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Image: The Pike River Memorial (https://gg.govt.nz/image-galleries/8790/media?page=7) by Government House on The Governor-General of New Zealand.

Pike River Mine disaster 2010

The explosion at Pike River Mine on 19 November 2010 killed 29 men. This was a major disaster for New Zealand in recent times. Two years later the Royal Comm...

Entry last updated: 24/09/25

Image: Kakapo Sirocco (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kakapo_Sirocco_1.jpg) by Chris Birmingham | Department of Conservation on Wikimedia Commons.

New Zealand birds

Aotearoa New Zealand has many unique birds, from forest parrots to flightless birds, sea birds and birds of prey. In this entry we will show you how to find ...

Entry last updated: 10/07/25

Image: Kate Sheppard Memorial. FZ200 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/volvob12b/14409824662) by Bernard Spragg. NZ on Flickr

Women's suffrage (New Zealand)

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

On 19 September 1893 New Zealand became the first self-governing country to enfranchise women or give women the right to vote. Voting rights for women or wom...

Entry last updated: 3/09/25

Image: The Fiordland National Park.NZ (https://www.flickr.com/photos/volvob12b/13816861254/in/photolist-n3X2tL-sd3SBY-kgi4tv-nMVjPo-6FFYPE-sfL29t-tGgLS-dNqV2s-EmdjPE-fudzMs-dNqViu-jCBxEQ-6zBH5B-opyTgN-phg19h-rnAtSH-S5KyJT-s2Y3xB-EysaVu-aTpytn-kBi2LU-gEEDHq-kgdR1n-gEEFn7-pCVGrm-dyV9eC-kBi2D9-dNr1Cs-fYyxBa-9vRCEm-fT349q-dyUZJd-dK7KF5-5yF87K-dyV1Ww-dyUZdb-7noA4w-p8jnjR-pyHZM7-oqo8rM-pPWtG4-dNFDJf-G28Wj6-dxXL3v-4VZfC3-gEEEkN-pB2UEq-dKot5b-RPgzjN-jEg2t2) by Bernard Spragg. NZ on Flickr.

Conservation (New Zealand)

Conservation is about preserving and protecting New Zealand's natural environment, wildlife and their habitats including marine reserves. This entry explore...

Entry last updated: 10/07/25

Image: Māori Land Marchers crossing Auckland Harbour Bridge (https://digitalnz.org/records/36243451/maori-land-march-auckland-harbour-bridge) by Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga on DigitalNZ.

Māori Land March 1975

On 13 September 1975, around 5000 people marched from Te Hāpua in the North Island down to Parliament in Wellington. This Māori land march or hīkoi (march) l...

Entry last updated: 6/11/25

Image: Participants in the Land March crossing the Harbour Bridge, 1975 (https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/319869/rec/4) by the New Zealand Herald. Collection: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 589-0307.

Mana in Māori society

Regional Resources

This entry has websites to help you understand the different meanings of mana and its importance in political, social and traditional relationships in Māori ...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: Group of Indians, 1962 (https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/309876/rec/28) by [Unknown]. Collection: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 1851-004

Peopling the colony: inclusion and exclusion

Regional Resources

This entry recommends places to find information about the history of immigration to Tāmaki Makaurau and New Zealand. This includes immigration laws and chan...

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.

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

Here are some sources you could look at if you'd like to find out about individual people or groups of people from Tasman.

Entry last updated: 14/05/24