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Diwali (festival of lights)
Diwali, known as the Hindu Festival of Lights, has been celebrated for more than 2,500 years. It falls in either October or November each year, depending on ...
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Arctic
The Arctic region is the area around the North Pole. It includes parts of Russia, Norway, Canada, the USA and other countries. The centre of the Arctic regio...
Entry last updated: 10/03/26![Image: Korean houseboy and New Zealand soldiers (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23211367) from [Department of Internal Affairs: War History Branch]. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library, Ref: PA1-f-115-2049. Image cropped.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/3LSTUtibaKBPGf8hgnFoS/fb74df6176e44294eb47a4d3009cb59d/Korean_war.jpg)
Korean War
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The Korean War was fought between North Korea (Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea) and South Korea (Republic of Korea). North Korea had the support of Chin...
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Māori culture & customs
Māori were the first people to settle in New Zealand. They were known to have their own unique tikanga (customs). However the coming of the European settlers...
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Refugees (worldwide)
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
People who have to leave their own country to find safety (refuge) somewhere else are refugees. Things like war, famine or climate change can result in peop...
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World War Two (New Zealand involvement)
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
On 5 September 1939, Prime Minister Joseph Savage announced that New Zealand had joined the conflict that would become World War Two. New Zealand was mainly ...
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Myths and legends
Every culture has its own collection of myths and legends. Legends are semi-true stories based on historical facts, events, and people, whereas myths are sto...
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Volcanoes (New Zealand)
A volcano is a vent (opening) in the earth's crust. These vents allow magma (molten rock) to erupt as lava, a mixture of liquid rocks, ash and poisonous gase...
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Local body elections
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...
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Charles Upham (1908–1994)
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Charles Upham was a New Zealand soldier who fought in World War II in Europe and North Africa. He received many awards for bravery, and was the only fighting...
Entry last updated: 11/09/25