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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Vikings
Around the 9th century AD, Vikings traveled from Scandinavia to raid towns and settlements around Europe and the British Isles. These seafaring warriors from...
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Sir Edmund Hillary (1919 - 2008)
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Sir Edmund Hillary was a famous New Zealander who achieved many different things in his life. He is most well-known for climbing Mount Everest, the tallest m...
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Jean Batten (1909 - 1982)
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Jean Batten was an early New Zealand aviator. Gaining her pilot licence in 1930, she went on to break multiple records for fastest solo flights. She was famo...
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Philosophy
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Philosophy is a way of thinking about things like society, what it means to be human, and the nature of the universe. It is a very broad subject and can be ...
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Writing
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Writing is another way of communicating. Written communication can be in many different formats such as essays, reports, speeches, stories and more. The webs...
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Psychology
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Psychology is the scientific study of the mind and behaviour of people and groups.
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Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022)
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Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022) was the Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms including New Zealand. She became queen in 1952 at the age o...
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Nelson Mandela (1918-2013)
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born on 18 July 1918, into the Madiba clan in the village of Mvezo, in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. He is best known for ...
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Role models
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...
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Leadership
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Leadership is about working with other people so that you can achieve a goal. Different groups need different types of leaders. You might be a leader yourse...
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