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The Cook Islands is a country in the Pacific Ocean made up of 15 different islands. Rarotonga is the largest of the 15 islands. The capital Avarua is found o...
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The Commonwealth Games started in 1930 called the British Empire games. After a couple of name changes, they were called the Commonwealth Games in 1978.
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Springbok Rugby Tour 1981
Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
In 1981 the South African rugby team, the Springboks came to tour New Zealand. They had toured before, but the South African apartheid system was causing an ...
Entry last updated: 1/08/22
Cook Islands
The Cook Islands is a country in the Pacific Ocean made up of 15 different islands. Rarotonga is the largest of the 15 islands. The capital Avarua is found o...
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Space (junior)
Space, or outer space, is the area outside our planet Earth's atmosphere. Stars and planets exist in space. This entry has websites where you can find inform...
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Cold War (1947-1991)
Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
Following World War Two, the period from 1945 until the 1991 was known as the Cold War. This was an international struggle for power between communist nation...
Entry last updated: 1/08/22
Inventions (junior)
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: 1/08/22![Image: Ruins of the Napier Nurses Home after the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23112999?search%5Bpath%5D=photos&search%5Btext%5D=1%2F2-002952-F) by [unknown]. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Collection.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/5oUf5Q7nthxN1U9AkOUtHP/f770fef4e34d89eb2ce6f3047f36d9ea/mini_magick20220721-1-ku8kyc.jpg)
Hawke's Bay earthquake 1931
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
The Hawke's Bay Earthquake (also known as the Napier Earthquake) occurred on the morning of Tuesday 3 February 1931. The quake devastated the region, injured...
Entry last updated: 22/07/22
Cave Creek disaster 1995
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Cave Creek is in Paparoa National Park on the West Coast of the South Island. On 28 April 1995, disaster struck when the viewing platform suspended high abov...
Entry last updated: 22/07/22
Olympic Games
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...
Entry last updated: 15/07/22
Pacific Islands
The Pacific Islands are a group of islands spread across the South Pacific Ocean. The economy of these small nations is largely based on agriculture, fishing...
Entry last updated: 15/07/22
Te reo Māori (Māori language)
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Te reo Māori is the native language of Aotearoa New Zealand. It is very important to Māori culture and identity, and forms a part of New Zealand's culture an...
Entry last updated: 15/07/22