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Image: Boer War Veterans (https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/31288?page=1&rtp=1&ros=1&asr=1&assoc=all&mb=c) by William Oakley. Collection: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Ref: B.026941. Image cropped.

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

Boer Wars

There were two Boer Wars, or Anglo-Boer Wars. The first Boer War of 1880-1881 has also been named the Transvaal Rebellion, as the Boers of the Transvaal revo...

Entry last updated: 22/04/26

Image: Kororāreka (Russell) 1844 (https://digitalnz.org/records/35774631/kororareka-russell-1844) from Archives NZ on DigitalNZ. CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/). Image cropped.

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

New Zealand Wars

The New Zealand Wars (ngā pakanga o Aotearoa) were a series of battles and smaller conflicts that took place between the 1840s and the 1870s mainly in the No...

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.

People of the East Coast

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

Image: Children's number blocks being used for learning to count - 51069936953 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Children%27s_number_blocks_being_used_for_learning_to_count_-_51069936953.jpg) by perpetual.fostering on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

Junior Primary (Years 1 - 4)

Mathematics (junior)

Maths (short for mathematics) is all about numbers, patterns and shapes, and how you can learn to use them to solve math problems in everyday life.

Entry last updated: 15/01/25

Image: Hikoi marching over the Auckland Harbour Bridge from Northcote (https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/33579/rec/3) by Judith Waaka. Collection: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections N0111080. Image cropped.

Sovereignty vs rangatiratanga: wars, laws and policies

This entry recommends websites where you can find information about the impacts of land laws on Māori, the New Zealand Wars, and attempts by Māori to find ju...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: New Zealand Shipping Company offices, Gisborne (https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/61862/rec/11) by Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 1643-10497. No known copyright. Image cropped.

Places of the East Coast

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: Colombo Peterborough (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Colombo_Peterborough.jpg) by Schwede66 on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

Canterbury earthquakes 2010–2011

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

At 4:35 am on 4 September 2010, an earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter Scale shook Christchurch west, in the Canterbury region causing damage to houses a...

Entry last updated: 11/09/25

Images: A New Zealand timber for export to Australia (https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/281941/rec/5) by J M Henderson. Collection: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19330308-46-01. No known copyright. Image cropped.

Technology and economic development

This entry will help you understand how advances in technology and land acquisition developed Auckland's economy but greatly impacted Māori and their economy.

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