Matariki is the Māori name for the star cluster also known as the Pleiades or Seven Sisters. The Matariki cluster can be seen in the sky near the end of June...
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Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
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Te reo Māori (Māori language)
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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...
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Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
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Explorers and exploration
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Erebus disaster 1979
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Entry last updated: 10/07/25![Image: School portrait of a class of boys & teachers (https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/713983?page=1&rtp=1&ros=1&asr=1&assoc=all&mb=c) by [unknown]. Collection: Te Papa. Ref: O.030345. No known copyright. Image cropped.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/3jfqOQmRQwcY1SLcAlTyLy/bbaac34a4ac0752030175d76fc4fe005/School_class_Victorian_era.jpg)
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Religion and beliefs
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