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The Cook Islands is a country in the Pacific Ocean made up of 15 different islands. Rarotonga is the largest of the 15 islands. The capital Avarua is found o...
Entry last updated: 10/07/25Junior 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: 10/07/25Famous people are people who are well-known in many places for what they have done. They come from lots of different areas of life, including politics, sport...
Entry last updated: 10/07/25Here are some sources you could look at if you'd like to find out about individual people or groups of people from Nelson.
Entry last updated: 14/05/24This section will help you get familiar with iwi, hapū, groups of people, and well-known names in politics, sport, and entertainment from this rohe (region).
Entry last updated: 14/05/24Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
The Erebus disaster is considered New Zealand's worst air accident. On 28 November 1979, Air New Zealand flight TE901 crashed on the slopes of Mount Erebus d...
Entry last updated: 10/07/25Millions of animals such as horses, dogs, donkeys, pigeons, cats, elephants, and even slugs served alongside soldiers during World War One. They were used to...
Entry last updated: 11/07/25Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
There were two Boer Wars, or Anglo-Boer Wars. The first Boer War of 1880-1881 has also been named the Transvaal Rebellion, as the Boers of the Transvaal revo...
Entry last updated: 10/07/25Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
People who lived during World War One and soon after left behind lots of diaries, photos, letters, manuscripts, and other such documents that recorded event...
Entry last updated: 10/07/25Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Aotearoa New Zealand has many unique birds, from forest parrots to flightless birds, sea birds and birds of prey. In this entry we will show you how to find ...
Entry last updated: 10/07/25