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Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
This entry focuses on New Zealand disasters like shipwrecks, mining disasters and transport disasters. These disasters are often referred to as accidents and...
Entry last updated: 10/07/25
Many things have happened that have had an impact on Nelson, find out about them using these websites and collections.
Entry last updated: 27/06/24
Māori were the first people to settle in New Zealand. They were known to have their own unique tikanga (customs). However the coming of the European settlers...
Entry last updated: 30/10/25
Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
The New Zealand Wars (ngā pakanga o Aotearoa) were a series of battles and smaller conflicts that took place between the 1840s and the 1870s mainly in the No...
Entry last updated: 14/04/26![Image: Martin Luther King Jr National Historic Site (36233249121) (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Martin_Luther_King_Jr_National_Historic_Site_(36233249121).jpg) by [unknown] on Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. Image cropped.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/5gDfi8pdZWd0hTZNjb8jep/ced378c123cf7249fcf2e3b66495315d/Martin_Luther_King_Jr_National_Historic_Site__36233249121__Wikimedia_Commons.png)
Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
The American Civil Rights Movement began in the 1950s. It was a mass protest by African American people against segregation and discrimination based on race ...
Entry last updated: 25/06/25![Image: WW1 soldier Allan McMillan writing at a desk at Oatlands Park, Surrey, England (http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/Object/900353) by [unknown]. Collection: Te Papa. Ref: O.031467. No known copyright. Image cropped.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/myUJkNYapHUENnlGYsAt2/c1d628297e2a6a917d31392dfd5c4ced/World_War_One__primary_sources_.jpg)
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
People who lived during World War One and soon after left behind lots of diaries, photos, letters, manuscripts, and other such documents that recorded event...
Entry last updated: 14/04/26
Māori lived on the East Coast for a long time before the arrival of European settlers, traders, whalers, and missionaries. The region is well known for the a...
Entry last updated: 14/05/24
Throughout our history, lots of things have happened that have had an impact on Hawke's Bay. Use the recommended resources to find out about them.
Entry last updated: 14/05/24
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Aotearoa New Zealand has a unique story involving a variety of people, places and events. In this entry we'll show you the best websites and books to use to ...
Entry last updated: 25/06/25
Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
On 19 September 1893 New Zealand became the first self-governing country to enfranchise women or give women the right to vote. Voting rights for women or wom...
Entry last updated: 3/09/25