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Image: Mau parade - June 1929 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mau_Parade_-_June_1929.jpg) by [unknown] on Wikimedia Commons.

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Pacific history

The geographic region of the Pacific Islands includes Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. It is believed that thousands of years ago people came to this reg...

Entry last updated: 14/07/25

Here are some sources you could look at if you'd like to find out about individual people or groups of people from Northland | Te Tai Tokerau.

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: Airplane in midair at daytime by Emanuel Alexandru (https://unsplash.com/photos/AKYjr-kmYtQ) on Unsplash.

Flight

Flight is about being able to leave the ground and fly or move through the air. Birds fly, some insects fly and people use machines like planes, helicopters ...

Entry last updated: 10/07/25

Image: The Hi Diddle Griddle Restaurant, Karangahape Road, 1960 (https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/74490#.Yw1xnCXMM9A.link) by Rykenberg Photography on Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections.

Finding a place in Aotearoa New Zealand

Regional Resources

Since the 1700s, new people have immigrated to Aotearoa. Some came in search of a better way of life or because their country was no longer safe. Newcomers c...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: Dairy farming in Northern Auckland, a Waikiekie homestead (https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/166381/rec/3) by [unknown]. Collection: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19010322-08-02.

Transforming environments

Regional Resources

This entry explores changes made by settlers to Aotearoa's natural environment, their naming of places and features, and efforts to conserve and restore its ...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: Tu Kaitote, the Pah of Te Whero Whero, on the Waikato, Taupiri Mountain in the distance (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:The_New_Zealanders_Illustrated#/media/File:TU_KAITOTE,_THE_PAH_OF_TE_WHERO_WHERO,_ON_THE_WAIKATO._TAUPIRI_MOUNTAIN_IN_THE_DISTANCE,_The_New_Zealanders_Illustrated,_1847.jpg) by George French Angas on Wikimedia Commons.

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Māori history

Māori came to Aotearoa New Zealand more than 700 years ago, between 1250 and 1300 CE. They travelled by waka (canoes) from East Polynesia and landed at diffe...

Entry last updated: 6/11/25

Image: Lorde (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lorde_(14993086889).jpg) by digboston on Wikimedia Commons.

Singers and musicians (New Zealand)

New Zealand's singers and musicians have been influenced by music brought in by the early settlers, Māori music tradition and popular music trends over the y...

Entry last updated: 10/07/25

Image: Captain James Cook, 1728-79 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Captainjamescookportrait.jpg) by Sir Nathaniel Dance-Holland on Wikimedia Commons.

Captain Cook (1728–1779)

Captain James Cook was a British sea captain, navigator and explorer. He spent many years sailing around and mapping the South Pacific. He visited New Zeala...

Entry last updated: 11/09/25

Image: Field workshops in the Western Desert, near Sidi Rezegh (https://www.archives.govt.nz/images/field-workshops-in-the-western-desert-near-sidi-rezegh) by Peter McIntyre. Collection: Archives New Zealand, Ref: R22505114. CC by 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/). Image cropped.

World War Two (causes and impacts)

World War II started in 1939 when many countries, including New Zealand, declared war on Germany when it attacked Poland. The rise of fascism and Hitler's ne...

Entry last updated: 24/10/25