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Image: New Zealand soldiers loading a howitzer near Le Quesnoy, France, during World War I (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23120497). Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library. Ref: 1/2-013670-G. Image cropped.
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World War One

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

World War One, also called the First World War, took place between 1914 and 1918. New Zealand fought as part of the Allies (the British Empire, Italy, France...

Entry last updated: 25/05/26
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Image: Cath Brown QSO, expert weaver (https://selwynstories.selwynlibraries.co.nz/nodes/view/4607) by Liz Brown. Collection: Kā Kōrero o Waikirikiri | Selwyn Stories. CC BY-NC 3.0 NZ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/nz/). Image cropped.
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People of Selwyn

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Here are some sources you could look at if you'd like to find out about individual people or groups of people relating to Selwyn.

Entry last updated: 14/05/24
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Image: Eruera Maihi Patuone, circa 1870 (https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/28678) by [unknown]. Collection: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections T5455. No known copyright. Image cropped.
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People of Northland

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Here are some sources you could look at if you'd like to find out about individual people or groups of people from Northland | Te Tai Tokerau.

Entry last updated: 14/05/24
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Image: View in Queen Charlotte's Sound, New Zealand (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22664325) by John Webber. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library. Ref: B-098-015. Image cropped.
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People of Marlborough

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Here are some sources you could look at if you'd like to find out about individual people or groups of people from Marlborough.

Entry last updated: 14/05/24
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Image: Maori Leaders of Gisborne (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22678554) by [unknown]. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library, Ref: 1/2-044562-F. Image cropped.
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People of the East Coast

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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
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Image: Statue of Kupe, Wellington Waterfront (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Statue_of_Kupe,_Wellington_Waterfront.jpg) by Mike on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en). Image cropped.
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People of Wellington

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Here are some sources you could look at if you'd like to find out about individual people or groups of people from Wellington.

Entry last updated: 14/05/24
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Image: MC Kathryn Tyree and sign language interpreter Bridgette Strid (45531783391) (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MC_Kathryn_Tyree_and_sign_language_interpreter_Bridgette_Strid_(45531783391).jpg) by Catalyst Open Source on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en). Image cropped.
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Sign language (New Zealand)

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Sign language is a way to communicate using body movements, facial expressions, and hand signals to give meaning. It is used when speech is not possible. For...

Entry last updated: 4/06/26
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Image: Girl Guides making camouflage nets (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22881870) by [unkownl]. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library. Ref: PAColl-0783-2-0190. Image cropped.
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World War Two (daily life)

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

World War Two (1939-1945) is also known as WW2, WWII, or the Second World War. This entry will show you how to find information about what daily life was lik...

Entry last updated: 14/04/26
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Image: Barack Obama at Las Vegas Presidential Forum (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barack_Obama_at_Las_Vegas_Presidential_Forum.jpg) by Center for American Progress Action Fund on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en). Image cropped.
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Leadership

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Leadership is about working with other people so that you can achieve a goal. Different groups need different types of leaders. You might be a leader yoursel...

Entry last updated: 14/04/26
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Image: Massey and Ward inspecting Pioneer Maori Battalion Soldiers (https://digitalnz.org/records/35077492/massey-and-ward-inspecting-pioneer-maori-battalion-soldiers) by Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga on DigitalNZ. CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/). Image cropped.
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Māori Battalion

Junior 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: 6/07/26
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