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Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Influenza, most commonly called the flu is a disease that is caused by a virus, which affects the upper and lower respiratory tract. In 1918 an influenza pan...
Entry last updated: 10/07/25This entry will help you find information about Māori migration to cities, their challenges, and what this meant for their identity as Māori. You will also f...
Entry last updated: 14/05/24The Mayans are an ancient people that lived in South America thousands of years ago. They had a calendar more complicated than everyone else, and were amazin...
Entry last updated: 25/06/25Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Te Tiriti o Waitangi, or the Treaty of Waitangi, was signed on 6 February 1840, and since that time it has been the basis for the relationship between Māori ...
Entry last updated: 10/07/25Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Sir Apirana Ngata (1874-1950) was a Ngati Porou leader, lawyer and politician. He is famous for his work in Māori land development and reform, and for his su...
Entry last updated: 10/07/25Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022) was the Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms including New Zealand. She became queen in 1952 at the age o...
Entry last updated: 10/07/25Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Tangiwai is the site of the worst railway disaster in New Zealand’s history. It happened on Christmas Eve 1953 when the Wellington to Auckland night express ...
Entry last updated: 27/11/24Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Although there was a Māori contingent in the First World War, the 28th Māori Battalion was only established in October 1939. Part of the 2nd New Zealand Expe...
Entry last updated: 10/07/25Junior 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...
Entry last updated: 10/07/25Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
A sustainable world is one that can last over time. It includes practices that meet our current needs and those of future generations. Sustainability applies...
Entry last updated: 22/07/25