The French Revolution often referred to as the Revolution of 1789 took place in France between 1787 and 1799. It was in response to social and political ineq...
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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: 18/08/23![Image: Korean houseboy and New Zealand soldiers (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23211367) by [unknown] on Alexander Turnbull Library.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/3LSTUtibaKBPGf8hgnFoS/fb74df6176e44294eb47a4d3009cb59d/Korean_war.jpg)
Korean War
Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
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...
Entry last updated: 24/07/23
Rainbow Warrior bombing 1985
Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
On 10 July 1985, explosions on board the Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior sunk the ship in the Waitemata Harbour in Auckland. The ship had just taken part i...
Entry last updated: 28/06/23
New Zealand Wars
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: 1/06/23
Women's suffrage (New Zealand)
Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
On 19 September 1893 New Zealand became the first self-governing country to enfranchise women or give women the right to vote. Voting rights for women or wom...
Entry last updated: 17/03/23
Chemistry
Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
Everything is made of chemicals. There are natural chemicals, like those made by plants and animals, and there are also synthetic chemicals, those that peopl...
Entry last updated: 12/01/23
Canterbury earthquakes 2010-2011
Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
At 4:35 am on 4 September 2010, an earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter Scale shook Christchurch west, in the Canterbury region causing damage to houses a...
Entry last updated: 10/01/23
Philosophy
Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
Philosophy is a way of thinking about things like society, what it means to be human, and the nature of the universe. It is a very broad subject and can be a...
Entry last updated: 21/12/22
Psychology
Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
Psychology is the scientific study of the mind and behaviour of people and groups.
Entry last updated: 15/12/22![Image: The sailing ship Maori. Between 1850 and 1870 (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22856847) by [Unknown] from Alexander Turnbull Library.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/7aKdQQwtK9hnD7urFjmUJE/14f32c8100ece37bf601210585655380/Colonialism.jpg)
Colonialism
Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
The world has a long history of colonialism. Colonialism is when one country takes political control over the land and people of another country, usually thr...
Entry last updated: 16/09/22