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...
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Ngā toi Māori (Māori arts and crafts)
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
The term Ngā toi Māori covers a very large range of different kinds of Māori art, from traditional practices to contemporary art. Some forms of Māori art sha...
Entry last updated: 17/10/24
Islands (New Zealand)
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Aotearoa New Zealand is mainly known for the North Island and South Island, but it is a nation surrounded by many islands. Some have interesting histories of...
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Anzac
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ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. It came about in 1914 during World War One when the Australian Army and the New Zealand Army formed ...
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World War One
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
World War One, also called the First World War, took place between 1914 and 1918. New Zealand fought as part of the Allies (the British Empire, France, Russi...
Entry last updated: 17/09/24![Image: WW1 soldier Allan McMillan writing at a desk at Oatlands Park, Surrey, England (http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/Object/900353) by [unknown]. Collection: Te Papa.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/myUJkNYapHUENnlGYsAt2/c1d628297e2a6a917d31392dfd5c4ced/World_War_One__primary_sources_.jpg)
World War One (primary sources)
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People who lived during World War One and soon after left behind lots of diaries, photos, letters, manuscripts and other such documents that recorded events,...
Entry last updated: 17/09/24
Hōne Heke (? - 1850)
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Hōne Heke (Hōne Wiremu Heke Pōkai) was a Māori leader from the Ngāpuhi tribe, born in the early 1800s in the far north of New Zealand Aotearoa. He was known...
Entry last updated: 17/09/24![Image: Apirana Turupa Ngata, circa 1905 (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22761145) by [unknown]. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library (http://natlib.govt.nz/).](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/6etR7QJjhvtcA4MWap06PB/9717f12ae9a48f11b66ff585f79c0161/mini_magick20220407-1-4mzyyo.jpg)
Sir Apirana Ngata (1874-1950)
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Sir Apirana Ngata (1874-1950) was a Ngati Porou leader, lawyer and politician. He is famous for his work in Māori land development and reform, and for his su...
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Ballantynes fire 1947
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Ballantynes is a well-known department store in Christchurch. On 18 November 1947 a fire broke out in the store and many workers were trapped inside. 41 peop...
Entry last updated: 17/09/24![Image: Ruins of the Napier Nurses Home after the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23112999?search%5Bpath%5D=photos&search%5Btext%5D=1%2F2-002952-F) by [unknown]. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Collection.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/5oUf5Q7nthxN1U9AkOUtHP/f770fef4e34d89eb2ce6f3047f36d9ea/mini_magick20220721-1-ku8kyc.jpg)
Hawke's Bay earthquake 1931
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
The Hawke's Bay Earthquake (also known as the Napier Earthquake) occurred on the morning of Tuesday 3 February 1931. The quake devastated the region, injured...
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Wahine disaster 1968
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The Wahine was a ferry that ran between Lyttelton and Wellington. In 1968, the ferry sank in a severe storm just off the coast of Wellington. Over fifty peo...
Entry last updated: 17/09/24