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Black and white painting of a Māori rangatira (chief) signing Te Tiriti o Waitangi | The Treaty of Waitangi in front of the Aotearoa NZ Governor. They are joined by a Māori and Pākeha group. A tent is in the background.

Treaty of Waitangi (junior)

Junior Primary (Years 1 - 4)

Te Tiriti o Waitangi | The Treaty of Waitangi was a treaty signed by British leaders and Māori chiefs. It was signed on 6 February 1840 at Waitangi.

Colour map showing the Tasman Sea between New Zealand and Australia.

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Seas can be partly enclosed by land or completely enclosed by land. Some seas are part of an ocean like the Tasman Sea in the Pacific Ocean. Some seas are ca...

Colour photo of the 5 interlocked Olympic rings in front of the Japan Olympic Museum, Tokyo.

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...

Photo of mycena clarkeana (pink helmet fungus), a small gilled mushroom. It is growing in a cluster of 5 on dead wood.

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

Biology is the natural science that involves the study of life and living organisms from one-celled creatures to the most complex living organism of all - th...

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Image: Kapa Haka (https://www.flickr.com/photos/42371658@N00/6826684977/) by Tony on Flickr.

Te reo Māori (Māori language)

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Te reo Māori is the native language of Aotearoa New Zealand. It is very important to Māori culture and identity, and forms a part of New Zealand's culture an...

Entry last updated: 6/10/25

Image: 169-Election-1 (https://www.newsline.ccc.govt.nz/news/story/candidates-confirmed-for-local-body-elections) by [unknown] on Newsline. Copyright: Christchurch City Council.

Local body elections

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Local body elections are held every 3 years on the second Saturday in October. This is when people in New Zealand get to choose people for their local counci...

Entry last updated: 6/10/25

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: 6/10/25

Image: Declaration of Independence of New Zealand / He Wakeputanga [sic] o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tirene (https://www.flickr.com/photos/sheilaellen/8692035456) by Sheila Thompson on Flickr.

Declaration of Independence (New Zealand)

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

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...

Entry last updated: 2/10/25

Image: Kororāreka (Russell) 1844 (https://digitalnz.org/records/35774631/kororareka-russell-1844) from Archives NZ on DigitalNZ. CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/). Image cropped.

New Zealand Wars

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

The New Zealand Wars (ngā pakanga o Aotearoa) were a series of battles and smaller conflicts that took place between the 1840s and the 1870s mainly in the No...

Entry last updated: 2/10/25

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: 30/09/25

Image: Recycling station, Little River, New Zealand 02 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Recycling_station,_Little_River,_New_Zealand_02.jpg) by Michal Klajban on Wikimedia Commons.

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

To recycle means to treat or process waste material (eg rubbish) so that it can be used again (reused). Recycling is important because it helps reduce pollut...

Entry last updated: 25/09/25

Image: Whina Cooper addressing Maori Land March at Hamilton (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22700614) by Christian Heinegg. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library. Ref: 35mm-87529-13-F.

Dame Whina Cooper (1895–1994)

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Dame Whina Cooper, of Te Rarawa descent, was born in 1895 in northern Hokianga. She is best known for leading the famous 1975 land march (also called a hīkoi...

Entry last updated: 25/09/25

Image: [photo (https://unsplash.com/photos/RkIsyD_AVvc)] by Pawel Czerwiński on Unsplash.

Recycling (junior)

Junior Primary (Years 1 - 4)

Recycling is a series of steps where waste materials (rubbish) that are still useful can be sorted, processed and used again to make new things. Recycling ca...

Entry last updated: 25/09/25

Image: Straws Tube Plastic (https://pixabay.com/photos/straws-tube-plastic-colorful-color-8001/) by Hans Braxmeier on Pixabay

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Plastic is a material made by people which can be formed into almost any shape. It is strong, long-lasting and light. There are about 50 different types of p...

Entry last updated: 25/09/25

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