from 1769. Over the years settlers from many parts of the world have moved to live here too. Find out how th...
Entry last updated: 3/08/26![Image: Apirana Turupa Ngata (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22761145) by [unknown]. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library (http://natlib.govt.nz/). Ref: 35mm-00181-f-F. Image cropped.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/6etR7QJjhvtcA4MWap06PB/9717f12ae9a48f11b66ff585f79c0161/mini_magick20220407-1-4mzyyo.jpg)
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Sir Apirana Ngata (1874–1950) was a Ngāti Porou leader, lawyer and politician. He is famous for his work in Māori land development and reform, and for his su...
Entry last updated: 6/08/26
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
On 13 September 1975, around 5000 people marched from Te Hāpua in the North Island down to Parliament in Wellington. This Māori land march or hīkoi (march) l...
Entry last updated: 14/04/26![Image: Parihaka Pa (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23078293) by [unknown]. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library, Ref: 1/2-056542-F. Image cropped.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/2uSjpZXh3oynu9CKg1qn6p/36764f446525ac1cb6150445d8f3bbd9/nlnzimage__1_.jpg)
Lots of things have happened that have had an impact on New Plymouth. The following resources explore these events and can offer some different perspectives.
Entry last updated: 14/05/24![Image: Arch celebrating peace, Jackson Street 1919 (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22341931) by [unkown]. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library, Ref: PAColl-9308-08. Image cropped.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/7gjqyzm9iXmJDebrO85JWD/bef594ca602177047de4202ea7902b33/nlnzimage__3_.jpg)
Many events have shaped Lower Hutt into what it is today. This page will give some examples and recommend resources that you might find useful to explore the...
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
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Kiingitanga, the Māori King movement, was founded in 1858 with the aim of uniting the different tribes of Māori under a single leader. The current queen, Nga...
Entry last updated: 14/04/26![Image: Regatta, Waitara River (https://collection.pukeariki.com/objects/143971/regatta-waitara-river) by [Unknown].Collection: Puke Ariki. Ref: PHO2011-0527. Public Domain. Image cropped.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/5cDQ5XYHKgJ0fwPrh5go9k/b7617f44b3f491d4c7de3a262b6ffa4a/9549c9fc8fa4299fbbc5ff90ef250f817d89be05.jpg)
There are many places that are significant to New Plymouth, known as Ngāmotu in te reo Māori. Use these resources to find out about their histories.
Entry last updated: 14/05/24
Here are some helpful websites and collections that you could use to learn about interesting and important people from the Hutt City area.
Entry last updated: 27/06/24
Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
Genetic modification (GM) is when the genome of an organism (like a plant or an animal) is changed when new genetic material is added. This could be a gene t...
Entry last updated: 25/11/24