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Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

The explosion at Pike River Mine on 19 November 2010 killed 29 men. This was a major disaster for New Zealand in recent times. Two years later, the Royal Com...

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

World War Two, also known as The Second World War remains the biggest war the world has ever seen. It was fought between the Axis powers led by Germany and t...

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

A volcano is a vent (opening) in the earth's crust. These vents allow magma (molten rock) to erupt as lava, a mixture of liquid rocks, ash and poisonous gase...

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

The world or global ocean is a large body of salt water that covers the earth. It is divided into 5 oceans — Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Arc...

Junior 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...

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Sustainability is a way of living, which means meeting our needs without using up all the resources that future generations will need. Sustainable energy, fo...

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

The Stone Age was a period in prehistoric times that lasted millions of years. Prehistoric means a time before people created writing to keep records of even...

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Queen Elizabeth II (1926–2022) was the Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms including New Zealand. She became queen in 1952 at the age o...

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

The ancestors of Māori arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand, around 1250-1300 AD. They used the materials found around them to make weapons and tools to help them...

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

Statistics is how we explore and use patterns and relationships in data to help explain the world around us. This involves collecting, analysing, and interpr...