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Image: Arch celebrating peace, Jackson Street 1919 (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22341931) by [unkown]. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library, Ref: PAColl-9308-08. Image cropped.
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Events of Lower Hutt

Regional Resources

Many events have shaped Lower Hutt into what it is today. This page will give some examples and recommend resources that you might find useful to explore the...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24
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Image: Dame Valerie Adams, of Auckland, DNZM, for services to athletics (https://gg.govt.nz/file/12308) by Government House on The Governor-General of New Zealand. Public domain (https://gg.govt.nz/copyright-and-licensing). Image cropped.
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Role models

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

A role model is a person that you look up to, respect, and want to be like. You get to choose your own role models based on the kind of person you want to be...

Entry last updated: 20/05/26
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Image: Premier Richard Seddon and King Togia of the Savage Islands (https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/167748/rec/18) by Auckland Weekly News. Collection: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19000824-04-02. No known copyright. Image cropped.
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Colonial power in the Pacific

Regional Resources

This entry has collections and websites to help explore the history of New Zealand's presence and colonial power in the Pacific. It has examples of the rise ...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24
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Image: CMAP - Centre de Mathématiques Appliquées de l'Ecole polytechnique (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CMAP_-_Centre_de_Math%C3%A9matiques_Appliqu%C3%A9es_de_l%27Ecole_polytechnique_(25911635211).jpg) by CMAP - Centre de Mathématiques Appliquées de l'Ecole polytechnique on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en). Image cropped.
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Mathematics

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Mathematics is a broad topic which covers many aspects including: arithmetic, algebra, geometry, measurement, calculus, statistics, and trigonometry. There a...

Entry last updated: 18/02/26
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Image: Darwin Finch (49214270717) (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Darwin_Finch_(49214270717).jpg) by kuhnmi on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en). Image cropped.
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Evolution

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Evolution is a scientific theory used by biologists to explain how living things have changed over a long period of time. Charles Darwin, a British naturalis...

Entry last updated: 21/07/25
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Image: Basalt organ pipes on Mt Cargill, Dunedin, New Zealand (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Basalt_organ_pipes_on_Mt_Cargill,_Dunedin,_New_Zealand.jpg) by Sarahlibrarina on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en). Image cropped.
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Rocks & minerals

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

The Earth is made up of all different kinds of rocks and minerals, which are all part of the rock cycle. Have a look at this entry to find out more about the...

Entry last updated: 15/01/25
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Image: After the harvest, (52571451732) (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:After_the_harvest,_(52571451732).jpg) by Bernard Spragg. NZ on Wikimedia Commons. Public Domain. Image cropped.
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Agriculture & horticulture

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

Agriculture is the science of farming, which includes the best ways to grow crops and raise animals. Horticulture is a type of agriculture that is specifical...

Entry last updated: 6/10/25
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Image: Orange buoy in water (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Orange_buoy_in_water.jpg) by W.carter on Wikimedia Commons. CC 1.0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en). Image cropped.
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Floating and sinking

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Floating and sinking depend on an object’s weight and the upward force of water (upthrust). If the object’s weight is less than the upthrust, it floats; if t...

Entry last updated: 28/07/26
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Princess Te Kirihaehae Te Puea Herangi (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23249698) by by [unknown]. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library. Ref: PAColl-5584-58. Image cropped.
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People of Waikato

Regional Resources

The Waikato is the fourth largest region by population in New Zealand. This page will recommend where you can go to find out the histories of its people.

Entry last updated: 18/06/24
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Image: The Moon's light is refracted (https://images.nasa.gov/details/iss072e978997) by NASA on NASA Image and Video Library. Image usage (https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center/images-and-media/). Image cropped.
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Space (junior)

Junior Primary (Years 1 - 4)

Space, or outer space, is the area outside planet Earth's atmosphere. Stars and planets exist in space. This entry has websites where you can find informatio...

Entry last updated: 29/06/26
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Six cartoon characters site around a table using a tablet, laptop and books.