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Image: View of Taupō Kainga from the Taua Tapu (Pukerua) Track, Plimmerton (https://digitalnz.org/records/35775393/view-of-taup-kainga-from-the-taua-tapu-pukerua-track-plimmerton) from Archives New Zealand on Wikimedia Commons. CC By 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/). Image cropped.

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

History (New Zealand)

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 ...

Entry last updated: 25/06/25

Image: Young Boy Seamstress, Faisalabad Pakistan (https://www.flickr.com/photos/adamcohn/51091197442/) by Adam Cohn on Flickr.

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Child labour

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, ...

Entry last updated: 10/07/25

Image: Gallipoli Military Campaign: Otago Gully Headquarters Staff, Gallipoli (https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/909546) by Lawrence Doubleday from Te Papa.

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

World War One (daily life)

World War One, also known as the First World War or the Great War, lasted from 1914 until 1918. During these four years, daily life changed for everyone invo...

Entry last updated: 15/09/25

Image: Boer War Veterans (https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/31288?page=1&rtp=1&ros=1&asr=1&assoc=all&mb=c) by William Oakley. Collection: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa F B Butler/Crown Studios Collection.

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

Boer Wars

There were two Boer Wars, or Anglo-Boer Wars. The first Boer War of 1880-1881 has also been named the Transvaal Rebellion, as the Boers of the Transvaal revo...

Entry last updated: 22/04/26

Images: A New Zealand timber for export to Australia (https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/281941/rec/5) by J M Henderson. Collection: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19330308-46-01.

Technology and economic development

This entry will help you understand how advances in technology and land acquisition developed Auckland's economy but greatly impacted Māori and their economy.

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: Group of Indians, 1962 (https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/309876/rec/28) by [Unknown]. Collection: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 1851-004

Peopling the colony: inclusion and exclusion

This entry recommends places to find information about the history of immigration to Tāmaki Makaurau and New Zealand. This includes immigration laws and chan...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: The Hi Diddle Griddle Restaurant, Karangahape Road, 1960 (https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/74490#.Yw1xnCXMM9A.link) by Rykenberg Photography on Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections.

Finding a place in Aotearoa New Zealand

Since the 1700s, new people have immigrated to Aotearoa. Some came in search of a better way of life or because their country was no longer safe. Newcomers c...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: Dairy farming in Northern Auckland, a Waikiekie homestead (https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/166381/rec/3) by [unknown]. Collection: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19010322-08-02.

Transforming environments

This entry explores changes made by settlers to Aotearoa's natural environment, their naming of places and features, and efforts to conserve and restore its ...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Many things have happened that have had an impact on Otago. The following resources explore these events and can offer some different perspectives.

Entry last updated: 14/05/24