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Image: Pearse aeroplane replica, South Canterbury Museum-2 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pearse_aeroplane_replica,_South_Canterbury_Museum-2.jpg) by Karora on Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. Image cropped.

Inventors and inventions (New Zealand)

People who create original things from scratch or add something new to an existing creation are known as inventors. Jetboats, electric fences and disposable ...

Entry last updated: 14/04/26

Image: Cook's Landing At The Mouth Of The Turanganui River (https://collection.tairawhitimuseum.org.nz/objects/4073/cooks-landing-at-the-mouth-of-the-turanganui-river) by F F C Huddleston. Collection: Tairāwhiti Museum. Ref: 1955.1134. Image use (https://tairawhitimuseum.org.nz/collections/image-use/). Image cropped.

Events of the East Coast

Regional Resources

Māori lived on the East Coast for a long time before the arrival of European settlers, traders, whalers, and missionaries. The region is well known for the a...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: The Warrior chieftains of New Zealand (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HekeKawiti1846.jpg) by Joseph Jenner Merrett on Wikimedia Commons. Image cropped.

Hōne Heke (?–1850)

Hōne Heke (Hōne Wiremu Heke Pōkai) was a Māori leader from the Ngāpuhi iwi, born in the early 1800s in the far north of New Zealand Aotearoa. He was known fo...

Entry last updated: 11/09/25

Image: George Vince's Cross (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_Vince%27s_Cross.jpg), by Sergey Tarasenko on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

Christianity

Christianity is the biggest religion in the world. It is based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, or Jesus Christ. People who follow the religio...

Entry last updated: 5/12/24

Image: Margaret Mahy and her winning book (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tantrum_2011518_354.jpg) by Mark Tantrum on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Authors (New Zealand)

There are many successful New Zealand authors who have written books for children, young adults and adults. In this entry, we will show you where to find inf...

Entry last updated: 11/09/25

Image: View in Queen Charlotte's Sound, New Zealand (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22664325) by John Webber. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library. Ref: B-098-015. Image cropped.

People of Marlborough

Regional Resources

Here are some sources you could look at if you'd like to find out about individual people or groups of people from Marlborough.

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Many events have shaped Lower Hutt into what it is today. This page will give some examples and recommend resources that you might find useful to explore the...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Here are some sources you could look at if you'd like to find out about individual people or groups of people relating to Selwyn.

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: Māori Land Marchers crossing Auckland Harbour Bridge (https://digitalnz.org/records/36243451/maori-land-march-auckland-harbour-bridge) from Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga on DigitalNZ. CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/). Image cropped.

Māori Land March 1975

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: 14/04/26