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Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
The Russian Revolution which lasted from 1917 to 1923 marked the end of the Romanov dynasty or Russian Imperial Rule. The Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin s...
Entry last updated: 4/10/23Māori lived on the East Coast for a long time before the arrival of European settlers, traders, whalers, and missionaries. The region is well known for the a...
Entry last updated: 14/05/24This entry recommends resources to find out how New Zealand's involvement and views of conflict have changed over time, and how wars are commemorated. It als...
Entry last updated: 14/05/24Tsunamis are destructive surges of water or waves in a sea, or large lake. They are caused by a significant movement on the sea bed, from an earthquake, a vo...
Entry last updated: 12/10/23Gisborne 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: 14/05/24This section will help you get familiar with iwi, hapū, groups of people, and well-known names in politics, sport, and entertainment from this rohe (region).
Entry last updated: 14/05/24Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Religion is important to many people as it forms part of their identity and culture. Many religions involve beliefs, practices, rituals, prayer, and meditati...
Entry last updated: 12/01/23Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Christianity is the biggest religion in the world. It is based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, or Jesus Christ. People who follow the religi...
Entry last updated: 11/08/22Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
On 10 June 1886, the eruption of Mount Tarawera shook the volcanic plateau of the North Island in Aotearoa New Zealand. Ash and debris from the volcano burie...
Entry last updated: 1/04/22Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
1080 is a poison that has been used in New Zealand since the 1950s to control the populations of invasive species such as possums, rats, stoats, deer and rab...
Entry last updated: 25/05/22