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Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Natural disasters are major, sudden events caused by nature that injure people and damage property. New Zealand is prone to a number of natural disasters. Th...
Entry last updated: 15/01/25
Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
1080 is a poison that has been used in New Zealand since the 1950s to control the populations of invasive species such as possums, rats, stoats, deer and rab...
Entry last updated: 11/11/24![Princess Te Kirihaehae Te Puea Herangi (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23249698) by by [unknown]. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library, Ref: PAColl-5584-58](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/6CW3vEA2ec2Sgu8yo5tuAN/65c4ca4e95f826847924407d3449af1c/Princess_Te_Kirihaehae_Te_Puea_Herangi.jpg)
The Waikato is the fourth largest region by population in New Zealand. This page will recommend where you can go to find out the histories of its people.
Entry last updated: 18/06/24
There are many places that are significant to Rotorua including lakes, geothermal wonders, mountains, pā settlements, and more.
Entry last updated: 14/05/24![Image: Declaration of Independence of New Zealand / He Wakeputanga [sic] o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tirene (https://www.flickr.com/photos/sheilaellen/8692035456) by Sheila Thompson on Flickr.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/20DXvpQ7qcFtGv21mhrP0t/80deed05ccf5833126e3f9a47c6a84be/DOI.jpg)
Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga – The Declaration of Independence was signed on 28 October 1835 by 34 northern Māori chiefs. The document declared the in...
Entry last updated: 6/12/24
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
European settlers began to arrive in New Zealand from 1769. Find out how they arrived, where they came from, what life was like then, and how they interacted...
Entry last updated: 16/01/25![Image: Five World War Two nurses, including Jean Bond (https://digitalnz.org/records/33840122/five-world-war-two-nurses-including-jean-bond-photograph) by [unknown]. Collection: Picture Wairarapa. On DigitalNZ.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/33gS0hEFZQloeYaNn6SWlq/384c04e0e646e01f75a10520152e8cb0/WW2_Many_Answers.png)
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Primary sources are things like letters, diaries, photos, poems and other documents and objects created during the war or soon after by people who were invol...
Entry last updated: 17/01/25
Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
Crimes are committed in New Zealand every day, however the crime rates in New Zealand are lower than many other countries. In this entry we will show you how...
Entry last updated: 20/11/24
There are many places that are significant to the Waimakariri District. Here are some sources you could look at if you'd like to find out about them.
Entry last updated: 14/05/24![Image: Protesters on Hill Street, Wellington, marching during a demonstration against the 1981 Springbok tour (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23242398) by [unknown]. Collection Alexander Turnbull Library, Ref: EP/1981/2884/11a-F.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/6BSpnGeCudpS9Neg0eYCEu/19e28d33d87204df24acaca561b25106/9_Protesters_on_Hill_Street__Wellington__marching_during_a_demonstration_against_the_1981_Springbok_tour__ATL_Ref___EP-1981-.png)
Lots of things have happened that have had an impact on Wellington. The following resources explore these events and can offer some different perspectives.
Entry last updated: 14/05/24