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Colour photo of four people in uniform holding up flags during an Anzac dawn service. There is a collection of large paper poppies next to them and a monument in the background.

Junior Primary (Years 1 - 4)

ANZACs is the word for New Zealand and Australian soldiers who were involved in World War One.

3D model showing different parts of the human brain.

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

The human body is made up of many different parts, all of which have a special function or job. When several parts work together they are called body systems...

Colour photo of 5 wind turbines on a wind farm in Schleswig- Holstein, Germany.

Renewable energy

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Renewable energy comes from natural sources like the sun, wind, water and natural gas. Non renewable energy comes from fossil fuels like oil, gas and coal. R...

Colour photo from the Berlin Wall Memorial in Germany. It shows a remaining section of the wall and a display explaining the history in German and English.

Cold War (1947–1991)

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

Following World War Two, the period from 1945 until the 1991 was known as the Cold War. This was an international struggle for power between communist nation...

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Image: Bruce McCandless II during EVA in 1984 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bruce_McCandless_II_during_EVA_in_1984.jpg) by NASA on Wikimedia Commons.

Space exploration

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Humans have been fascinated with the stars for thousands of years, but were unable to visit space until the 20th century. Space exploration began in 1957 whe...

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

Image: Displaced people try to return to northern Gaza Strip (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Displaced_people_try_to_return_to_northern_Gaza_Strip.jpg) by Ashraf Amra on Wikimedia Commons. CC by 3.0 IGO (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/igo/deed.en). Image cropped.

Refugees (worldwide)

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

When people are unsafe in their home country and leave to find safety (or refuge) in another country they are known as refugees. Refugees have been escaping ...

Entry last updated: 14/07/25

Image: Wadi Rum Desert, Jordan, Arid Dry Climate (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wadi_Rum_Desert,_Jordan,_Arid_Dry_Climate.jpg) by Vyacheslav Argenberg on Wikimedia Commons.

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Global warming is the long term rising of the Earth's temperature, caused by the greenhouse effect. The terms 'global warming' and climate change are often u...

Entry last updated: 11/07/25

Image: Spring lamb, rural New Zealand (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spring_lamb,_rural_New_Zealand.jpg) by Tim Pokorny on Wikimedia Commons. Image cropped.

Seasons (junior)

Junior Primary (Years 1 - 4)

Years are split into seasons. In many places, such as New Zealand, there are four seasons. They are spring, summer, autumn (or fall), and winter. In tropical...

Entry last updated: 11/07/25

Image: The Fowler Traction Engine (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Fowler_Traction_Engine_(11167558985).jpg) by Bernard Sprag. NZ on Wikimedia Commons.

Inventors and inventions

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

People who discover new methods of doing things or technology which improve our lifestyle are called inventors. The new technologies which they develop are i...

Entry last updated: 10/07/25

Image: Strongman Mine Disaster memorial MRD 02 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Strongman_Mine_Disaster_memorial_MRD_02.jpg) by Mike Dickison on Wikimedia Commons.

Disasters (New Zealand)

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

This entry focuses on New Zealand disasters like shipwrecks, mining disasters and transport disasters. These disasters are often referred to as accidents and...

Entry last updated: 10/07/25

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.

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...

Entry last updated: 10/07/25

Image: Wahine sinking in Wellington Harbour (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22327912) by Dominion post. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library (modified from original).

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 peop...

Entry last updated: 10/07/25

Image: Manchmal könnte ich schmelzen (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rentmam1/26625110286/) by DORIS META F on Flickr.

Junior Primary (Years 1 - 4)

Pets are animals that people keep for company and enjoyment. There are many different types of pet animals, and it's important to know how to care for them.

Entry last updated: 10/07/25

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