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Image: Marae (https://www.flickr.com/photos/fringedbenefit/8511050455) (meeting place) by Jane Nearing on Flickr

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Māori culture & customs

Māori were the first people to settle in New Zealand. They were known to have their own unique tikanga (customs). However the coming of the European settlers...

Entry last updated: 21/01/25

Image: Imvepi Refugee Camp (https://www.flickr.com/photos/unmissmultimedia/35521016803) (Busia, Uganda) by UNMISS on Flickr.

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Refugees (worldwide)

When people are unsafe in their home country and leave to find safety (or refuge) in another country they are known as refugees. Refugees have been escaping ...

Entry last updated: 16/01/25

Image: Premier Richard Seddon and King Togia of the Savage Islands (https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/167748/rec/18) by Auckland Weekly News. Collection: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19000824-04-02.

Colonial power in the Pacific

This entry has collections and websites to help explore the history of New Zealand's presence and colonial power in the Pacific. It has examples of the rise ...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: Participants in the Land March crossing the Harbour Bridge, 1975 (https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/319869/rec/4) by the New Zealand Herald. Collection: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 589-0307.

Mana in Māori society

This entry has websites to help you understand the different meanings of mana and its importance in political, social and traditional relationships in Māori ...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: Cook's Landing At The Mouth Of The Turanganui River (https://collection.tairawhitimuseum.org.nz/objects/4073/cooks-landing-at-the-mouth-of-the-turanganui-river) by F F C Huddleston. Collection: Tairawhiti Museum.

Events of the East Coast

Māori lived on the East Coast for a long time before the arrival of European settlers, traders, whalers, and missionaries. The region is well known for the a...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: Wreck of the City of Perth and Benvenue, Timaru, 1882 (https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/310203) by [Unknown]. Collection: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 5-2553.

Events of South Canterbury

Lots of things have happened that have impacted life in South Canterbury. The following resources explore these events and can offer some different perspecti...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: The Māori at work: natives planting their annual crop of potatoes, Ohinemuri, Auckland, New Zealand (https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/179491/rec/8) by A Sherlock. Collection: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19030129-05-01.

Māori economy: opportunities and challenges

This entry will help you find the best websites and databases that explore the history and development of the Māori economy including the challenges Māori fa...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: Apirana Turupa Ngata, circa 1905 (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22761145) by [unknown]. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library (http://natlib.govt.nz/).

Sir Apirana Ngata (1874-1950)

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Sir Apirana Ngata (1874-1950) was a Ngati Porou leader, lawyer and politician. He is famous for his work in Māori land development and reform, and for his su...

Entry last updated: 17/01/25

Image: Anzac 2015 Pukeahu (https://www.flickr.com/photos/manatu_taonga/18411225876/in/album-72157652382921721/) by Paul Fisher Photography on Flickr.

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Māori leaders and heroes

There are many past and present Māori leaders and Māori heroes whose achievements and special qualities make them stand out in both the Māori and Pākehā worl...

Entry last updated: 16/01/25