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Image: Civil rights march on Washington, D.C. schools (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Civil_rights_march_on_Washington,_D.C._schools.jpg) by Warren K. Leffler on Wikimedia Commons. No known copyright. Image cropped.

Civil Rights Movement (USA)

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

The American Civil Rights Movement was a movement in the 1950s and 1960s for racial equality, especially in the Southern States of America where there was se...

Entry last updated: 14/11/24

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. No known copyright. Image cropped.

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: Sāmoan Independence Day. 1 January 1962 (https://digitalnz.org/records/43538909/samoan-independence-day-1-january-1962) from Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga on DigitalNZ. CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/). Image cropped.

Decolonising the Pacific

Regional Resources

This entry will help you find the best websites and collections to explore the decolonisation of the Pacific, including Aotearoa New Zealand's continued inte...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: Eleven-armed Sea Star (Coscinasterias muricata) (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/376977638) by lift_education on iNaturalist. CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Image rotated and cropped.

Rocky shore (New Zealand)

The rocky shore is a unique part of New Zealand's coastline and is a habitat which is home to many sea creatures, and shorebirds. The rocky shore is also at ...

Entry last updated: 10/07/25

Image: Flag Panorama at the UN-NY Office (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_Panorama_at_the_UN-NY_Office.jpg) by Giorgi Abdaladze, Official Photographer of the Administration of the President of Georgia on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

Country facts

There are many countries in the world and each country is unique with its own flag, national anthem, language, culture, climate, government and currency. Cou...

Entry last updated: 10/07/25

Image: Sanzio 01 cropped (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sanzio_01_cropped.png) by Raffaello Sanzio on Wikimedia Commons. Public Domain. Image cropped.

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

Philosophy

Philosophy is a way of thinking about things like society, what it means to be human, and the nature of the universe. It is a very broad subject and can be a...

Entry last updated: 25/06/25

Image: African elephant (Addo) 33 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:African_elephant_(Addo)_33.jpg) by Dariusz Jemielniak ("Pundit") on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

Animals

The world of animals has been divided into different groups or classifications based on their characteristics. While some species of animals have been domest...

Entry last updated: 28/07/26

Image: The goat mascot of the New Zealand Engineers, France (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22712390) by Henry Armytage Sanders. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library, Ref: 1/2-013133-G. Image cropped.

World War One (animals)

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...

Entry last updated: 14/04/26

Image: Le Ngauruhoe et le Ruapehu vus du sommet du Tongariro (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Le_Ngauruhoe_et_le_Ruapehu_vus_du_sommet_du_Tongariro.jpg) by Eusebius (Guillaume Piolle) on Wikimedia Commons. CC by 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Image cropped.

Volcanoes (New Zealand)

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...

Entry last updated: 16/03/26