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Local iwi

There are many iwi with ancestral relationships to Tāmaki Makaurau. This page lists iwi and websites which have information about their histories.

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: Wadi Rum Desert, Jordan, Arid Dry Climate (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wadi_Rum_Desert,_Jordan,_Arid_Dry_Climate.jpg) by Vyacheslav Argenberg on Wikimedia Commons.

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Global warming

Global warming is the long term rising of the Earth's temperature, caused by the greenhouse effect. The terms 'global warming' and climate change are often u...

Entry last updated: 11/07/25

Image: Machine gun practice (http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/collection/object/am_library-photography-67887) by [Unknown]. Collection: Auckland War Memorial Museum.

Junior Primary (Years 1 - 4)

World War One (junior)

World War One, also called the First World War, took place between 1914 and 1918. It is called a 'world war' because so many different countries were involve...

Entry last updated: 10/07/25

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

Image: View in Queen Charlotte's Sound, New Zealand (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22664325) by John Webber. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library.

People of Marlborough

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

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

Image: Treaty at Pā Whakairo (https://collection.mtghawkesbay.com/objects/6557/treaty-at-pa-whakairo) by Horatio Gordon Robley. Collection: MTG Hawke's Bay.

Events of Hawke's Bay

Throughout our history, lots of things have happened that have had an impact on Hawke's Bay. Use the recommended resources to find out about them.

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: 2010-09-06 Waimakariri River (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2010-09-06_Waimakariri_River.jpg) by Gavin Treadgold on Wikimedia Commons.

Places of Waimakariri

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: Wahine sinking in Wellington Harbour (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22327912) by Dominion post. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library (modified from original).

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Wahine disaster 1968

The Wahine was a ferry that ran between Lyttelton and Wellington. In 1968, the ferry sank in a severe storm just off the coast of Wellington. Over fifty peop...

Entry last updated: 10/07/25