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Colour image of the whetu (stars) of Matariki (also known as the Pleiades) shining brightly in the night sky.

Matariki (junior)

Junior Primary (Years 1 - 4)

Matariki is the Māori name for the star cluster also known as the Pleiades or Seven Sisters. The Matariki cluster can be seen in the sky near the end of June...

Colour photo 3 african elephants walking around a watering hole in Addo Elephant National Park (South Africa).

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

The world of animals has been divided into different groups or classifications based on their characteristics. While some species of animals have been domest...

Colour photo overlooking the Aotearoa NZ parliament buildings in Wellington (including Parliament House, the Beehive and Bowen House).

Government (New Zealand)

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...

A laptop sitting open on a table, showing a range of numbers, graphs and charts.

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

Statistics is how we explore and use patterns and relationships in data to help explain the world around us. This involves collecting, analysing, and interpr...

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Image: Siouxsie Wiles and Rangi Mātāmua 2823 s (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Siouxsie_Wiles_and_Rangi_M%C4%81t%C4%81mua_2823_s.jpg) by Te Apārangi Royal Society on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

Scientists (New Zealand)

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

New Zealand has many great scientists that work in a lot of different areas of science. Their research and discoveries have a big impact on our world. In thi...

Entry last updated: 10/07/25

Image: Music lesson - classical guitar, music sheet, and PortaTone (2013-10-27 by Márcio Binow da Silva) (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Piano,_music,_B%C3%B6sendorfer-brand_Fortepan_27399.jpg) from Márcio Binow da Silva on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Music is the pattern of sounds produced by people singing or playing musical instruments. It is also the art of creating or performing music. Written music u...

Entry last updated: 10/07/25

Image: Internacional Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (51359864338) (https://pixabay.com/en/modified-tomato-genetically-food-1744952/) by Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovações from Brasília - DF, Brasil on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

Genetic modification

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

Genetic modification (GM) is when the genome of an organism (like a plant or an animal) is changed when new genetic material is added. This could be a gene t...

Entry last updated: 25/11/24

Image: Soldiers moving through ruins on the Cassino battlefront, Italy (https://pixabay.com/en/bomber-war-aircraft-airplane-world-429985/) by George Frederick Kaye. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library. Ref: DA-05507-F. Image cropped.

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

World War Two (World War II, WWII, or WW2) was a global war which resulted in the death of 50 to 85 million people. It became the deadliest and most widespre...

Entry last updated: 10/07/25

Image: Calendar (close-up, shallow depth of field).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Calendar_(close-up,_shallow_depth_of_field).jpg) by Dafne Cholet on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 2.0. Image cropped.

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Calendars are used to divide and measure time. They have small units (days, weeks) that build into larger units (months, years). Calendars usually track the ...

Entry last updated: 20/05/26

Image: Fair trade bananen (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fair_trade_bananen.jpg) by Onderwijsgek on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Fair trade is an international movement that aims to reduce poverty by working for better trading conditions between developing countries and the developed w...

Entry last updated: 11/11/24

Image: Taka Village Kastom Welcome Vanuatu (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Taka_Village_Kastom_Welcome_Vanuatu.jpg) by Sarah Macmillan on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Vanuatu is a country that is made up of over 80 islands in the South Pacific. The capital city is Port Vila on Éfaté island. Other populated islands are Espí...

Entry last updated: 14/04/26

Image: Nelson Mandela, 2000 (2) (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nelson_Mandela,_2000_(2).jpg) by Library of the London School of Economics and Political Science on Wikimedia Commons. No known copyright. Image cropped.

Nelson Mandela (1918–2013)

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born on 18 July 1918, into the Madiba clan in the village of Mvezo, in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. He is best known for h...

Entry last updated: 11/09/25

Image: Eurasian Stoat (Mustela erminea) (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/103603583) by strewick on iNaturalist. CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Image cropped.

Animal pests (New Zealand)

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

An animal is considered a pest if it causes damage to the environment, people or property. Pests are often introduced species (animals which have been brough...

Entry last updated: 11/05/26

Image: Massey and Ward inspecting Pioneer Maori Battalion Soldiers (https://digitalnz.org/records/35077492/massey-and-ward-inspecting-pioneer-maori-battalion-soldiers) by 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 Battalion

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Although there was a Māori contingent in the First World War, the 28th Māori Battalion was only established in October 1939. Part of the 2nd New Zealand Expe...

Entry last updated: 6/07/26

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