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A colour photo showing two polar bears, one large and one small, standing on all fours in the snow.

Adaptation (junior)

Junior Primary (Years 1 - 4)

Adaptation helps people and animals survive. Polar bears have adapted to living in the snow by growing white fur to make them harder to see. Cactus plants h...

Colour photo of many Buzzy Bee toys on display — a popular Aotearoa NZ toy. It shows their red, yellow and black bodies, yellow wings and blue wheels.

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...

1945 black and white photo from WW2 of 2 No. 4 Squadran Venturas planes flying over Emirau in Papua New Guinea.

World War Two (battles and campaigns)

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

World War Two took place from 1939 to 1945. Almost every country in the world was involved. It was the deadliest war ever, leaving millions dead and wounded....

Black and white posed photo of Boer War veterans in uniform in front of a colonial style house in New Plymouth, New Zealand.

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

There were two Boer Wars, or Anglo-Boer Wars. The first Boer War of 1880-1881 has also been named the Transvaal Rebellion, as the Boers of the Transvaal revo...

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Image: Christchurch 1947 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/christchurch/2314225927/) by Canterbury Heritage on Flickr (modified from original).

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...

Entry last updated: 1/12/25

Image: New Zealand soldier stands over the grave of a fallen comrade (https://www.flickr.com/photos/nationallibrarynz_commons/21499695860/) by Henry Armytage from National Library NZ on The Commons on Flickr.

World War One (causes and impacts)

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

World War One was a major war fought between 1914 and 1918 which caused widespread destruction. More than 20 million people lost their lives. It has also bee...

Entry last updated: 1/12/25

Image: Brown and Black (https://unsplash.com/photos/WQ5HOvrDZ6Y) by USGS on Unsplash.

Volcanoes (junior)

Junior Primary (Years 1 - 4)

Around the world, volcanoes are formed by molten lava pushing through an opening in the earth's crust. In this article we'll look at websites and some books ...

Entry last updated: 1/12/25

Image: Careers blackboard (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Careers_blackboard.jpg) by GotCredit on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

A career is more than just a job or having work. Having a career means working in an industry or occupation for a long time and becoming successful in that p...

Entry last updated: 1/12/25

Image: M45 Pleiades Pbkwee (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:M45_Pleiades_Pbkwee.jpg) by pbkwee on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

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...

Entry last updated: 28/11/25

<p>Image: <a href="https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205193964">Royal Irish Rifles ration party Somme July 1916</a> Collection: Imperial War Museum. <a href="https://www.iwm.org.uk/corporate/policies/non-commercial-licence" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">IWM Non-Commercial Licence</a>. Image cropped.</p>

World War One (experiences of war)

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

World War One was an international conflict that took place from 1914 to 1918, and was also known as The Great War. It began in Europe and involved over thir...

Entry last updated: 24/11/25

Image: On the farm. (9662414798) (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:On_the_farm._(9662414798).jpg) by Bernard Spragg. NZ on Wikimedia Commons. CC0 1.0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

Farming (New Zealand)

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Farming has a long history in Aotearoa New Zealand, and is a major part of the economy. New Zealand farms produce meat, milk, fruit, vegetables, and crops. P...

Entry last updated: 21/11/25

Image: Water Cycle (8265046380) (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Water_Cycle_(8265046380).png) by Atmospheric Infrared Sounder on Wikimedia Commons.

Water cycle (junior)

Junior Primary (Years 1 - 4)

Almost three-quarters of the Earth's surface is water. Earth's water is always moving around the planet. As the sun heats the water in rivers and oceans, the...

Entry last updated: 6/11/25

Image: Tu Kaitote, the Pah of Te Whero Whero, on the Waikato, Taupiri Mountain in the distance (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:The_New_Zealanders_Illustrated#/media/File:TU_KAITOTE,_THE_PAH_OF_TE_WHERO_WHERO,_ON_THE_WAIKATO._TAUPIRI_MOUNTAIN_IN_THE_DISTANCE,_The_New_Zealanders_Illustrated,_1847.jpg) by George French Angas on Wikimedia Commons.

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Māori came to Aotearoa New Zealand more than 700 years ago, between 1250 and 1300 CE. They travelled by waka (canoes) from East Polynesia and landed at diffe...

Entry last updated: 6/11/25

Image: Māori Land Marchers crossing Auckland Harbour Bridge (https://digitalnz.org/records/36243451/maori-land-march-auckland-harbour-bridge) by Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga on DigitalNZ.

Māori Land March 1975

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

On 13 September 1975, around 5000 people marched from Te Hāpua in the North Island down to Parliament in Wellington. This Māori land march or hīkoi (march) l...

Entry last updated: 6/11/25

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