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Image: Maori Leaders of Gisborne (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22678554) by [unknown]. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library, Ref: 1/2-044562-F. Image cropped.

People of the East Coast

Regional Resources

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

Image: Tour of the carving and weaving school at New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute at Te Puia (https://gg.govt.nz/file/27636) by Government House on The Governor-General of New Zealand. Public domain (https://gg.govt.nz/copyright-and-licensing). Image cropped.

Ngā toi Māori (Māori arts and crafts)

The term Ngā toi Māori covers a very large range of different kinds of Māori art, from traditional practices to contemporary art. Some forms of Māori art sha...

Entry last updated: 10/07/25

Image: Wahine sinking in Wellington Harbour (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22327912) by Dominion post. Ref: EP/1968/1647/14-F. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library. Image cropped.

Wahine disaster 1968

The Wahine was a ferry that ran between Lyttelton and Wellington. In 1968, the ferry sank in a severe storm just off the coast of Wellington. Over fifty peop...

Entry last updated: 10/07/25

Image: Tu Kaitote, the Pah of Te Whero Whero, on the Waikato, Taupiri Mountain in the distance (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/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. Public Domain. Image cropped.

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: 14/04/26

Image: Girl Guides making camouflage nets (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22881870) by [unkownl]. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library. Ref: PAColl-0783-2-0190. Image cropped.

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

World War Two (daily life)

World War Two (1939-1945) is also known as WW2, WWII, or the Second World War. This entry will show you how to find information about what daily life was lik...

Entry last updated: 14/04/26

Image: The Māori at work: natives planting their annual crop of potatoes, Ohinemuri, Auckland, New Zealand (https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/179491/rec/8) by A Sherlock. Collection: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19030129-05-01. No known copyright. Image cropped.

Māori economy: opportunities and challenges

Regional Resources

This entry will help you find the best websites and databases that explore the history and development of the Māori economy including the challenges Māori fa...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

World War One

World War One, also called the First World War, took place between 1914 and 1918. New Zealand fought as part of the Allies (the British Empire, Italy, France...

Entry last updated: 25/05/26

Image: Siouxsie Wiles and Rangi Mātāmua 2823 s (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Siouxsie_Wiles_and_Rangi_M%C4%81t%C4%81mua_2823_s.jpg) by Te Apārangi Royal Society on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Scientists (New Zealand)

New Zealand has many great scientists that work in a lot of different areas of science. Their research and discoveries have a big impact on our world. In thi...

Entry last updated: 10/07/25

Image: Soldiers moving through ruins on the Cassino battlefront, Italy (https://pixabay.com/en/bomber-war-aircraft-airplane-world-429985/) by George Frederick Kaye. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library. Ref: DA-05507-F. Image cropped.

World War Two

World War Two (World War II, WWII, or WW2) was a global war which resulted in the death of 50 to 85 million people. It became the deadliest and most widespre...

Entry last updated: 10/07/25