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Image: Gateway towards Atea a Rangi star compass (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gateway_towards_Atea_a_Rangi_star_compass.jpg) by Pseudopanax on Wikimedia Commons. Public Domain. Image cropped.

Places of Hawke's Bay

There are many places that are significant to Hawke's Bay, known as Te Matau-a-Māui in te reo Māori. Here are some resources you can use to find out about th...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: New Zealand Shipping Company offices, Gisborne (https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/61862/rec/11) by Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 1643-10497. No known copyright. Image cropped.

Places of the East Coast

Gisborne District Council is divided into the East Coast and Poverty Bay. Gisborne, Te Araroa, Ruatoria, and Waikohu are some of the historic towns in this r...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: Tasman Sea (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tasman_Sea.jpg) by CIA World Factbook on Wikimedia Commons. Public Domain. Image cropped.

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Seas

Seas can be partly enclosed by land or completely enclosed by land. Some seas are part of an ocean like the Tasman Sea in the Pacific Ocean. Some seas are ca...

Entry last updated: 18/03/26

Image: Regatta, Waitara River (https://collection.pukeariki.com/objects/143971/regatta-waitara-river) by [Unknown].Collection: Puke Ariki. Ref: PHO2011-0527. Public Domain. Image cropped.

Places of New Plymouth

There are many places that are significant to New Plymouth, known as Ngāmotu in te reo Māori. Use these resources to find out about their histories.

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: Regatta at Kaiapoi, 1969 (https://waimakariri.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/795). Collection. Waimakariri Heritage, Fairfax Archives. CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

People of Waimakariri

Here are some sources you could look at if you'd like to find out about individual people or groups of people from the Waimakariri District.

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

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Junior Primary (Years 1 - 4)

Seasons (junior)

Years are split into seasons. In many places, such as New Zealand, there are four seasons. They are spring, summer, autumn (or fall), and winter. In tropical...

Entry last updated: 11/07/25

Image: Rainbow Cross Walk, George Street (https://digitalnz.org/records/40398100/rainbow-cross-walk-george-street) by Evan Greensides. Collection: Manawatū Heritage. On DigitalNZ. Image cropped.

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

LGBTQIA+ history

LGBTQIA+ stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, asexual (or ally) and more. The '+' signifies the ongoing acceptance...

Entry last updated: 14/04/26

Many things have happened that have had an impact on Nelson, find out about them using these websites and collections.

Entry last updated: 27/06/24

Image: Earle, Augustus, 1793-1838 :War speech (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22338186?search%5Bpath%5D=items&search%5Btext%5D=war+speech+augustus+earle) by Augustus Earle. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library. Ref: PUBL-0015-09.

Musket Wars (1810s–1830s)

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

The Musket Wars (1810 to 1830s) were a series of battles between Māori tribes throughout New Zealand. They began after Pākehā brought muskets (ngutu pārera) ...

Entry last updated: 14/04/26