Refugees are people who have to leave their home country. They escape war, persecution (bad treatment), or natural disasters.
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The rocky shore is a unique part of New Zealand's coastline and is a habitat which is home to many sea creatures, and shorebirds. The rocky shore is also at ...
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Aotearoa New Zealand has many unique birds, from forest parrots to flightless birds, sea birds and birds of prey. In this entry we will show you how to find ...
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Kiingitanga (Māori King movement)
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Kiingitanga, the Māori King movement, was founded in 1858 with the aim of uniting the different tribes of Māori under a single leader. The current queen, Nga...
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Ngā toi Māori (Māori arts and crafts)
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The term Ngā toi Māori covers a very large range of different kinds of Māori art, from traditional practices to contemporary art. Some forms of Māori art sha...
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Mount Tarawera eruption 1886
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
On 10 June 1886, the eruption of Mount Tarawera shook the volcanic plateau of the North Island in Aotearoa New Zealand. Ash and debris from the volcano burie...
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World War One
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
World War One, also called the First World War, took place between 1914 and 1918. New Zealand fought as part of the Allies (the British Empire, France, Russi...
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Dawn Raids (New Zealand)
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Entry last updated: 17/01/25![Image: Ruins of the Napier Nurses Home after the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23112999?search%5Bpath%5D=photos&search%5Btext%5D=1%2F2-002952-F) by [unknown]. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Collection.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/5oUf5Q7nthxN1U9AkOUtHP/f770fef4e34d89eb2ce6f3047f36d9ea/mini_magick20220721-1-ku8kyc.jpg)
Hawke's Bay earthquake 1931
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
The Hawke's Bay Earthquake (also known as the Napier Earthquake) occurred on the morning of Tuesday 3 February 1931. The quake devastated the region, injured...
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Wahine disaster 1968
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
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 peo...
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Gold rush (New Zealand)
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World War One (New Zealand involvement)
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Pacific history
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The geographic region of the Pacific Islands includes Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. It is believed that thousands of years ago people came to this reg...
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