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The New Zealand Wars (ngā pakanga o Aotearoa), which happened between the 1840s and 1970s, were fought between Māori and government forces, which included Br...
Entry last updated: 10/07/25Junior 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: 25/06/25Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
The Erebus disaster is considered New Zealand's worst air accident. On 28 November 1979, Air New Zealand flight TE901 crashed on the slopes of Mount Erebus d...
Entry last updated: 10/07/25Junior 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: 10/07/25Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
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: 10/07/25Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
Classical music has developed and changed over hundreds of years. Music from each of the four main eras has a distinct sound as composers experimented with e...
Entry last updated: 10/07/25Soccer (also called Football) is a team sport of 11 players each trying to score points by moving a ball into a goal using their feet.
Entry last updated: 12/12/24Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
This entry focuses on New Zealand disasters like shipwrecks, mining disasters and transport disasters. These disasters are often referred to as accidents and...
Entry last updated: 10/07/25Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Poliomyelitis, or polio, is a highly contagious infection caused by a virus, called the poliovirus. Complications from polio depend on which part of the body...
Entry last updated: 10/07/25Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born on 18 July 1918, into the Madiba clan in the village of Mvezo, in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. He is best known for h...
Entry last updated: 22/05/25