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The culture of New Zealand is unique. It includes bits of history from various sections of society that go to make up New Zealand. You can see it in items li...
Entry last updated: 29/10/24
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Te reo Māori is the native language of Aotearoa New Zealand. It is very important to Māori culture and identity, and forms a part of New Zealand's culture a...
Entry last updated: 18/09/23![Image: [no title (https://unsplash.com/search/world?photo=K7JEYFDictM)] by Andrew Neel on Unsplash.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/23VGe2H8pv5O3yG9jO8xO6/3a47222e915f560ac02ca24d9ac48d5f/andrew-neel-182861__1_.jpg)
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Countries are made different by their history, politics, people, culture, economy, beliefs or religion, language and geography.
Entry last updated: 19/09/23
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Religion is important to many people as it forms part of their identity and culture. Many religions involve beliefs, practices, rituals, prayer, and meditati...
Entry last updated: 12/01/23
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...
Entry last updated: 8/11/24![Image: Maori Leaders of Gisborne (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22678554) by [unknown]. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library, Ref: 1/2-044562-F.](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
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
The arrival of Kupe in Aotearoa marked the beginning of Māori culture and customs in New Zealand. The early Māori were known to have established their own tr...
Entry last updated: 15/07/22![Image: In remembrance of the Tangiwai disaster, 60 years ago on 24 December 1953 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/archivesnz/11440508555) by [unknown] on Flickr. Collection: Archives New Zealand.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/tf0N9t2eIpHjniWcdwt1K/86a077991c4a787b28b12384749bb51c/Tangiwai_disaster__1_.jpg)
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Tangiwai is the site of the worst railway disaster in New Zealand’s history. It happened on Christmas Eve 1953 when the Wellington to Auckland night express...
Entry last updated: 26/05/22
This entry will help you find information about Māori migration to cities, their challenges, and what this meant for their identity as Māori. You will also f...
Entry last updated: 14/05/24![Image: Eruera Maihi Patuone, circa 1870 (https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/28678) by [unknown]. Collection: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections T5455.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/3RTGoDqCDSueQJcjKjHGs6/d48423f88cdae156b5fb61508deee4cc/photos_28678_extralarge.jpg)
Here are some sources you could look at if you'd like to find out about individual people or groups of people from Northland | Te Tai Tokerau.
Entry last updated: 14/05/24