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There are many places that are significant to Marlborough, known as Te Tauihu-o-te-Waka in te reo Māori.
Entry last updated: 14/05/24![Image: Mau parade - June 1929 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mau_Parade_-_June_1929.jpg) by [unknown] on Wikimedia Commons.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/5Eq5rEkxBuZ71iyyFRQQzM/a2e1c590b3e6b74451a3896797e41803/Mau_Parade_-_June_1929.jpg)
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
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: 2/02/26
Here are some sources you could look at if you'd like to find out about individual people or groups of people from Marlborough.
Entry last updated: 14/05/24
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
Native plants are plants that are indigenous to or originate from a specific country. New Zealand has a wide variety of native plants which are unique as the...
Entry last updated: 10/07/25
The Pacific Islands are a group of islands spread across the South Pacific Ocean. They include the islands in Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. The econom...
Entry last updated: 14/07/25![Image: Sir Edmund Hillary (http://timdc.pastperfectonline.com/photo/486EA0B9-A321-4C30-92D8-651100363265) by [unknown]. Collection: South Canterbury Museum (modified from original).](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/5kngrJXNGoCDkSZYj16EDk/68ca1e98682cfc55d8d3366b273eab0f/Sir_Edmund_Hillary__1919_-_2008_.jpg)
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Sir Edmund Hillary was a famous New Zealander who achieved many different things in his life. He is most well-known for climbing Mount Everest, the tallest m...
Entry last updated: 11/09/25![Image: Ruins of the Napier Nurses Home after the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23112999?search%5Bpath%5D=photos&search%5Btext%5D=1%2F2-002952-F) by [unknown]. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Collection.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/5oUf5Q7nthxN1U9AkOUtHP/f770fef4e34d89eb2ce6f3047f36d9ea/mini_magick20220721-1-ku8kyc.jpg)
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
The Hawke's Bay Earthquake (also known as the Napier Earthquake) occurred on the morning of Tuesday 3 February 1931. The quake devastated the region, injured...
Entry last updated: 10/07/25
Australia has many different kinds of animals. They include native animals that are indigenous to Australia and are not found anywhere else, and introduced a...
Entry last updated: 8/12/25![Image: Korean houseboy and New Zealand soldiers (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23211367) from [Department of Internal Affairs: War History Branch]. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library, Ref: PA1-f-115-2049. Image cropped.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/3LSTUtibaKBPGf8hgnFoS/fb74df6176e44294eb47a4d3009cb59d/Korean_war.jpg)
Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
The Korean War was fought between North Korea (Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea) and South Korea (Republic of Korea). North Korea had the support of Chin...
Entry last updated: 19/02/26