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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: Sanzio 01 cropped (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sanzio_01_cropped.png) by Raffaello Sanzio on Wikimedia Commons.

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

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 a...

Entry last updated: 25/06/25

Image: Brees, Samuel Charles, 1810-1865 :Thom's whaling station, Porerua. [Between 1842 and 1845] Engraved by Henry Melville; drawn by S C Brees [London, 1847] (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23222459) by Samuel Charles Brees. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library, Ref: PUBL-0020-05-3.

Sealing & whaling (New Zealand)

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Sealers and whalers from around the world started arriving in Aotearoa in the late 1700s. Māori probably didn't hunt whales before the arrival of whalers, bu...

Entry last updated: 25/06/25

Image: Library staff member with lots of books to return (https://digitalnz.org/records/32373486/library-staff-member-with-lots-of-books-to-return) by Aotearoa People's Network Kaharoa on DigitalNZ.

Jobs in the community

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

There are many jobs done by people in our communities that help us stay healthy and keep our neighbourhoods running well. These jobs include careers in healt...

Entry last updated: 25/06/25

Image: Rohingya Refugees Camp in 2019.97 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rohingya_Refugees_Camp_in_2019.97.jpg) [cropped] by CAPTAIN RAJU on Wikimedia Commons.

Refugees (junior)

Junior Primary (Years 1 - 4)

Refugees are people who have to leave their home country. They escape war, persecution (bad treatment), or natural disasters.

Entry last updated: 7/04/25

Image: Artificial Intelligence & AI & Machine Learning - 30212411048.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Artificial_Intelligence_%26_AI_%26_Machine_Learning_-_30212411048.jpg) by https://www.vpnsrus.com/ (https://www.vpnsrus.com/) on Wikimedia Commons.

Artificial intelligence (AI)

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Artificial Intelligence or AI is an area of computer science that concerns machines making intelligent responses and thinking and reacting like humans.

Entry last updated: 4/02/25

Image: Toropuku inexpectatus 284380593 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Toropuku_inexpectatus_284380593.jpg) by Carey-Knox-Southern-Scales on Wikimedia Commons.

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Adaptation is an evolutionary process where a plant or an animal becomes suited to living in a particular habitat. These are changes that take place over man...

Entry last updated: 16/01/25

Image: Hinrichtung Ludwig des XVI (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hinrichtung_Ludwig_des_XVI.png) by Georg Heinrich Sieveking on Wikimedia Commons.

French Revolution 1789

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

The French Revolution often referred to as the Revolution of 1789 took place in France between 1787 and 1799. It was in response to social and political ineq...

Entry last updated: 16/01/25

Image: Panorama of Malbork Castle, part 4 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Panorama_of_Malbork_Castle,_part_4.jpg) by DerHexer on Wikimedia Commons.

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

European history between about 500 and 1500 AD is known as the Middle Ages or Medieval period. People think of the Middle Ages as a time of knights and castl...

Entry last updated: 16/01/25

Image: Children's number blocks being used for learning to count - 51069936953 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Children%27s_number_blocks_being_used_for_learning_to_count_-_51069936953.jpg) by perpetual.fostering on Wikimedia Commons.

Mathematics (junior)

Junior Primary (Years 1 - 4)

Maths (short for mathematics) is all about numbers, patterns and shapes, and how you can learn to use them to solve math problems in everyday life.

Entry last updated: 15/01/25

Image: Basalt organ pipes on Mt Cargill, Dunedin, New Zealand (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Basalt_organ_pipes_on_Mt_Cargill,_Dunedin,_New_Zealand.jpg) by Sarahlibrarina on Wikimedia Commons.

Rocks & minerals

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

The Earth is made up of all different kinds of rocks and minerals, which are all part of the rock cycle. Have a look at this entry to find out more about the...

Entry last updated: 15/01/25

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