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Black and white photo from WW1 of a group of Aotearoa NZ soldiers in a field. One is pointing a machine gun and another is helping with ammunition while the others watch.

World War One (junior)

Junior Primary (Years 1 - 4)

World War One, also called the First World War, took place between 1914 and 1918. It is called a 'world war' because so many different countries were involve...

Colour photo of a statue of former Aotearoa NZ Prime Minister Richard Seddon on a high stone base. The statue is in Parliament Grounds.

Prime Ministers (New Zealand)

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

The Prime Minister is the political leader of the New Zealand government and the country. In this entry we will look at what the Prime Minister does. We'll ...

Colour photo of a bright orange sign with the word 'Voting' with an arrow below it pointing to where to vote.

Elections (New Zealand)

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

General elections (or parliamentary elections) are held every 3 years when New Zealanders get the opportunity to decide who will govern the country. Aotearoa...

1981 photo of anti-Springbok tour protestors in Wellington NZ. Some hold banners. One banner reads ‘Fight apartheid’ and ‘Stop the tour’.

Springbok Rugby Tour 1981

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

In 1981 the South African rugby team, the Springboks came to tour New Zealand. They had toured before, but the South African apartheid system was causing an ...

Latest Topics

Junior Primary (Years 1 - 4)

Stars are giant balls of hot gas that light up our night sky from very far away. They are mostly made up of the gases helium and hydrogen. There are so many...

Entry last updated: 25/07/25

Image: Scenic mix of beef and wind farming... (50081260031) (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scenic_mix_of_beef_and_wind_farming..._(50081260031).jpg) by Geoff McKay on Wikimedia Commons. CC by 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

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

Image: Darwin Finch (49214270717) (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Darwin_Finch_(49214270717).jpg) by kuhnmi on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

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

Image: JUPITER | PJ70 Jet N5 (https://www.missionjuno.swri.edu/junocam/processing?id=17516) by Jackie Branc. Collection: NASA / SwRI / MSSS © CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

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

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: Spring lamb, rural New Zealand (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spring_lamb,_rural_New_Zealand.jpg) by Tim Pokorny on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en). 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: 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. CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

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: Parapara River in flood 72 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Parapara_River_in_flood_72.jpg) by Schwede66 on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Climate change is a change in worldwide climate patterns, like the weather. It is a very important topic in current events because the world is seeing a very...

Entry last updated: 10/07/25

Image: Air New Zealand McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 ZK-NZP at London Heathrow Airport, July 1977 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Air_New_Zealand_DC-10-30_ZK-NZP_LHR_Jul_1977.png) by Eduard Marmet on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

Erebus disaster 1979

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

The Erebus disaster is considered New Zealand's worst air accident. On 28 November 1979, Air New Zealand flight TE901 crashed on the slopes of Mount Erebus d...

Entry last updated: 10/07/25

Image: STS115 Atlantis undock ISS edit2 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:STS115_Atlantis_undock_ISS_edit2.jpg) by NASA on Wikimedia Commons. Public Domain. Image cropped.

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Space, or outer space, is the area outside our planet Earth's atmosphere. People have always been interested in the stars in our night sky, asking - what is ...

Entry last updated: 10/07/25

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