Dinosaurs were reptiles that lived on the earth millions of years ago. They could be small or very large. Most kinds of dinosaurs lived on the land, but some...
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Local body elections are held every 3 years on the second Saturday in October. This is when people in New Zealand get to choose people for their local counci...
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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...
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Floods
Floods happen when large amounts of water from rivers, oceans, seas and lakes overflow onto land. This can result in the loss of lives, and the destruction o...
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Stones & shells (New Zealand)
Pāua shells and gemstones like pounamu are considered precious taonga (treasures) in Aotearoa New Zealand. Our long shorelines are covered with shells of all...
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Current events
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Current events are ongoing significant political, economic, social and other news happening in a particular country or around the world. We read newspapers, ...
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Water safety
Lots of us love swimming and being in the water. Water safety is about knowing and following rules that will keep us safe when we are in and around water. Wa...
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Mining (New Zealand)
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Māori were the first to use pounamu (greenstone) and stone to make tools, weapons and ornaments. In the 1840s, coal and gold were discovered and mining began...
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Seas
Seas can be partly enclosed by land or completely enclosed by land. Some seas are part of an ocean like the Tasman Sea in the Pacific Ocean. Some seas are ca...
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European art history
Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
European Art is a visual art that has many stylistic periods that show the topical subjects, artistic styles and social influences of that time. The stylisti...
Entry last updated: 10/07/25![Image: Protesters on Hill Street, Wellington, marching during a demonstration against the 1981 Springbok tour (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23242398) by [unknown]. Collection Alexander Turnbull Library, Ref: EP/1981/2884/11a-F.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/6BSpnGeCudpS9Neg0eYCEu/19e28d33d87204df24acaca561b25106/9_Protesters_on_Hill_Street__Wellington__marching_during_a_demonstration_against_the_1981_Springbok_tour__ATL_Ref___EP-1981-.png)
Events of Wellington
Lots of things have happened that have had an impact on Wellington. The following resources explore these events and can offer some different perspectives.
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People of Wellington
Here are some sources you could look at if you'd like to find out about individual people or groups of people from Wellington.
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Places of Wellington
There are many places that are significant to Wellington. Use the resources in this section to find out about their histories.
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