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Image: Christchurch, New Zealand earthquake of 2011 - Peterborough Centre (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Christchurch,_New_Zealand_earthquake_of_2011_-_Peterborough_Centre.jpg) by Andy Miah on Wikimedia Commons.

Events of Christchurch

Regional Resources

Through our histories, lots of things have happened that have had an impact on Christchurch | Ōtautahi. The following resources explore these events and can ...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: Air New Zealand McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 ZK-NZP at London Heathrow Airport, July 1977 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Air_New_Zealand_DC-10-30_ZK-NZP_LHR_Jul_1977.png) by Eduard Marmet on Wikimedia Commons.

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Erebus disaster 1979

The Erebus disaster is considered New Zealand's worst air accident. On 28 November 1979, Air New Zealand flight TE901 crashed on the slopes of Mount Erebus d...

Entry last updated: 10/07/25

Image: General Hospital Crete, 20 May 1941 (https://www.archives.govt.nz/images/general-hospital-crete-20-may-1941) by Peter McIntyre. Collection: Archives New Zealand, Ref: R22497931. CC by 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/). Image cropped.

World War Two (New Zealand involvement)

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

World War Two, also known as The Second World War remains the biggest war the world has ever seen. It was fought between the Axis powers led by Germany and t...

Entry last updated: 4/06/26

Image: A Lewis Gun in action. New Zealand troops. March 1918 (http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205246201). Collection: Imperial War Museum.

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

World War One

World War One, also called the First World War, took place between 1914 and 1918. New Zealand fought as part of the Allies (the British Empire, Italy, France...

Entry last updated: 25/05/26

Image: Captain James Cook, 1728-79 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Captainjamescookportrait.jpg) by Sir Nathaniel Dance-Holland on Wikimedia Commons.

Captain Cook (1728–1779)

Captain James Cook was a British sea captain, navigator and explorer. He spent many years sailing around and mapping the South Pacific. He visited New Zeala...

Entry last updated: 11/09/25

Image: Preparation for point rationing. An eager school boy gets his first experience in using war ration book two. (https://www.loc.gov/resource/fsa.8b09882/) by Alfred T. Palmer. Collection: Library of Congress.

World War Two (daily life)

World War Two (1939-1945) is also known as WW2, WWII, or the Second World War. This entry will show you how to find information about what daily life was lik...

Entry last updated: 14/04/26

Image: Māori carving, weapons and tools (https://hocken.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/50916) by [unknown]. Collection: Hocken Digital Collections. Ref: P1910-008-022e.

Māori technology and tools

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...

Entry last updated: 14/04/26

Image: Rom Colosseum (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:00000_-_Rome_-_Colosseum_(3505798859).jpg) by xiquinhosilva on Wikimedia Commons.

Ancient Rome

The era of ancient Rome lasted from 753 BC to 476 AD. Founded by king Romulus, Rome grew into a rich and powerful city. By 117 AD the Roman Empire included I...

Entry last updated: 25/06/25

Lots of things have happened that have had an impact on Rotorua. The following resources explore these events and can offer some different perspectives.

Entry last updated: 14/05/24