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Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

The Industrial Revolution began in England in the late 18th century. City populations grew quickly. There was a cultural shift from an agricultural economy t...

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Diwali, known as the Hindu Festival of Lights, has been celebrated for more than 2,500 years. It falls in either October or November each year, depending on ...

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

People who have to leave their own country to find safety (refuge) somewhere else are refugees. Things like war, famine or climate change can result in peop...

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Global warming is the long term rising of the Earth's temperature, caused by the greenhouse effect. The terms 'global warming' and climate change are often u...

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

1080 is a poison that has been used in New Zealand since the 1950s to control the populations of invasive species such as possums, rats, stoats, deer and rab...

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Sealers and whalers from around the world started arriving in Aotearoa in the late 1700s. Māori probably didn't hunt whales before the arrival of whalers, bu...

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Kiingitanga, the Māori King movement, was founded in 1858 with the aim of uniting the different tribes of Māori under a single leader. The current queen, Nga...

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Australia is made up of the Australian continent and the island of Tasmania. It lies in the Southern Hemisphere and is famous for its unique wildlife like ka...

Regional Resources

The Waikato is the fourth largest region by population in New Zealand. This page will recommend where you can go to find out the histories of its people.

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

For many Christians, Christmas marks the birth of Jesus. It is celebrated on 25 December in most countries around the world, and involves traditions like San...