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Colour photo of a girl resting on a rainbow coloured paddle board in a swimming pool.

Junior Primary (Years 1 - 4)

Lots of us love swimming and being in the water. Water safety is about knowing and following rules that will keep us safe when we are in and around water. Wa...

Colour photo of a sign in a field in Aotearoa New Zealand with the words 'A kiwi Christmas'. The sign is decorated with kiwis and a dog wearing Santa hats.

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...

Colour photo of a white NBC News van in St James's Park, London. You can see the Victoria Memorial in the background.

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, ...

Colour photo of food on a table including a salmon in the centre surrounded by a variety of vegetables, beans, grains, and bread.

Food and nutrition

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

To meet our daily nutritional needs we all need to have a balanced diet. Having a balanced diet means choosing a variety of healthy food options during the d...

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Image: World War II side of memorial gates Awa-Iti Domain, Little River (https://digitalnz.org/records/33050865/world-war-ii-side-of-memorial-gates-awa-iti-domain-little-river) by SueC and ColyerS. Collection: Kete Christchurch on DigitalNZ.

World War Two (New Zealand involvement)

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

On 5 September 1941, Prime Minister Joseph Savage announced that New Zealand would be joining World War Two. Even thought New Zealand was in the war to suppo...

Entry last updated: 17/09/24

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.

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: 17/09/24

Image: Aulsebrook's parade to celebrate the end of the First World War (http://ketechristchurch.peoplesnetworknz.info/site/images/show/33064-aulsebrooks-parade-to-celebrate-the-end-of-the-first-world-war#.XovEm4gzbIV), by Teresa Connor on Kete Christchurch.

World War One (New Zealand involvement)

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

World War One, also called the First World War or the Great War, took place between 1914 and 1918. New Zealand was part of the British Empire then, so we jo...

Entry last updated: 17/09/24

Image: Kate Wilson Sheppard (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22651169?search%5Bil%5D%5Bcategory%5D=Images&search%5Bpath%5D=items&search%5Btext%5D=kate+sheppard) by W Sidney Smith. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library [cropped from original]

Kate Sheppard (1847-1934)

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Kate Sheppard was born in England on 10 March 1847. She and her family moved to New Zealand in the late 1860s. Kate was a founding member of the Women's Chri...

Entry last updated: 17/09/24

Image: Statue of Ernest Rutherford by sculptor Paul Walshe, at the Rutherford memorial, Brightwater. Photograph by Louise Gribbon. Used with permission.

Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937)

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Ernest Rutherford was born in Nelson, New Zealand in 1871. A great scientist, he was awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1908, the Order of Merit in 1925, ...

Entry last updated: 17/09/24

Image: Auckland CBD aerial 2016 (https://unsplash.com/photos/E7RLgUjjazc) by [unknown] on Wikimedia Commons.

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

Business generally refers to organisations that seek profits by providing goods or services in exchange for money. Businesses are an important part of New Ze...

Entry last updated: 17/09/24

Image: Mau parade - June 1929 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mau_Parade_-_June_1929.jpg) by [unknown] on Wikimedia Commons.

Pacific history

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

The geographic region of the Pacific Islands includes Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. It is believed that thousands of years ago people came to this reg...

Entry last updated: 17/09/24

Image: After the harvest, (52571451732) (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:After_the_harvest,_(52571451732).jpg) by Bernard Spragg. NZ on Wikimedia Commons.

Agriculture & horticulture

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

Agriculture is the science of farming, which includes the best ways to grow crops and raise animals. Horticulture is a type of agriculture that is specifical...

Entry last updated: 17/09/24

Image: Toropuku inexpectatus 284380593 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Toropuku_inexpectatus_284380593.jpg) by Carey-Knox-Southern-Scales on Wikimedia Commons.

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Adaptation is an evolutionary process where a plant or an animal becomes suited to living in a particular habitat. These are changes that take place over man...

Entry last updated: 12/09/24

Image: The Olympic Rings in Tokyo 02 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Olympic_Rings_in_Tokyo_02.jpg) by RuinDig/Yuki Uchida on Wikimedia Commons.

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

The Olympic Games are one of the biggest sporting events in the world. Athletes from hundreds of countries meet to compete for gold, silver, and bronze medal...

Entry last updated: 9/09/24