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The New Zealand Wars (ngā pakanga o Aotearoa), which happened between the 1840s and 1970s, were fought between Māori and government forces, which included Br...
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Even though there was a Māori contingent in the First World War, the 28th Māori Battalion was only established in October 1939. Part of the 2nd New Zealand E...
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The French Revolution often referred to as the Revolution of 1789 took place in France between 1787 and 1799. It was in response to social and political ineq...
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Deserts
A desert is one of the world's major biomes. A biome is a large region of Earth that has a certain climate and certain types of plants and animals that have ...
Entry last updated: 26/05/22
Epidemics
Epidemics are infectious (easily spread) diseases that spread quickly in a large area, or country. They can cause widespread sickness and even death. When an...
Entry last updated: 26/05/22
Kiingitanga (Māori King movement)
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Kiingitanga, the Māori King movement, was founded in 1858 with the aim of uniting the different tribes of Māori under a single leader. The current king, Te A...
Entry last updated: 28/04/22
World War One (New Zealand involvement)
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
World War One, also called the First World War or the Great War, took place between 1914 and 1918. New Zealand was part of the British Empire then, so we joi...
Entry last updated: 26/05/22
Composers (Classical)
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
People who write music are called composers. Music is written using musical symbols called notation so that musicians can read it. This written music is call...
Entry last updated: 26/05/22
Lakes (New Zealand)
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
New Zealand is a land of lakes. Lakes are home to birds, native fish, and small creatures such as worms, mites, dragonflies, snails, and mussels. Pollution o...
Entry last updated: 12/10/23
Wonders of the World
In the ancient world there were seven great man-made structures that were known as the Seven Wonders of the World. This list was created by ancient Greek tra...
Entry last updated: 26/09/23
Renewable energy
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Renewable energy comes from natural sources like the sun, wind, water and natural gas. Non renewable energy comes from fossil fuels like oil, gas and coal. R...
Entry last updated: 27/05/22
Epidemics & pandemics
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Epidemics are infectious diseases that spread quickly in a large area or country, causing widespread illness and sometimes death. When an epidemic is out of ...
Entry last updated: 26/05/22
Cold War (1947-1991)
Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
Following World War Two, the period from 1945 until the 1991 was known as the Cold War. This was an international struggle for power between communist nation...
Entry last updated: 1/08/22