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Black and white photo from WW1 of a group of Aotearoa NZ soldiers in a field. One is pointing a machine gun and another is helping with ammunition while the others watch.

World War One (junior)

Junior Primary (Years 1 - 4)

World War One, also called the First World War, took place between 1914 and 1918. It is called a 'world war' because so many different countries were involve...

Colour photo of native trees and plants in a bush in Aotearoa NZ.

Native plants (New Zealand)

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Native plants are plants that are indigenous to or originate from a specific country. New Zealand has a wide variety of native plants which are unique as the...

Black and white photo of Parihaka showing the whare (houses) and Taranaki Maunga (Mount Egmont) in the background.

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Parihaka was a Māori settlement in Taranaki around the 1860’s when New Zealand was a British colony, and land was being divided up and given to European sett...

Colour photo of an exhibit showing copies of 3 sheets of He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni (the Declaration of Independence of the United Tribes of New Zealand). It shows signatures on 2 of the sheets.

Declaration of Independence (New Zealand)

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...

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Image: Giant Planets -2 (4089198369) (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Giant_Planets_-2_(4089198369).jpg) by Lunar and Planetary Institute from Houston, TX, USA on Wikimedia Commons.

Planets (junior)

Junior Primary (Years 1 - 4)

Planets are round objects that move in circles around stars. There are 8 planets in our solar system (including Earth), and 5 dwarf planets. These planets mo...

Entry last updated: 28/06/23

Image: Little-spotted kiwi (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Little-spotted_kiwi_(Apteryx_owenii).jpg) by Kimberley Collins on Wikimedia Commons.

Animals (New Zealand)

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

New Zealand Aotearoa has many different kinds of animals. They include native animals that are indigenous to New Zealand, animals that can only be found in N...

Entry last updated: 21/06/23

Image: Kororāreka (Russell) 1844 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/35759981@N08/17386510391/in/pool-teara/) from Archives NZ on Flickr.

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

Image: NZ310315 Kaiteriteri 01 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NZ310315_Kaiteriteri_01.jpg) by Oren Rozen on Wikimedia Commons.

Holidays (New Zealand)

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

In New Zealand we have a number of different holidays throughout the year as well as school holidays. Some holidays are for particular regions (provincial ho...

Entry last updated: 5/05/23

Image: Easter ornament (https://pixabay.com/photos/easter-ornament-background-3144063/) by Zauberei on Pixabay.

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Eating hot cross buns or going on an Easter egg hunt are two ways we celebrate Easter in New Zealand Aotearoa. In this article we'll look at the meaning of E...

Entry last updated: 18/04/23

Image: Rom Colosseum (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:00000_-_Rome_-_Colosseum_(3505798859).jpg) by xiquinhosilva on Wikimedia Commons.

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

The era of ancient Rome lasted from 753 BC to 476 AD. Founded by king Romulus, Rome grew into a rich and powerful city. By 117 AD the Roman Empire included I...

Entry last updated: 11/04/23

Image: New Zealand rain forest (https://www.flickr.com/photos/29585346@N07/44302576434/) by Stefan Karpiniec on Flickr.

Forests (New Zealand)

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Aotearoa New Zealand's forest ecosystem supports native and introduced trees, shrubs, animals, and birds. Forests might have covered 80% of the land, but thi...

Entry last updated: 6/04/23

Image: Weta-1989 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Weta-1989.jpg) by Melodi2 on Wikimedia Commons.

Creepy-crawlies (New Zealand)

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Aotearoa New Zealand is full of creepy crawlies, from the bush to the backyard. These include spiders, insects and other invertebrates (animals that don't ha...

Entry last updated: 28/03/23

Image: Recycling station, Little River, New Zealand 02 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Recycling_station,_Little_River,_New_Zealand_02.jpg) by Michal Klajban on Wikimedia Commons.

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

To recycle means to treat or process waste material (eg rubbish) so that it can be used again (reused). Recycling is important because it helps reduce pollut...

Entry last updated: 8/03/23

Image: State Highway 80 leading towards Mount Cook in the Southern Alps of New Zealand (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Road_to_mount_cook_new_zealand.jpg) by B Muirhead on Wikimedia Commons.

Mountains (New Zealand)

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Aotearoa New Zealand is a mountainous country made up of the North and South Islands, with 60% of the South Island being covered in mountains. These mountain...

Entry last updated: 1/03/23