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Aotearoa New Zealand observes many different festivals and celebrations throughout the year. These include arts, music and film festivals, as well as traditi...
Entry last updated: 14/04/26![Image: School portrait of a class of boys & teachers (https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/713983?page=1&rtp=1&ros=1&asr=1&assoc=all&mb=c) by [unknown]. Collection: Te Papa. Ref: O.030345. No known copyright. Image cropped.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/3jfqOQmRQwcY1SLcAlTyLy/bbaac34a4ac0752030175d76fc4fe005/School_class_Victorian_era.jpg)
The Victorian era is the period when Queen Victoria was Queen of England. Her reign began on 20 June 1837 and ended when she died on 22 January 1901. Daily l...
Entry last updated: 9/11/26
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Māori music has many important composers, some of whom use traditional mōteatea (chanted song-poetry), and others whose music includes introduced musical sty...
Entry last updated: 10/07/25
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
The arrival of Kupe in Aotearoa marked the beginning of Māori culture and customs in New Zealand. Māori established traditions and rituals before the arrival...
Entry last updated: 6/08/26
The New Zealand Wars | Ngā Pakanga o Aotearoa happened between the 1840s and 1970s. They were fought between Māori and government forces. These forces includ...
Entry last updated: 21/09/26
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
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
Gisborne District Council is divided into the East Coast and Poverty Bay. Gisborne, Te Araroa, Ruatoria, and Waikohu are some of the historic towns in this r...
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. Image cropped.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/7GsTfDc93oYNO1VZSw06HE/c9dd4b1540d1e47bdfe140a1166719d6/nlnzimage.jpg)
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: 14/04/26![Image: Maori Leaders of Gisborne (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22678554) by [unknown]. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library, Ref: 1/2-044562-F. Image cropped.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/5z8jnxR7G2OpOCAGIW5xCO/ff3e0c401503cb23108647994fcb820d/Maori_leaders_of_Gisborne.jpg)
This section will help you get familiar with iwi, hapū, groups of people, and well-known names in politics, sport, and entertainment from this rohe (region).
Entry last updated: 14/05/24
Māori lived on the East Coast for a long time before the arrival of European settlers, traders, whalers, and missionaries. The region is well known for the a...
Entry last updated: 14/05/24