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Image: Mau parade - June 1929 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mau_Parade_-_June_1929.jpg) by [unknown] on Wikimedia Commons.

Pacific history

The geographic region of the Pacific Islands includes Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. It is believed that thousands of years ago people came to this reg...

Entry last updated: 19/09/23

Image: Participants in the Land March crossing the Harbour Bridge, 1975 (https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/319869/rec/4) by the New Zealand Herald. Collection: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 589-0307.

Mana in Māori society

Regional Resources

This entry has websites to help you understand the different meanings of mana and its importance in political, social and traditional relationships in Māori ...

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

Regional Resources

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

Image: 00 4362 Rarotongo Cookinseln - Foöklore (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:00_4362_Rarotongo_Cookinseln_-_Fo%C3%B6klore.jpg) by W. Bulach on Wikimedia Commons.

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Cook Islands

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...

Entry last updated: 26/09/23

Image: GLOBALIZATION (https://www.flickr.com/photos/146869076@N05/29436856792/) by faith.e.murphy Murphy on Flickr.

Globalisation

Globalisation or globalization is the way in which our world has become more integrated, or joined up. It is about economics and trade, science and technolog...

Entry last updated: 26/05/22

Image: [photo (https://pixabay.com/photos/gesture-thumbs-up-good-fingers-772977/)] by Carlos Pereyra on Pixabay.

Sign language (New Zealand)

Sign language is a way to communicate using body movements, facial expressions, and hand signals to give meaning. It is used when speech is not possible. For...

Entry last updated: 27/05/22

Image: Little-spotted kiwi (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Little-spotted_kiwi_(Apteryx_owenii).jpg) by Kimberley Collins on Wikimedia Commons.

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Animals (New Zealand)

New Zealand Aotearoa has many different kinds of animals. They include native animals that are indigenous to New Zealand, animals that can only be found in N...

Entry last updated: 21/06/23

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]

Kate Sheppard (1847-1934)

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: 28/04/22

Image: blue solar panel (https://unsplash.com/photos/WvusC5M-TM8) by chelseadeeyo from Unsplash.

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Sustainability (junior)

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...

Entry last updated: 7/07/23