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Image: Commuting in the Desert (https://unsplash.com/photos/euuaAce3I-o) by Jeremy Cai on Unsplash.

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Deserts

A desert is one of the world's major biomes. A biome is a large region of Earth that has a certain climate and certain types of plants and animals that have ...

Entry last updated: 10/07/25

Image: Hikoi marching over the Auckland Harbour Bridge from Northcote (https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/33579/rec/3) by Judith Waaka. Collection: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections N0111080

Sovereignty vs rangatiratanga: wars, laws and policies

This entry recommends websites where you can find information about the impacts of land laws on Māori, the New Zealand Wars, and attempts by Māori to find ju...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: Crime Scene Do Not Cross Signage (https://www.pexels.com/photo/crime-scene-do-not-cross-signage-923681/) by kat wilcox on Pexels.

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

Crime (New Zealand)

Crimes are committed in New Zealand every day, however the crime rates in New Zealand are lower than many other countries. In this entry we will show you how...

Entry last updated: 10/07/25

Image: Mau parade - June 1929 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mau_Parade_-_June_1929.jpg) by [unknown] on Wikimedia Commons.

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Pacific history

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...

Entry last updated: 14/07/25

Image: Kororāreka (Russell) 1844 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/35759981@N08/17386510391/in/pool-teara/) from Archives NZ on Flickr.

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

New Zealand Wars

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: 2/10/25

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: Tu Kaitote, the Pah of Te Whero Whero, on the Waikato, Taupiri Mountain in the distance (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:The_New_Zealanders_Illustrated#/media/File:TU_KAITOTE,_THE_PAH_OF_TE_WHERO_WHERO,_ON_THE_WAIKATO._TAUPIRI_MOUNTAIN_IN_THE_DISTANCE,_The_New_Zealanders_Illustrated,_1847.jpg) by George French Angas on Wikimedia Commons.

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Māori history

Māori came to Aotearoa New Zealand more than 700 years ago, between 1250 and 1300 CE. They travelled by waka (canoes) from East Polynesia and landed at diffe...

Entry last updated: 6/11/25

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

Image: Cook's Landing At The Mouth Of The Turanganui River (https://collection.tairawhitimuseum.org.nz/objects/4073/cooks-landing-at-the-mouth-of-the-turanganui-river) by F F C Huddleston. Collection: Tairawhiti Museum.

Events of the East Coast

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