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There are many places that are significant to Otago. Find out about the histories of these places.

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Aotearoa New Zealand is mainly known for the North Island and South Island, but it is a nation surrounded by many islands. Some have interesting histories of...

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Ancient Greece was one of the most advanced Civilisations of the ancient world. It was made up of city-states which were regions of Greece protected by a mai...

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Cricket was an important summer sport in Britain, as far back as the 13th century. The British then introduced this game to the colonies. Cricket is popular ...

Regional Resources

This entry will help you find information about Māori migration to cities, their challenges, and what this meant for their identity as Māori. You will also f...

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Parihaka was a Māori settlement in Taranaki around the 1860’s when New Zealand was a British colony, and land was being divided up and given to European sett...

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

In the ancient world there were seven great man-made structures that were known as the Seven Wonders of the World. This list was created by ancient Greek tra...

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

<p>On 10 July 1985, explosions on board the Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior sunk the ship in the Waitemata Harbour in Auckland. The ship had just taken par...

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

The geographic region of the Pacific Islands includes Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. It is believed that thousands of years ago people came to this reg...

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

Biology is the natural science that involves the study of life and living organisms from one-celled creatures to the most complex living organism of all - th...