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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: Weather pics (https://www.flickr.com/photos/mhayesirl/25765251876/in/photolist-FfMDJC-dH5vnQ-6KzgUL-okRLdt-T6kYwg-RE1QhG-icCGDK-8D1V1R-icJ8Yo-jgxghJ-UHgDAG-hzvrTK-77ja5j-6AJ2fp-k46Fhc-SNvPp7-RPuexp-fvtX68-acRqeM-8nB1m7-ppcFZi-Fi6oNg-7yEewx-RE1m7d-SS6Dfn-Waehr8-TxSLv1-oe35Va-Y6aBfq-8m9rSU-TKy2Y3-pQmUMi-saqPyz-9G3Z2e-q6ZCH9-YeEm6L-pqzz68-dH5fFL-GRizYV-657itR-c9NQvb-7q1Bo9-SZQsvd-dH5zw5-vWV9Nc-6K8wwG-dH5qqw-icUNPF-7muxxJ-pchGth) by MhayesLITT on Flickr.

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Weather describes the condition of the air at a particular time and place. It is made up of different things such as wind direction, wind force, precipitatio...

Entry last updated: 1/03/23

Te Whanganui-A-Hei Marine Reserve, New Zealand (https://unsplash.com/photos/aTkz8n6ASBQ?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText) by David Sutton on Unsplash.

Caves (New Zealand)

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

New Zealand is known for its limestone or karst caves and cave systems. Many are known for their formations and glow-worms. This entry will give you informat...

Entry last updated: 1/03/23

Image: The Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi (https://www.flickr.com/photos/archivesnz/40996124650) by Ōriwa Haddon from Archives New Zealand on Flickr.

Treaty of Waitangi (junior)

Junior Primary (Years 1 - 4)

Te Tiriti o Waitangi | The Treaty of Waitangi was a treaty signed by British leaders and Māori chiefs. It was signed on 6 February 1840 at Waitangi.

Entry last updated: 1/03/23

Image: Slave shackles (https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_601251) by [unknown]. Collection: National Museum of American History Smithsonian Institution.

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

A slave is a person who is owned by others and forced to work hard for little or no money. Slavery has taken place throughout history with the ancient Romans...

Entry last updated: 28/02/23

Image: + 1987 wurde die Akropolis Athens Teil des UNESCO-Welterbes. 22. (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%2B_1987_wurde_die_Akropolis_Athens_Teil_des_UNESCO-Welterbes._22.jpg) by Holger Uwe Schmitt on Wikimedia Commons.

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Ancient Greece was one of the most advanced Civilisations of the ancient world. It was made up of city-states which were regions of Greece protected by a mai...

Entry last updated: 27/02/23

Image: Photo of Dog Statue (https://www.pexels.com/photo/photo-of-dog-statue-2846034/) by Magda Ehlers on Pexels.

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

The history of Ancient China goes back over 4000 years. It is one of the oldest and longest living civilisations. Some of this history is still alive in the ...

Entry last updated: 14/02/23

Image: The Aztec Calendar Representation (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Aztec_Calendar_Representation.jpg) by Alexisromeromar on Wikimedia Commons.

Aztec civilisation

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

The Aztecs lived in the 13th to 16th century in Mexico. Their capital was Tenochtitlán. They worshipped many gods, were skilled in arts and crafts and perfor...

Entry last updated: 13/02/23

Image: [no title (https://stocksnap.io/photo/JRVIMXKSYX)] by NASA on Stocksnap.io

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

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 m...

Entry last updated: 3/02/23

Image: The Moon (https://images.nasa.gov/details/GSFC_20171208_Archive_e001982) by NASA Goddard on NASA Image and Video Library.

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

People have been interested in the Moon since ancient times. One of the reasons for this is that it is the most visible body in the sky, apart from the Sun. ...

Entry last updated: 3/02/23

Image: Backpacking (https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasacommons/5134455469/) from NASA on The Commons on Flickr.

Space exploration

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Humans have been fascinated with the stars for thousands of years, but were unable to visit space until the 20th century. Space exploration began in 1957 whe...

Entry last updated: 3/02/23