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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)

New Zealand has many great scientists that work in a lot of different areas of science. Their research and discoveries have a big effect on our world. In thi...

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

On 10 June 1886, the eruption of Mount Tarawera shook the volcanic plateau of the North Island in Aotearoa New Zealand. Ash and debris from the volcano burie...

Regional Resources

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...

Regional Resources

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).

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

LGBTQIA+ stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, asexual (or ally) and more. The '+' signifies the ongoing acceptance...

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.

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Ballantynes is a well-known department store in Christchurch. On 18 November 1947 a fire broke out in the store and many workers were trapped inside. 41 peop...

Junior Primary (Years 1 - 4)

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...

Regional Resources

Christchurch | Ōtautahi is the largest city in the South Island. It covers the area from the Waimakariri River to Banks Peninsula, and shares a border with S...