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Image: Berlin Wall monument (https://www.flickr.com/photos/mag3737/45396774675/in/photolist-2caykvD-aWb81-8TFW79-oNuy-4BdF2Y-8DMUeQ-LC1SNk-SyFn2y-pMu9sR-MQ1Cf-zNnD8Q-aucuow-VBsdKe-6QJDSK-wNx6en-bp1xKb-2gU7aX3-a2AeQc-7KEuTy-9dDfpC-9PY7Qf-nxsMBS-UFYfWp-RgWtkc-ybrbkQ-QJa4LZ-dHy7pd-5uePv-bU5yVk-3MRhxY-7jjE3j-DFMsLs-bFaNYG-aR4k6M-2hHVnzb-7qNJaZ-NFeNNw-Gw1CkZ-VrLshS-6Bydss-bN8hnV-3gtgg-7hnYdy-P1639e-9YXDg-7egx5i-2gU7aGP-fp74C-8eV2K2-yztD2) by Tom Magliery on Flickr.

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

Cold War (1947-1991)

Following World War Two, the period from 1945 until the 1991 was known as the Cold War. This was an international struggle for power between communist nation...

Entry last updated: 1/08/22

Image: Lyttelton Harbour (Whakaraupō) from Mt Ada, Canterbury, New Zealand (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lyttelton_Harbour_(Whakaraup%C5%8D)_from_Mt_Ada,_Canterbury,_New_Zealand.jpg) by Michal Klajban on Wikimedia Commons.

Places of Christchurch

Christchurch | Ōtautahi is the largest city in the South Island. It covers the area from the Waimakariri River to Banks Peninsula, and shares a border with S...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Lots of events have had an impact on Northland | Te Tai Tokerau. The information sources listed below have information on these events and offer different pe...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: War veterans at the dedication ceremony for the Takapuna War memorial, The Strand, Takapuna (https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/31437/rec/161) by Fiona Henderson. Collection: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections T7394.

Changing views on conflict

This entry recommends resources to find out how New Zealand's involvement and views of conflict have changed over time, and how wars are commemorated. It als...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: Hikoi marching over the Auckland Harbour Bridge from Northcote (https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/33579/rec/3) by Judith Waaka. Collection: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections N0111080

Sovereignty vs rangatiratanga: wars, laws and policies

This entry recommends websites where you can find information about the impacts of land laws on Māori, the New Zealand Wars, and attempts by Māori to find ju...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

There are many places that are significant to Northland | Te Tai Tokerau. This page will recommend resources to find out about the first capital of New Zeala...

Entry last updated: 17/05/24

Image: New Zealand Shipping Company offices, Gisborne (https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/61862/rec/11) by Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 1643-10497.

Places of the East Coast

Gisborne District Council is divided into the East Coast and Poverty Bay. Gisborne, Te Araroa, Ruatoria, and Waikohu are some of the historic towns in this r...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: Rangitoto Islands (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rangitoto_Islands.jpg) by LawrieM on Wikimedia Commons

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Islands (New Zealand)

Aotearoa New Zealand is mainly known for the North Island and South Island, but it is a nation surrounded by many islands. Some have interesting histories of...

Entry last updated: 19/09/24

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.

Transforming te taiao

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