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Hōne Heke (? - 1850)
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Hōne Heke (Hōne Wiremu Heke Pōkai) was a Māori leader from the Ngāpuhi iwi, born in the early 1800s in the far north of New Zealand Aotearoa. He was known fo...
Entry last updated: 17/01/25![Image: Apirana Turupa Ngata, circa 1905 (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22761145) by [unknown]. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library (http://natlib.govt.nz/).](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/6etR7QJjhvtcA4MWap06PB/9717f12ae9a48f11b66ff585f79c0161/mini_magick20220407-1-4mzyyo.jpg)
Sir Apirana Ngata (1874-1950)
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Sir Apirana Ngata (1874-1950) was a Ngati Porou leader, lawyer and politician. He is famous for his work in Māori land development and reform, and for his su...
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Ballantynes fire 1947
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Ballantynes is a well-known department store in Christchurch. On 18 November 1947 a fire broke out in the store and many workers were trapped inside. 41 peop...
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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...
Entry last updated: 17/01/25![Image: Vietnam War (https://digitalnz.org/records/37782219/vietnam-war) by [Unknown] on DigitalNZ. Archives New Zealand reference: ABFK 22686 W4312 Box 17 / [4].](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/5mi1NvalBdS6CiFqX0Fzn5/36cb33f38256e6ecbcf32777a5bcc036/vietnam_war.jpg)
Vietnam War
Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, was fought between the United States of America (USA) and the Communist forces in Vietnam. The war b...
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Islands (New Zealand)
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Aotearoa New Zealand is mainly known for the North Island and South Island, but it is a nation surrounded by many islands. Some have interesting histories of...
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Dame Whina Cooper (1895-1994)
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Dame Whina Cooper, of Te Rarawa descent, was born in 1895 in northern Hokianga. She is best known for leading the famous 1975 land march (also called a hīkoi...
Entry last updated: 17/01/25![Image: Five World War Two nurses, including Jean Bond (https://digitalnz.org/records/33840122/five-world-war-two-nurses-including-jean-bond-photograph) by [unknown]. Collection: Picture Wairarapa. On DigitalNZ.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/33gS0hEFZQloeYaNn6SWlq/384c04e0e646e01f75a10520152e8cb0/WW2_Many_Answers.png)
World War Two (primary sources)
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Primary sources are things like letters, diaries, photos, poems and other documents and objects created during the war or soon after by people who were invol...
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World War Two
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World War Two (World War II, WWII, or WW2) was a global war which resulted in the death of 50 to 85 million people. It became the deadliest and most widespre...
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Conscientious objectors
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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...
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