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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: Canoe with sail at Festival of Sail 2011 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Canoe_with_sail_at_Festival_of_Sail_2011.jpg) by Michael R Perry on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

Pacific navigation

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Polynesian (Māori ancestors) and European voyagers journeyed to Aotearoa New Zealand for different reasons. They sailed by waka (canoes) and ships. They used...

Entry last updated: 27/05/26

Image: The Great Wall of China at Jinshanling-edit (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Great_Wall_of_China_at_Jinshanling-edit.jpg) by Severin.stalder on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 3.0 Unported (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

The history of Ancient China goes back over 4000 years. It is one of the oldest and longest living civilisations. We can still see some of this history in th...

Entry last updated: 27/05/26

Image: A Lewis Gun in action. New Zealand troops. March 1918 (http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205246201). Collection: Imperial War Museum.

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

World War One, also called the First World War, took place between 1914 and 1918. New Zealand fought as part of the Allies (the British Empire, Italy, France...

Entry last updated: 25/05/26

Image: Uluru at sunrise June 2016 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Uluru_at_sunrise_June_2016.jpg) by BradfullerOz on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en). Image Cropped.

History (Australia)

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Australia is a country in the Pacific region. It was first settled by Aboriginal people thousands of years ago, and then in the late 1700s it was used by Bri...

Entry last updated: 25/05/26

Image: Calendar (close-up, shallow depth of field).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Calendar_(close-up,_shallow_depth_of_field).jpg) by Dafne Cholet on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 2.0. Image cropped.

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Calendars are used to divide and measure time. They have small units (days, weeks) that build into larger units (months, years). Calendars usually track the ...

Entry last updated: 20/05/26

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)

People who have to leave their own country to find safety (refuge) somewhere else are refugees. Things like war, famine or climate change can result in peop...

Entry last updated: 20/05/26

Image: Dame Valerie Adams, of Auckland, DNZM, for services to athletics (https://gg.govt.nz/file/12308) by Government House on The Governor-General of New Zealand. Public domain (https://gg.govt.nz/copyright-and-licensing). Image cropped.

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

A role model is a person that you look up to, respect, and want to be like. You get to choose your own role models based on the kind of person you want to be...

Entry last updated: 20/05/26

Image: Parihaka (https://digitalnz.org/records/1852222/parihaka) by Josiah Martin on DigitalNZ.

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Parihaka is a Māori settlement in Taranaki. It was founded in the mid 1860s by Te Whiti-o-Rongomai and Tohu Kākahi. At this time land was being divided up an...

Entry last updated: 11/05/26

Image: Eurasian Stoat (Mustela erminea) (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/103603583) by strewick on iNaturalist. CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Image cropped.

Animal pests (New Zealand)

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

An animal is considered a pest if it causes damage to the environment, people or property. Pests are often introduced species (animals which have been brough...

Entry last updated: 11/05/26

Image: Ōtorohanga, Maniapoto Street (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%C5%8Ctorohanga,_Maniapoto_Street.jpg) by Ulrich Lange on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

Kiwiana (New Zealand)

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

The culture of New Zealand is unique. It includes bits of history from various sections of society that go to make up New Zealand. You can see it in items li...

Entry last updated: 22/04/26

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