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Springbok Rugby Tour 1981
Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
In 1981 the South African rugby team, the Springboks came to tour New Zealand. They had toured before, but the South African apartheid system was causing an ...
Entry last updated: 25/06/25
New Zealand Wars
Senior 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: 7/04/25![Image: [Lac Blanc, Chamonix, France (https://unsplash.com/@shotz?photo=SpNbLsJuuYQ)] by Nicolas Cool on Unsplash.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/5hz6yYdrh7wGnd09rp2RJy/eb309c72ccf05f82469c8ec2e84ac5e6/Exploration__1_.jpg)
Explorers and exploration
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Over time explorers have travelled widely to visit undiscovered parts of the world. There have been many periods of exploration from the Ancient Greeks and R...
Entry last updated: 25/11/24
Wahine disaster 1968
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
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: 17/01/25
Mathematics (junior)
Maths (short for mathematics) is all about numbers, patterns and shapes, and how you can learn to use them to solve math problems in everyday life.
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Health and wellbeing (hauora)
Health and wellbeing are important aspects in our life. Hauora is a Māori view of health unique to New Zealand, and covers the physical, mental, social and s...
Entry last updated: 11/11/24
Erebus disaster 1979
Junior 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: 2/12/24
Pets (junior)
Pets are animals that people keep for company and enjoyment. There are many different types of pet animals, and it's important to know how to care for them.
Entry last updated: 28/11/24![Image: School portrait of a class of boys & teachers (https://www.digitalnz.org/records/37971129?search%5Bi%5D%5Busage%5D=Use+commercially&search%5Btab%5D=Images&search%5Btext%5D=Victorian+children&search%5Bview%5D=gallery) by [unknown]. Collection: Te Papa (modified from original).](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/3jfqOQmRQwcY1SLcAlTyLy/bbaac34a4ac0752030175d76fc4fe005/School_class_Victorian_era.jpg)
Victorian era
The Victorian era is the period when Queen Victoria was Queen of England. Her reign began on 20 June 1837 and ended when she died on 22 January 1901. Daily l...
Entry last updated: 28/11/24
Rugby
Rugby is a team sport that is played on a field, using an oval ball. The ball can be kicked or thrown between players, and teams score points by kicking the ...
Entry last updated: 15/01/25