World War One, also called the First World War, took place between 1914 and 1918. It is called a 'world war' because so many different countries were involve...
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![Image: WW1 soldier Allan McMillan writing at a desk at Oatlands Park, Surrey, England (http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/Object/900353) by [unknown]. Collection: Te Papa.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/myUJkNYapHUENnlGYsAt2/c1d628297e2a6a917d31392dfd5c4ced/World_War_One__primary_sources_.jpg)
World War One (primary sources)
Junior 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 events,...
Entry last updated: 17/09/24
Hōne Heke (? - 1850)
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Hōne Heke (Hōne Wiremu Heke Pōkai) was a Māori leader from the Ngāpuhi tribe, born in the early 1800s in the far north of New Zealand Aotearoa. He was known...
Entry last updated: 17/09/24![Image: Apirana Turupa Ngata, circa 1905 (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22761145) by [unknown]. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library (http://natlib.govt.nz/).](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/6etR7QJjhvtcA4MWap06PB/9717f12ae9a48f11b66ff585f79c0161/mini_magick20220407-1-4mzyyo.jpg)
Sir Apirana Ngata (1874-1950)
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Sir Apirana Ngata (1874-1950) was a Ngati Porou leader, lawyer and politician. He is famous for his work in Māori land development and reform, and for his su...
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Ballantynes fire 1947
Junior 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: 17/09/24![Image: Five World War Two nurses, including Jean Bond (https://digitalnz.org/records/33840122/five-world-war-two-nurses-including-jean-bond-photograph) by [unknown]. Collection: Picture Wairarapa. On DigitalNZ.](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/33gS0hEFZQloeYaNn6SWlq/384c04e0e646e01f75a10520152e8cb0/WW2_Many_Answers.png)
World War Two (primary sources)
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Primary sources are things like letters, diaries, photos, poems and other documents and objects created during the war or soon after by people who were invol...
Entry last updated: 17/09/24
World War Two
Junior 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: 17/09/24
Conscientious objectors
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
A conscientious objector (CO) is someone who is against using weapons to kill. CO's claim the right to refuse to be part of any kind of armed forces training...
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Sustainability
Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
A sustainable situation is one that can continue. Examples of sustainability include an environment that can maintain a certain level of biodiversity, or an ...
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Māori Land March 1975
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
On 13 September 1975, around 5000 people marched from Te Hāpua in the North Island down to Wellington. This Māori land march or hīkoi (march) led by Ngāpuhi...
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Farming (New Zealand)
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
New Zealand has a long history of farming and agriculture. Farming is a huge part of the New Zealand economy and brings in a lot of money every year, but it ...
Entry last updated: 17/09/24