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Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
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...
Entry last updated: 16/01/25
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...
Entry last updated: 14/04/26
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born on 18 July 1918, into the Madiba clan in the village of Mvezo, in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. He is best known for h...
Entry last updated: 11/09/25
Here are some sources you could look at if you'd like to find out about events from Tasman's histories.
Entry last updated: 14/05/24
There are many places that are significant to Marlborough, known as Te Tauihu-o-te-Waka in te reo Māori.
Entry last updated: 14/05/24
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Kiingitanga, the Māori King movement, was founded in 1858 with the aim of uniting the different tribes of Māori under a single leader. The current queen, Nga...
Entry last updated: 14/04/26
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
On 10 June 1886, the eruption of Mount Tarawera shook the volcanic plateau of the North Island in Aotearoa New Zealand. Ash and debris from the volcano burie...
Entry last updated: 10/07/25
Lots of things have happened that have had an impact on the Selwyn District. The following resources explore these events and can offer some different perspe...
Entry last updated: 14/05/24
Here are some sources you could look at if you'd like to find out about individual people or groups of people relating to Selwyn.
Entry last updated: 14/05/24
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: 14/04/26