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Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Climate change is a change in worldwide climate patterns, like the weather. It is a very important topic in current events because the world is seeing a very...
Entry last updated: 10/07/25
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: 14/04/26
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
The Great Depression lasted from 1929 until the mid-1930s. It started with the Wall Street Crash (also known as the Stock Market Crash), and led to people al...
Entry last updated: 14/04/26
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
World War One, also called the First World War, took place between 1914 and 1918. New Zealand fought as part of the Allies (the British Empire, France, Russi...
Entry last updated: 5/02/26
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
The explosion at Pike River Mine on 19 November 2010 killed 29 men. This was a major disaster for New Zealand in recent times. Two years later, the Royal Com...
Entry last updated: 9/02/26
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Queen Elizabeth II (1926–2022) was the Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms including New Zealand. She became queen in 1952 at the age o...
Entry last updated: 11/09/25
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
Many things have happened that have had an impact on Otago. The following resources explore these events and can offer some different perspectives.
Entry last updated: 14/05/24
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
New Zealand has a democratic system of government, with elections taking place every three years. The head of government is the Prime Minister. The system of...
Entry last updated: 14/04/26
Inventions are anything new a person has made. People who invent things are called inventors. Inventions make it easier for people to do things. Everything w...
Entry last updated: 10/07/25