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Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

The Hawke's Bay Earthquake (also known as the Napier Earthquake) occurred on the morning of Tuesday 3 February 1931. The quake devastated the region, injured...

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Native plants are plants that are indigenous to or originate from a specific country. New Zealand has a wide variety of native plants which are unique as the...

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Aotearoa New Zealand is full of creepy crawlies, from the bush to the backyard. These include spiders, insects and other invertebrates (animals that don't ha...

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

New Zealand Aotearoa has many different kinds of animals. They include native animals that are indigenous to New Zealand, animals that can only be found in N...

Junior Primary (Years 1 - 4)

Almost three-quarters of the Earth's surface is water. Earth's water is always moving around the planet. As the sun heats the water in rivers and oceans, the...

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Pest plants are invasive species introduced to New Zealand by humans. They spread quickly and invade habitats, harming the environment and threatening native...

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Fair trade is an international movement that aims to reduce poverty by working for better trading conditions between developing countries and the developed w...

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Matariki is the Māori name for the star cluster also known as the Pleiades or Seven Sisters in other cultures. The rise of Matariki in mid-winter marks the s...

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

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...

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

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, ...