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Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
European Art is a visual art that has many stylistic periods that show the topical subjects, artistic styles and social influences of that time. The stylisti...
Entry last updated: 10/07/25
For many Christians, Christmas marks the birth of Jesus. It is celebrated on 25 December in most countries around the world, and involves traditions like San...
Entry last updated: 14/04/26
The New Zealand Wars (ngā pakanga o Aotearoa), which happened between the 1840s and 1970s, were fought between Māori and government forces, which included Br...
Entry last updated: 14/04/26![Image: Brees, Samuel Charles, 1810-1865 :Pitone Pa, Wellington, 59. Engraved by Henry Melville. Drawn by S C Brees. [London, 1847] (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23047273) by S C Brees. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library, Ref: PUBL-0020-20-1.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/3hCgRpWndgAmkbbimE8Z9x/5ee78a642f8a77367813ce2f507d36a0/Pitone_pa.jpg)
Hutt City has many interesting places both from it's history and dedicated to it's history, we'll recommend some websites and collections you can use to find...
Entry last updated: 14/05/24
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Māori came to Aotearoa New Zealand more than 700 years ago, between 1250 and 1300 CE. They travelled by waka (canoes) from East Polynesia and landed at diffe...
Entry last updated: 14/04/26
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
The history of the world is a huge and fascinating topic, covering all the cultures from all the countries in the world. On this page you can find informatio...
Entry last updated: 19/03/26![Image: School portrait of a class of boys & teachers (https://www.digitalnz.org/records/37971129?search%5Bi%5D%5Busage%5D=Use+commercially&search%5Btab%5D=Images&search%5Btext%5D=Victorian+children&search%5Bview%5D=gallery) by [unknown]. Collection: Te Papa (modified from original).](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/3jfqOQmRQwcY1SLcAlTyLy/bbaac34a4ac0752030175d76fc4fe005/School_class_Victorian_era.jpg)
The Victorian era is the period when Queen Victoria was Queen of England. Her reign began on 20 June 1837 and ended when she died on 22 January 1901. Daily l...
Entry last updated: 28/11/24![Image: Apirana Turupa Ngata, circa 1905 (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22761145) by [unknown]. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library (http://natlib.govt.nz/).](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/6etR7QJjhvtcA4MWap06PB/9717f12ae9a48f11b66ff585f79c0161/mini_magick20220407-1-4mzyyo.jpg)
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Sir Apirana Ngata (1874–1950) was a Ngati Porou leader, lawyer and politician. He is famous for his work in Māori land development and reform, and for his su...
Entry last updated: 11/09/25![Image: Pacific Bands Together [Image 6 of 9] (https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2048984/pacific-bands-together) by Cpl. Brittney Vella on DVIDS. Public Domain (https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2048984/pacific-bands-together). Image cropped.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/4qzyRxlI3VEcSSdA2muDJ/52035731285da265994ed24c63332c89/Pacific_Bands_Together_Cpl_Brittney_Vito_DVIDS.png)
Tonga is a small island nation in the South Pacific Ocean known for its friendly people and natural beauty. It is made up of 171 islands, but only 45 of the ...
Entry last updated: 8/09/25
Polynesian (Māori ancestors) and European voyagers journeyed to Aotearoa New Zealand for different reasons. They sailed by waka (canoes) and ships. They used...
Entry last updated: 27/05/26