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Image: Treaty at Pā Whakairo (https://collection.hawkesbaymuseum.com/objects/6557/treaty-at-pa-whakairo) by Horatio Gordon Robley. Collection: Hawke's Bay Museum. CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en). Public Domain. Image cropped.

Events of Hawke's Bay

Throughout our history, lots of things have happened that have had an impact on Hawke's Bay. Use the recommended resources to find out about them.

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: 2010-09-06 Waimakariri River (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2010-09-06_Waimakariri_River.jpg) by Gavin Treadgold on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

Places of Waimakariri

There are many places that are significant to the Waimakariri District. Here are some sources you could look at if you'd like to find out about them.

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: Regatta at Kaiapoi, 1969 (https://waimakariri.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/795). Collection. Waimakariri Heritage, Fairfax Archives. CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

People of Waimakariri

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

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: Various Used Wooden Paintbrushes (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Various_Used_Wooden_Paintbrushes_-_41511977320.jpg) by dejankrsmanovic on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

Art

The visual arts are types of arts you can see. Some types of visual art are painting, drawing, video, crafts, photography, as well as physical objects like c...

Entry last updated: 2/02/26

Image: Parapara River in flood 72 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Parapara_River_in_flood_72.jpg) by Schwede66 on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Climate change

Climate change is a change in worldwide climate patterns, like the weather. It is a very important topic in current events because the world is seeing a very...

Entry last updated: 10/07/25

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

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

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. No known copyright. Image cropped.

Mana in Māori society

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: The Fiordland National Park.NZ (13816861254) (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Fiordland_National_Park.NZ_(13816861254).jpg) by Bernard Spragg. NZ on Wikimedia Commons. CC0 1.0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

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: 14/04/26

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: Tairāwhiti Museum. Ref: 1955.1134. Image use (https://tairawhitimuseum.org.nz/collections/image-use/). Image cropped.

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