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...
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Native plants are plants that are indigenous to or originate from a specific country. New Zealand has a wide variety of native plants which are unique as the...
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Parihaka was a Māori settlement in Taranaki around the 1860’s when New Zealand was a British colony, and land was being divided up and given to European sett...
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He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga – The Declaration of Independence was signed on 28 October 1835 by 34 northern Māori chiefs. The document declared the in...
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Colonial power in the Pacific
This entry has collections and websites to help explore the history of New Zealand's presence and colonial power in the Pacific. It has examples of the rise ...
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Changing views on conflict
This entry recommends resources to find out how New Zealand's involvement and views of conflict have changed over time, and how wars are commemorated. It als...
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Local iwi
There are many iwi with ancestral relationships to Tāmaki Makaurau. This page lists iwi and websites which have information about their histories.
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Transforming te taiao
This entry will help you find information on the changes made to the environment by pre-European Māori, and their care and connections to te taiao (the natur...
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Te Tiriti o Waitangi
This entry recommends websites and collections to find information about He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni | The Declaration of Independence an...
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Urbanisation and being Māori
This entry will help you find information about Māori migration to cities, their challenges, and what this meant for their identity as Māori. You will also f...
Entry last updated: 14/05/24![Image: Wreck of the City of Perth and Benvenue, Timaru, 1882 (https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/310203) by [Unknown]. Collection: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 5-2553.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/1nls2jgcOeaRilBKYvzCBv/2a09238920e924d6db476f879ae2a92d/mini_magick20221212-1-f3pznz.jpg)
Events of South Canterbury
Lots of things have happened that have impacted life in South Canterbury. The following resources explore these events and can offer some different perspecti...
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Places of South Canterbury
Here are some sources you could look at if you'd like to find out about places of South Canterbury.
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People of South Canterbury
Here are some sources you could look at if you'd like to find out about individual people or groups of people from South Canterbury.
Entry last updated: 14/05/24![Image: Dairy farming in Northern Auckland, a Waikiekie homestead (https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/166381/rec/3) by [unknown]. Collection: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19010322-08-02.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/1cDKy1Jd1ta8IsQyeUwSwc/33b4ec4984100e13e49a72afec2e5922/photos_166381_extralarge.jpg)
Transforming environments
This entry explores changes made by settlers to Aotearoa's natural environment, their naming of places and features, and efforts to conserve and restore its ...
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