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Colour image of the whetu (stars) of Matariki (also known as the Pleiades) shining brightly in the night sky.

Matariki (junior)

Junior Primary (Years 1 - 4)

Matariki is the Māori name for the star cluster also known as the Pleiades or Seven Sisters. The Matariki cluster can be seen in the sky near the end of June...

Colour photo 3 african elephants walking around a watering hole in Addo Elephant National Park (South Africa).

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

The world of animals has been divided into different groups or classifications based on their characteristics. While some species of animals have been domest...

Colour photo overlooking the Aotearoa NZ parliament buildings in Wellington (including Parliament House, the Beehive and Bowen House).

Government (New Zealand)

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

New Zealand has a democratic system of government, with elections taking place every three years. The head of government is the Prime Minister. The system of...

A laptop sitting open on a table, showing a range of numbers, graphs and charts.

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

Statistics is how we explore and use patterns and relationships in data to help explain the world around us. This involves collecting, analysing, and interpr...

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Image: Sir Edmund Hillary (https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/315655) by Robert John Tucker. Collection: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 1423-0783. Creative Commons. Image Cropped.

Sir Edmund Hillary (1919–2008)

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Sir Edmund Hillary was a famous New Zealander who achieved many different things in his life. He is most well-known for climbing Mount Everest, the tallest m...

Entry last updated: 11/09/25

Image: Jean Batten and her Percival Gull (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jean_Batten_and_her_Percival_Gull.jpg) from Archives New Zealand on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

Jean Batten (1909–1982)

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Jean Batten was an early New Zealand aviator. Gaining her pilot licence in 1930, she went on to break multiple records for fastest solo flights. She was famo...

Entry last updated: 11/09/25

Image: Captain James Cook, 1728-79 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Captainjamescookportrait.jpg) by Sir Nathaniel Dance-Holland on Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. Image cropped.

Captain Cook (1728–1779)

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

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 Zeala...

Entry last updated: 11/09/25

Image: Nelson Mandela, 2000 (2) (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nelson_Mandela,_2000_(2).jpg) by Library of the London School of Economics and Political Science on Wikimedia Commons. No known copyright. Image cropped.

Nelson Mandela (1918–2013)

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born on 18 July 1918, into the Madiba clan in the village of Mvezo, in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. He is best known for h...

Entry last updated: 11/09/25

Image: Charles Hazlitt Upham VC and members of his platoon (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22578494) by [unknown]. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library, Ref: DA-02108. Image cropped.

Charles Upham (1908–1994)

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Charles Upham was a New Zealand soldier who fought in World War II in Europe and North Africa. He received many awards for bravery, and was the only fighting...

Entry last updated: 11/09/25

Image: Slide: Whitbread shots 33/90 (https://collection.maritimemuseum.co.nz/objects/52569/slide-whitbread-shots-3390) by [unknown]. Collection: New Zealand Maritime Museum. Ref: 2006.236.3173. Image use policy (https://collection.maritimemuseum.co.nz/resources/image-use-policy). Image cropped.

Sir Peter Blake (1948–2001)

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Sir Peter Blake was a famous New Zealand yachtsman. He had many sailing victories to his credit including the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race in 1989–90...

Entry last updated: 11/09/25

Image: Notebooks-rainbow (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Notebooks-rainbow.jpg) by utroja0 on Wikimedia Commons. CC0 1.0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Writing is another way of communicating. Written communication can be in many different formats such as essays, reports, speeches, stories and more. The webs...

Entry last updated: 11/09/25

Image: Official portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II (https://gg.govt.nz/image-galleries/7806/media?page=0) by Government House on The Governor-General of New Zealand. Public domain (https://gg.govt.nz/copyright-and-licensing). Image cropped.

Queen Elizabeth II (1926–2022)

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Queen Elizabeth II (1926–2022) was the Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms including New Zealand. She became queen in 1952 at the age o...

Entry last updated: 11/09/25

Image: Katherine Mansfield (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22402892) by Ida Baker. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library, Ref 1/2-011985-F. Image cropped.

Katherine Mansfield (1888–1923)

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Katherine Mansfield is one of New Zealand's most well-known authors. She was born in Wellington as Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp, but wanted to be known for h...

Entry last updated: 11/09/25

Image: Pacific Bands Together [Image 6 of 9] (https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2048984/pacific-bands-together) by Cpl. Brittney Vella on DVIDS. Public Domain (https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2048984/pacific-bands-together). Image cropped.

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Tonga is a small island nation in the South Pacific Ocean known for its friendly people and natural beauty. It is made up of 171 islands, but only 45 of the ...

Entry last updated: 8/09/25

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