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Regional Resources

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

Regional Resources

Lots of things have happened that have had an impact on the Selwyn District. The following resources explore these events and can offer some different perspe...

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Refugees are people who have been forced to leave their homeland because of war or persecution. Many countries, including New Zealand, have a refugee quota —...

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Even though there was a Māori contingent in the First World War, the 28th Māori Battalion was only established in October 1939. Part of the 2nd New Zealand E...

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

On 5 September 1941, Prime Minister Joseph Savage announced that New Zealand would be joining World War Two. Even thought New Zealand was in the war to suppo...

Regional Resources

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

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

The New Zealand Wars (ngā pakanga o Aotearoa) were a series of battles and smaller conflicts that took place between the 1840s and the 1870s mainly in the No...

Regional Resources

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

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Aotearoa New Zealand has a unique story involving a variety of people, places and events. In this entry we'll show you the best websites and books to use to...

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Putting young children to work in conditions that are usually considered unsafe or unhealthy is known as child labour. This includes work that is dangerous, ...