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Image:Dusk view of the Valero Energy Corporation's oil refinery in Port Arthur, Texas (https://www.loc.gov/resource/highsm.29635/?r=-0.054,-0.169,1.111,0.926,0) by Carol M. Highsmith on Library of Congress. Public domain (https://guides.loc.gov/p-and-p-rights-and-restrictions/rights#482_high.html). Image cropped.

Oil and gas (fossil fuels)

Oil and gas are fossil fuels which means they are formed from fossils, which are the remains of animals and plants that lived long ago. Fossil fuels are used...

Entry last updated: 10/07/25

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Food

Food gives us energy, it helps us grow and it tastes good. We can get sick if we don't eat the right amount or right kind of food, or if we don't prepare it ...

Entry last updated: 14/04/26

Image: Basalt organ pipes on Mt Cargill, Dunedin, New Zealand (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Basalt_organ_pipes_on_Mt_Cargill,_Dunedin,_New_Zealand.jpg) by Sarahlibrarina on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

Rocks & minerals

The Earth is made up of all different kinds of rocks and minerals, which are all part of the rock cycle. Have a look at this entry to find out more about the...

Entry last updated: 15/01/25

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Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

Dawn Raids (New Zealand)

In the 1970s the New Zealand police went to the homes of Pacific Peoples who they believed had overstayed their visas or work permits. Many people were sent ...

Entry last updated: 6/07/26

Image: Ruins of the Napier Nurses Home after the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23112999) by [unknown]. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Collection. Ref: 1/2-002952-F. Image cropped.

Hawke's Bay earthquake 1931

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: 10/07/25

Image: Katherine Mansfield (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22402892) by Ida Baker. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library, Ref 1/2-011985-F. Image cropped.

Katherine Mansfield (1888–1923)

Katherine Mansfield is one of New Zealand's most well-known authors. She was born in Wellington as Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp, but wanted to be known for h...

Entry last updated: 11/09/25

Treaty of Waitangi

Te Tiriti o Waitangi | the Treaty of Waitangi, was signed on 6 February 1840. Since then, it has been the foundation of the relationship between Māori and Pā...

Entry last updated: 2/02/26

Image: Apirana Turupa Ngata (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22761145) by [unknown]. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library (http://natlib.govt.nz/). Ref: 35mm-00181-f-F. Image cropped.

Sir Apirana Ngata (1874–1950)

Sir Apirana Ngata (1874–1950) was a Ngāti Porou leader, lawyer and politician. He is famous for his work in Māori land development and reform, and for his su...

Entry last updated: 6/08/26

Image: Skibladner replica Viking longship, Haroldswick - geograph.org.uk - 6298903 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Skibladner_replica_Viking_longship,_Haroldswick_-_geograph.org.uk_-_6298903.jpg) by Mike Pennington on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

Vikings

Around the 9th century AD, Vikings travelled from Scandinavia to raid towns and settlements around Europe and the British Isles. These seafaring warriors fro...

Entry last updated: 6/12/24