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Image: Premier Richard Seddon and King Togia of the Savage Islands (https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/167748/rec/18) by Auckland Weekly News. Collection: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19000824-04-02. No known copyright. Image cropped.

Colonial power in the Pacific

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This entry has collections and websites to help explore the history of New Zealand's presence and colonial power in the Pacific. It has examples of the rise ...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: Jean Batten and her Percival Gull (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jean_Batten_and_her_Percival_Gull.jpg) from Archives New Zealand on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

Jean Batten (1909–1982)

Jean Batten was an early New Zealand aviator. Gaining her pilot licence in 1930, she went on to break multiple records for fastest solo flights. She was famo...

Entry last updated: 11/09/25

Image: People on roof top overlooking ruins of J. Ballantyne and Company Dunstable House building (https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/1052493?k) by Mr Tudor Washington Collins. Collection: Auckland War Memorial Museum. Ref: PH-2013-7-TC-B760-03. Image cropped.

Ballantynes fire 1947

Ballantynes is a well-known department store in Christchurch. On 18 November 1947 a fire broke out in the store and many workers were trapped inside. 41 peop...

Entry last updated: 1/12/25

Image: Eurasian Stoat (Mustela erminea) (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/103603583) by strewick on iNaturalist. CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Image cropped.

Animal pests (New Zealand)

An animal is considered a pest if it causes damage to the environment, people or property. Pests are often introduced species (animals which have been brough...

Entry last updated: 11/05/26

Image: Chinese New Year decorations and the Merlion statue, Sentosa, Singapore - 20150222 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chinese_New_Year_decorations_and_the_Merlion_statue,_Sentosa,_Singapore_-_20150222.jpg) by C1815 on Wikimedia Commons. CC0 1.0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

Lunar New Year

Lunar New Year is a festival celebrated in Asian cultures that marks the beginning of the new year. It is based on a lunar calendar and begins with the first...

Entry last updated: 14/04/26

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Moon

People have been interested in the Moon since ancient times. One of the reasons for this is that it is the most visible body in the sky, apart from the Sun. ...

Entry last updated: 29/08/25

Image: Colombo Peterborough (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Colombo_Peterborough.jpg) by Schwede66 on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

Canterbury earthquakes 2010–2011

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

At 4:35 am on 4 September 2010, an earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter Scale shook Christchurch west, in the Canterbury region causing damage to houses a...

Entry last updated: 11/09/25

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

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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: Sāmoan Independence Day. 1 January 1962 (https://digitalnz.org/records/43538909/samoan-independence-day-1-january-1962) from Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga on DigitalNZ. CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/). Image cropped.

Decolonising the Pacific

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This entry will help you find the best websites and collections to explore the decolonisation of the Pacific, including Aotearoa New Zealand's continued inte...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24