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![Image: Machine gun practice (http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/collection/object/am_library-photography-67887) by [Unknown]. Collection: Auckland War Memorial Museum. Ref: PH-TECH-925-358. No known copyright. Image cropped.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/5jInBsNtUps5sO0N5EU22s/93c5c0a3a94d694acf01467b4283ae3c/https___media.api.aucklandmuseum.com_id_media_p_e0dda710748d0fbde3a55a3974c0d929689e9d15_rendering_original.jpg)
World War One, also called the First World War, took place between 1914 and 1918. It is called a 'world war' because so many different countries were involve...
Entry last updated: 28/07/26
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Hōne Heke (Hōne Wiremu Heke Pōkai) was a Māori leader from the Ngāpuhi iwi, born in the early 1800s in the far north of New Zealand Aotearoa. He was known fo...
Entry last updated: 11/09/25
Biology is a branch of science that studies organisms (living things) and their changes. It includes the study of cells, plants, animals and the human body. ...
Entry last updated: 2/12/25
The New Zealand gold rush began with the discovery of gold in the Coromandel area in 1852. As more gold was discovered, people came to New Zealand from all o...
Entry last updated: 10/07/25
Space, or outer space, is the area outside our planet Earth's atmosphere. People have always been interested in the stars in our night sky, asking - what is ...
Entry last updated: 10/07/25
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Globalisation or globalization is the way in which our world has become more integrated, or joined up. It is about economics and trade, science and technolog...
Entry last updated: 10/07/25![Image: Brees, Samuel Charles, 1810-1865 :Thom's whaling station, Porerua. [Between 1842 and 1845] Engraved by Henry Melville; drawn by S C Brees [London, 1847] (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23222459) by Samuel Charles Brees. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library, Ref: PUBL-0020-05-3. Image cropped.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/7GsTfDc93oYNO1VZSw06HE/c9dd4b1540d1e47bdfe140a1166719d6/nlnzimage.jpg)
Sealers and whalers from around the world started arriving in Aotearoa in the late 1700s. Māori probably didn't hunt whales before the arrival of whalers, bu...
Entry last updated: 14/04/26![Image: Slide: Whitbread shots 33/90 (https://collection.maritimemuseum.co.nz/objects/52569/slide-whitbread-shots-3390) by [unknown]. Collection: New Zealand Maritime Museum. Ref: 2006.236.3173. Image use policy (https://collection.maritimemuseum.co.nz/resources/image-use-policy). Image cropped.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/4TGEyBjwXKUZAvrvvYUQel/36ce6bb5da2fffdc7c29fbafc542a485/Slide_Whitbread_shots_3390_NZ_Maritime_Museum.png)
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Sir Peter Blake was a famous New Zealand yachtsman. He had many sailing victories to his credit including the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race in 1989–90...
Entry last updated: 11/09/25
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Conservation is about preserving and protecting New Zealand's natural environment, wildlife and their habitats including marine reserves. This entry explore...
Entry last updated: 14/04/26![Image: Maori Leaders of Gisborne (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22678554) by [unknown]. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library, Ref: 1/2-044562-F. Image cropped.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/5z8jnxR7G2OpOCAGIW5xCO/ff3e0c401503cb23108647994fcb820d/Maori_leaders_of_Gisborne.jpg)
This section will help you get familiar with iwi, hapū, groups of people, and well-known names in politics, sport, and entertainment from this rohe (region).
Entry last updated: 14/05/24