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Arctic (junior)

Junior Primary (Years 1 - 4)

The Arctic is at the top of Earth around the North Pole. The area is made from an ocean, different countries and floating ice that does not melt.

Colour photo of a hand holding 'Get ready to enrol and vote' fliers from the 2022 local elections in Christchurch, Aotearoa NZ.

Local body elections

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Local 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...

c. 1923 black and white photo of the inside of Waikeria Prison showing a central staircase and doors to cells. Waikeria Prison held conscientious objectors in World War One.

Conscientious objectors

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

A conscientious objector (CO) is someone who is against using weapons to kill. CO's claim the right to refuse to be part of any kind of armed forces training...

Colour photo of a 1980s Aotearoa NZ Police car, showing the white body with lights and sirens mounted on the roof.

Dawn Raids (New Zealand)

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

In the 1970s the New Zealand police went to the homes of Pacific Peoples who they believed had overstayed their visas or work permits. Many people were sent ...

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Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

A sustainable world is one that can last over time. It includes practices that meet our current needs and those of future generations. Sustainability applies...

Entry last updated: 22/07/25

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Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Evolution is a scientific theory used by biologists to explain how living things have changed over a long period of time. Charles Darwin, a British naturalis...

Entry last updated: 21/07/25

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Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Planets are round objects that move in circles around stars. There are 8 planets in our solar system (including Earth), and 5 dwarf planets. These planets mo...

Entry last updated: 18/07/25

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Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

A career is more than just a job or having work. Having a career means working in an industry or occupation for a long time and becoming successful in that p...

Entry last updated: 18/07/25

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Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

Biology is the natural science that involves the study of life and living organisms from one-celled creatures to the most complex living organism of all - th...

Entry last updated: 15/07/25

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Junior Primary (Years 1 - 4)

Space, or outer space, is the area outside planet Earth's atmosphere. Stars and planets exist in space. This entry has websites where you can find informatio...

Entry last updated: 15/07/25

Image: The emigrants (http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/Object/39550) by William Allsworth. Collection: Te Papa.

Immigration (New Zealand)

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

The movement of people from one place to another is called migration, when people enter a new country to live, it is called immigration. Aotearoa New Zealand...

Entry last updated: 14/07/25

Image: Ethiopian refugees Senayint Ayla and Meskerm Solomon embrace after reuniting at Wellington Airport (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22688787) by Ross Giblin on Alexander Turnbull Library.

Refugees (New Zealand)

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Refugees are people who have been forced to leave their homeland because of war or persecution. Many countries, including New Zealand, have a refugee quota —...

Entry last updated: 14/07/25

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Pacific Islands

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

The Pacific Islands are a group of islands spread across the South Pacific Ocean. They include the islands in Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. The econom...

Entry last updated: 14/07/25

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Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Samoa is a country made up of volcanic islands in the South Pacific Ocean. The largest of these islands is Upolu - home to Samoa’s capital city, Apia. An ind...

Entry last updated: 14/07/25