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Junior 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: 28/04/22Junior 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: 13/12/23Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
This entry focuses on New Zealand disasters like shipwrecks, mining disasters and transport disasters. These disasters are often referred to as accidents and...
Entry last updated: 12/12/23Native plants are plants that are indigenous to or originate from a specific country. New Zealand has a wide variety of native plants which are unique as the...
Entry last updated: 25/08/23Junior 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: 7/02/23Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
People who create original things from scratch or add something new to an existing creation are known as inventors. Jetboats, electric fences and disposable ...
Entry last updated: 29/04/24Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Sir Edmund Hillary was a famous New Zealander who achieved many different things in his life. He is most well-known for climbing Mount Everest, the tallest m...
Entry last updated: 11/01/23Junior 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...
Entry last updated: 22/07/22Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
The Commonwealth Games started in 1930 called the British Empire games. After a couple of name changes, they were called the Commonwealth Games in 1978. Like...
Entry last updated: 17/08/22Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
World War II ( WWII or WW2) was a global war which resulted in the death of 50 to 85 million people. It became the deadliest and most widespread conflict in ...
Entry last updated: 16/02/23