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Image: Imvepi Refugee Camp (https://www.flickr.com/photos/unmissmultimedia/35521016803) (Busia, Uganda) by UNMISS on Flickr.

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Refugees (worldwide)

When people are unsafe in their home country and leave to find safety (or refuge) in another country they are known as refugees. Refugees have been escaping ...

Entry last updated: 27/06/24

Image: Statue of Pania of the Reef. Napier, New Zealand (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Statue_of_Pania_of_the_Reef,_Napier,_New_Zealand_(27268691771).jpg) from Archives New Zealand on Wikimedia Commons.

People of Hawke's Bay

Here are some sources you could look at if you'd like to find out about individual people or groups of people from Hawke's Bay.

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: State Highway 80 leading towards Mount Cook in the Southern Alps of New Zealand (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Road_to_mount_cook_new_zealand.jpg) by B Muirhead on Wikimedia Commons.

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Mountains (New Zealand)

Aotearoa New Zealand is a mountainous country made up of the North and South Islands, with 60% of the South Island being covered in mountains. These mountain...

Entry last updated: 1/03/23

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

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: 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

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: Marae for Cook Islanders, Māngere, 1991 (https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/35910/rec/43) by [unkown]. Collection: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections Footprints 03495.

Decolonising the Pacific

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

Lots of events have had an impact on Northland | Te Tai Tokerau. The information sources listed below have information on these events and offer different pe...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: Gateway towards Atea a Rangi star compass (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gateway_towards_Atea_a_Rangi_star_compass.jpg) by Pseudopanax on Wikimedia Commons.

Places of Hawke's Bay

There are many places that are significant to Hawke's Bay, known as Te Matau-a-Māui in te reo Māori. Here are some resources you can use to find out about th...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: The Māori at work: natives planting their annual crop of potatoes, Ohinemuri, Auckland, New Zealand (https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/179491/rec/8) by A Sherlock. Collection: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19030129-05-01.

Māori economy: opportunities and challenges

This entry will help you find the best websites and databases that explore the history and development of the Māori economy including the challenges Māori fa...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24