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The Sahara in North Africa is the largest desert in the world. It is 9 million square km, and contains a part of Western Sahara, Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria...
Entry last updated: 26/09/23Junior 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: 1/04/22Senior 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: 29/04/24Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
The Renaissance followed the Middle Ages in Europe. It lasted from the mid-14th century to the mid-17th century (1350-1650 AD), and was a time of great scien...
Entry last updated: 27/05/22Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
On 10 July 1985, explosions on board the Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior sunk the ship in the Waitemata Harbour in Auckland. The ship had just taken part i...
Entry last updated: 28/06/23Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
The New Zealand Wars (ngā pakanga o Aotearoa) were a series of battles and smaller conflicts that took place between the 1840s and the 1870s mainly in the No...
Entry last updated: 1/06/23Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Tangiwai is the site of the worst railway disaster in New Zealand’s history. It happened on Christmas Eve 1953 when the Wellington to Auckland night express ...
Entry last updated: 26/05/22The Inca Empire stretched across the central Andes region of South America, with the capital city of Cuzco located in modern-day Peru. The Incas were famous ...
Entry last updated: 12/01/23Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Even though there was a Māori contingent in the First World War, the 28th Māori Battalion was only established in October 1939. Part of the 2nd New Zealand E...
Entry last updated: 29/04/24The Arctic is at the top of Earth around the North Pole. The area is made from an ocean, different countries and floating ice that does not melt.
Entry last updated: 14/05/24