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Image: Christchurch, New Zealand earthquake of 2011 - Peterborough Centre (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Christchurch,_New_Zealand_earthquake_of_2011_-_Peterborough_Centre.jpg) by Andy Miah on Wikimedia Commons.

Events of Christchurch

Through our histories, lots of things have happened that have had an impact on Christchurch | Ōtautahi. The following resources explore these events and can ...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: Sir Edmund Hillary (http://timdc.pastperfectonline.com/photo/486EA0B9-A321-4C30-92D8-651100363265) by [unknown]. Collection: South Canterbury Museum (modified from original).

Sir Edmund Hillary (1919 - 2008)

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Sir Edmund Hillary was a famous New Zealander who achieved many different things in his life. He is most well-known for climbing Mount Everest, the tallest m...

Entry last updated: 10/07/25

Image: Old whaling station closed in 1964 - panoramio (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_whaling_station_closed_in_1964_-_panoramio.jpg) by DB Thats-Me on Wikimedia Commons.

Places of Marlborough

There are many places that are significant to Marlborough, known as Te Tauihu-o-te-Waka in te reo Māori.

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: Brees, Samuel Charles, 1810-1865 :Thom's whaling station, Porerua. [Between 1842 and 1845] Engraved by Henry Melville; drawn by S C Brees [London, 1847] (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23222459) by Samuel Charles Brees. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library, Ref: PUBL-0020-05-3.

Sealing & whaling (New Zealand)

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...

Entry last updated: 25/06/25

Image: Female NZ falcon with vineyard in background on electrical mock-up cross arm - Marlborough (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Female_NZ_falcon_2.4m_crossarm_AF8515.jpg) by Andy Frost on Wikimedia Commons.

Events of Marlborough

Lots of events have had an impact on Marlborough. The recommended websites have information on these events and offer different perspectives.

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: View of Taupō Kainga from the Taua Tapu (Pukerua) Track, Plimmerton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/archivesnz/17210987220/), from Archives New Zealand on flickr.

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: Berlin Wall monument (https://www.flickr.com/photos/mag3737/45396774675/in/photolist-2caykvD-aWb81-8TFW79-oNuy-4BdF2Y-8DMUeQ-LC1SNk-SyFn2y-pMu9sR-MQ1Cf-zNnD8Q-aucuow-VBsdKe-6QJDSK-wNx6en-bp1xKb-2gU7aX3-a2AeQc-7KEuTy-9dDfpC-9PY7Qf-nxsMBS-UFYfWp-RgWtkc-ybrbkQ-QJa4LZ-dHy7pd-5uePv-bU5yVk-3MRhxY-7jjE3j-DFMsLs-bFaNYG-aR4k6M-2hHVnzb-7qNJaZ-NFeNNw-Gw1CkZ-VrLshS-6Bydss-bN8hnV-3gtgg-7hnYdy-P1639e-9YXDg-7egx5i-2gU7aGP-fp74C-8eV2K2-yztD2) by Tom Magliery on Flickr.

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

Cold War (1947-1991)

Following World War Two, the period from 1945 until the 1991 was known as the Cold War. This was an international struggle for power between communist nation...

Entry last updated: 10/07/25

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Diwali (festival of lights)

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 t...

Entry last updated: 10/07/25

Image: Parihaka Pa (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23078293) by [unknown]. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library, Ref: 1/2-056542-F.

Events of New Plymouth

Lots of things have happened that have had an impact on New Plymouth. The following resources explore these events and can offer some different perspectives.

Entry last updated: 14/05/24