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Captain James Cook was a British sea captain, navigator and explorer. He spent many years sailing around and mapping the South Pacific. He visited New Zealan...
Entry last updated: 11/04/22Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
On 13 September 1975, around 5000 people marched from Te Hāpua in the North Island down to Wellington. This Māori land march or hīkoi (march) led by Ngāpuhi ...
Entry last updated: 6/11/23World War II started in 1939 when many countries, including New Zealand, declared war on Germany when it attacked Poland. The rise of Fascism and Hitler's ne...
Entry last updated: 26/05/22Local body elections are held every 3 years on the second Saturday in October. This is when people in New Zealand get to choose people for their local counci...
Entry last updated: 1/12/23World War Two (1939-1945) is also known as WW2, WWII, or the Second World War. This entry will show you how to find information about what daily life was lik...
Entry last updated: 26/05/22Kapa haka is a traditional Māori performing art involving songs (waiata), dance and chanting. Kapa haka is performed by groups on a marae and in a variety of...
Entry last updated: 15/07/22Here are some sources you could look at if you'd like to find out about individual people or groups of people from Hawke's Bay.
Entry last updated: 14/05/24Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
An animal becomes a pest if it begins to cause considerable economic or environmental damage. Animal pests such as stoats, possums, deer, cats and mice were ...
Entry last updated: 25/05/22Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Tangiwai is the site of the worst railway disaster in New Zealand’s history. It happened on Christmas Eve 1953 when the Wellington to Auckland night express ...
Entry last updated: 26/05/22Senior 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: 25/05/22