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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: Prehistoric Rock Paintings (24219407646) (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prehistoric_Rock_Paintings_(24219407646).jpg) by David Stanley on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Stone Age

The Stone Age was a period in prehistoric times that lasted millions of years. Prehistoric means a time before people created writing to keep records of even...

Entry last updated: 14/04/26

Image: LARS MAERSK. (15678274173) (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LARS_MAERSK._(15678274173).jpg) by Bernard Spragg. NZ on Wikimedia Commons. CC0 1.0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Trade (New Zealand)

New Zealand is far away from export markets and this has made trading an important part of our economy. In early colonial days, New Zealand exported goods li...

Entry last updated: 14/04/26

Image: Kawarau Gorge. Otago NZ (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kawarau_Gorge._Otago_NZ.jpg) by Bernard Spragg. NZ on Wikimedia Commons. CC0 1.0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Rivers (New Zealand)

A river is a large stream of moving water that flows into an ocean, lake, or another river. New Zealand has more than 70 river systems. A river system includ...

Entry last updated: 10/07/25

Image: Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) (26748321945) (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Koala_(Phascolarctos_cinereus)_(26748321945).jpg) by patrickkavanagh on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Animals (Australia)

Australia has many different kinds of animals. They include native animals that are indigenous to Australia and are not found anywhere else, and introduced a...

Entry last updated: 8/12/25

Image: Mrs Elizabeth McCombs during election night broadcast (https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/star/prints/1900-1939/ccl-cs-4279) from Christchurch Star archive. Collection: Christchurch City Libraries. Ref: CCL-DW-8535. No known copyright (https://www.canterburystories.nz/licences/761). Image cropped.

People of Christchurch

Christchurch | Ōtautahi has a lot of local people who have made a difference to Christchurch, and sometimes the whole world. Here are some sources you could ...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Here are some sources you could look at if you'd like to find out about events from Tasman's histories.

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

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

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: Maungakiekie Pā, One Tree Hill, 1965 (16695862754) (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maungakiekie_P%C4%81,_One_Tree_Hill,_1965_(16695862754).jpg) from Archives New Zealand on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

Transforming te taiao

This entry will help you find information on the changes made to the environment by pre-European Māori, and their care and connections to te taiao (the natur...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24