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Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
When people are unsafe in their home country and leave to find safety (or refuge) in another country they are known as refugees. Refugees have been escaping ...
Entry last updated: 27/05/22The Republic of Kiribati (pronounced 'Kiri-bas') is a country in the South Pacific Ocean that speaks English and Gilbertese (or I-Kiribati). Made up of 33 is...
Entry last updated: 26/09/23Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Ernest Rutherford was born in Nelson, New Zealand in 1871. A great scientist, he was awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1908, the Order of Merit in 1925, ...
Entry last updated: 16/09/22Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Human rights are simply basic rights that every human is entitled to regardless of their nationality, age, ethnic origin, gender, religion or language. The U...
Entry last updated: 5/09/22Junior 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 king, Te A...
Entry last updated: 28/04/22The Arctic region is the area around the North Pole.It includes parts of countries like Russia, Norway, Iceland, Sweden, Finland, Greenland, Canada, USA and ...
Entry last updated: 25/05/22Gisborne District Council is divided into the East Coast and Poverty Bay. Gisborne, Te Araroa, Ruatoria, and Waikohu are some of the historic towns in this r...
Entry last updated: 14/05/24Vanuatu, once known as the New Hebrides, gained independence from France and Britain in 1980. The country is made up of over 80 islands in the South Pacific....
Entry last updated: 16/05/24Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
European settlers began to arrive in New Zealand from 1769. Find out how they arrived, where they came from, what life was like then, and how they interacted...
Entry last updated: 27/04/22Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Dame Whina Cooper, of Te Rarawa descent, was born in 1895 in northern Hokianga. She is best known for leading the famous 1975 land march (also called a hīkoi...
Entry last updated: 12/12/23