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Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

The Cook Islands is a country in the Pacific Ocean made up of 15 different islands. Rarotonga is the largest of the 15 islands. The capital Avarua is found o...

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

New Zealand's singers and musicians have been influenced by music brought in by the early settlers, Māori music tradition and popular music trends over the y...

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Polynesian (Māori ancestors) and European voyagers journeyed to Aotearoa New Zealand for different reasons. They sailed by waka (canoes) and ships. They used...

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Millions of animals such as horses, dogs, donkeys, pigeons, cats, elephants, and even slugs served alongside soldiers during World War One. They were used to...

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

The explosion at Pike River Mine on 19 November 2010 killed 29 men. This was a major disaster for New Zealand in recent times. Two years later, the Royal Com...

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

A volcano is a vent (opening) in the earth's crust. These vents allow magma (molten rock) to erupt as lava, a mixture of liquid rocks, ash and poisonous gase...

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Sustainability is a way of living, which means meeting our needs without using up all the resources that future generations will need. Sustainable energy, fo...

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Queen Elizabeth II (1926–2022) was the Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms including New Zealand. She became queen in 1952 at the age o...

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

The ancestors of Māori arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand, around 1250-1300 AD. They used the materials found around them to make weapons and tools to help them...

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

On 19 September 1893 New Zealand became the first self-governing country to enfranchise women or give women the right to vote. Voting rights for women or wom...