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Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Māori first arrived on the shores of Aotearoa New Zealand over 700 years ago (estimates range from 1250 to 1300 AD). They traveled by waka (canoe) from east...
Entry last updated: 26/05/22![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)
Lots of things have happened that have had an impact on Wellington. The following resources explore these events and can offer some different perspectives.
Entry last updated: 14/05/24
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
New Zealand has a long history of farming and agriculture. Farming is a huge part of the New Zealand economy and brings in a lot of money every year, but it ...
Entry last updated: 26/05/22
This entry will help you find the best websites and databases that explore the history and development of the Māori economy including the challenges Māori fa...
Entry last updated: 14/05/24
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Judaism originated in the Middle East between 3000 and 4000 years ago, and is the oldest of the three main monotheistic religions (the other two are Christi...
Entry last updated: 11/08/22![Image: Brees, Samuel Charles, 1810-1865 :Pitone Pa, Wellington, 59. Engraved by Henry Melville. Drawn by S C Brees. [London, 1847] (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23047273) by S C Brees. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library, Ref: PUBL-0020-20-1.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/3hCgRpWndgAmkbbimE8Z9x/5ee78a642f8a77367813ce2f507d36a0/Pitone_pa.jpg)
Hutt City has many interesting places both from it's history and dedicated to it's history, we'll recommend some websites and collections you can use to find...
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 from the Waimakariri District.
Entry last updated: 14/05/24![Image: Mau parade - June 1929 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mau_Parade_-_June_1929.jpg) by [unknown] on Wikimedia Commons.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/5Eq5rEkxBuZ71iyyFRQQzM/a2e1c590b3e6b74451a3896797e41803/Mau_Parade_-_June_1929.jpg)
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
The geographic region of the Pacific Islands includes Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. It is believed that thousands of years ago people came to this reg...
Entry last updated: 19/09/23![Image: Group of Indians, 1962 (https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/309876/rec/28) by [Unknown]. Collection: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 1851-004](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/jGNpLnoIBStCdjMUuyGW5/1b277f776e78b365367851c681284fbb/MA_image_final.jpg)
This entry recommends places to find information about the history of immigration to Tāmaki Makaurau and New Zealand. This includes immigration laws and chan...
Entry last updated: 14/05/24
There are many places that are significant to Northland | Te Tai Tokerau. This page will recommend resources to find out about the first capital of New Zeala...
Entry last updated: 17/05/24