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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: 11/12/24
Places of Marlborough

Regional Resources

There are many places that are significant to Marlborough, known as Te Tauihu-o-te-Waka in te reo Māori.

Entry last updated: 14/05/24
Economic independence and vulnerability

Regional Resources

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
Places of Selwyn

Regional Resources

Descendants of Te Ruahikihiki settled on the shores of Te Waihora | Lake Ellesmere. Selwyn District is named after the river, which was named for Bishop Geor...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24
Pacific Islands

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

The Pacific Islands are a group of islands spread across the South Pacific Ocean. They include the islands in Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. The econom...

Entry last updated: 21/01/25
Samoa

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Samoa is a country made up of volcanic islands in the South Pacific Ocean. The largest of these islands is Upolu - home to Samoa’s capital city, Apia. An ind...

Entry last updated: 21/01/25
Artificial intelligence (AI)

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Artificial Intelligence or AI is an area of computer science that concerns machines making intelligent responses and thinking and reacting like humans.

Entry last updated: 4/02/25
Global warming

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Global warming is the long term rising of the Earth's temperature, caused by the greenhouse effect. The terms 'global warming' and climate change are often u...

Entry last updated: 11/11/24
Moon

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

People have been interested in the Moon since ancient times. One of the reasons for this is that it is the most visible body in the sky, apart from the Sun. ...

Entry last updated: 6/12/24
Cold War (1947-1991)

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

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: 3/12/24