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$Colour photo of the Moon in orbit from the International Space Station. The moon's light is refracted by the Earth's atmosphere.$

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...

Photo of a handwoven 'ato (basket) filled with coconut shells. A pair of hands reach down to place another coconut shell on top.

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...

Colour photo of a two-storey house severely damaged by the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. A pile of debris lies in front of the house.

Natural disasters (New Zealand)

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Natural disasters are major, sudden events caused by nature that injure people and damage property. New Zealand is prone to a number of natural disasters. Th...

Colour photo from 2009 of the Greenpeace ship, Rainbow Warrior II, docked in Marmaris, a port city in Turkey.

Nuclear-free New Zealand

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

New Zealand is a nuclear-free zone, which means no nuclear weapons or nuclear powered ships are allowed in our territory. Find out how New Zealanders protest...

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Image: Field workshops in the Western Desert, near Sidi Rezegh (https://www.archives.govt.nz/images/field-workshops-in-the-western-desert-near-sidi-rezegh) by Peter McIntyre. Collection: Archives New Zealand, Ref: R22505114. CC by 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/). Image cropped.

World War Two (causes and impacts)

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

World 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: 14/04/26

Image: Under the Christmas tree. (15867338637) (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Under_the_Christmas_tree._(15867338637).jpg) by Bernard Spragg. NZ on Wikimedia Commons.

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

For many Christians, Christmas marks the birth of Jesus. It is celebrated on 25 December in most countries around the world, and involves traditions like San...

Entry last updated: 14/04/26

Image: Attack on Te Ngutu-o-te-manu, 7 September 1868 (https://digitalnz.org/records/37137937/attack-on-te-ngutu-o-te-manu-7-september-1868) from Archives New Zealand on DigitalNZ. CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/). Image cropped.

New Zealand Wars (1840s–1870s)

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

The New Zealand Wars (ngā pakanga o Aotearoa), which happened between the 1840s and 1970s, were fought between Māori and government forces, which included Br...

Entry last updated: 14/04/26

Image: Amazon rainforest near Puerto Maldonado (https://www.flickr.com/photos/eye1/3187862336) by Ivan Mlinaric on Flickr.

Amazon rainforest

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

A rainforest is a thick forest usually found in areas of warm temperatures, high humidity and heavy annual rainfall. The Amazon rainforest in South America i...

Entry last updated: 14/04/26

Image: Fruit bowl (43779441112) (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fruit_bowl_(43779441112).jpg) by Ella Olsson on Wikimedia Commons.

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Food gives us energy, it helps us grow and it tastes good. We can get sick if we don't eat the right amount or right kind of food, or if we don't prepare it ...

Entry last updated: 14/04/26

Image: Preparation for point rationing. An eager school boy gets his first experience in using war ration book two. (https://www.loc.gov/resource/fsa.8b09882/) by Alfred T. Palmer. Collection: Library of Congress.

World War Two (daily life)

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

World 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: 14/04/26

Image: [photo (https://www.flickr.com/photos/us_embassy_newzealand/46719178955/in/album-72157704628647472/)] by US Embassy on Flickr.

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Basketball is a team sport. Two teams of five players try to score points by shooting the basketball through the other team’s hoop. The ball can be bounced o...

Entry last updated: 14/04/26

<p>Image: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RainbowWarrior-1985b.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rainbow Warrior</a> by Ot on Wikimedia Commons.</p>

Rainbow Warrior bombing 1985

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

<On 10 July 1985, explosions on board the Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior sunk the ship in the Waitemata Harbour in Auckland. The ship had just taken part ...

Entry last updated: 14/04/26

Image: Batu Caves stairs 2022-05 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Batu_Caves_stairs_2022-05.jpg) by Chainwit. on Wikimedia Commons.

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Hinduism is one of the world's oldest religions. It has roots and customs dating back to more than 4,000 years. Today, with about 900 million followers, Hind...

Entry last updated: 14/04/26

Image: NBC News (6436079251) (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NBC_News_(6436079251).jpg) by Garry Knight on Wikimedia Commons.

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Current events are ongoing significant political, economic, social and other news happening in a particular country or around the world. We read newspapers, ...

Entry last updated: 14/04/26

Six cartoon characters site around a table using a tablet, laptop and books.