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Colour illustration of a water cycle showing water flowing down a mountain into the sea, with a rain cloud above.
Water cycle (junior)

Junior Primary (Years 1 - 4)

Almost three-quarters of the Earth's surface is water. Earth's water is always moving around the planet. As the sun heats the water in rivers and oceans, the...
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Colour photo of 2 girls wearing saris lighting diyas (clay lamps). They are surrounded by diyas that have already been lit.
Diwali (festival of lights)

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Diwali, known as the Hindu Festival of Lights, has been celebrated for more than 2,500 years. It falls in either October or November each year, depending on ...
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Colour photo from 1975 of around 5,000 Māori Land March supporters crossing Auckland Harbour Bridge.
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 Parliament in Wellington. This Māori land march or hīkoi (march) l...
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Photo of a small blackboard with the word 'careers' written on it. In front of the blackboard are a succulent plant, pen, bulldog clips, and a calculator.
Careers

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

A career is more than just a job or having work. Having a career means working in an industry or occupation for a long time and becoming successful in that p...
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Image: The tekoteko on Ōnuku Marae and dark clouds looming (https://gg.govt.nz/image-galleries/10505/media?page=6) by Government House on The Governor-General of New Zealand.
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Māori culture & customs

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Māori were the first people to settle in New Zealand. They were known to have their own unique tikanga (customs). However the coming of the European settlers...

Entry last updated: 30/10/25
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Image: Moon through amateur telescope by Nnotmeo (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moon_through_amateur_telescope.jpg) on Wikimedia Commons.
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Maramataka

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Maramataka is the calendar of the Māori year. The year starts in Piripi (June/July) when the stars of Matariki can first be seen in the sky. Maramataka was t...

Entry last updated: 30/10/25
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Image: Māori carving, weapons and tools (https://hocken.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/50916) by [unknown]. Collection: Hocken Digital Collections. Ref: P1910-008-022e.
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Māori technology and tools

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

The ancestors of Māori arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand, around 1250-1300 AD. They used the materials found around them to make weapons and tools to help them...

Entry last updated: 30/10/25
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Image: Black scallop shell (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Black_scallop_shell._(8107848272).jpg) by Bernard Spragg.NZ on Wikimedia Commons.
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Kaimoana (seafood)

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Kaimoana is a te reo Māori word which means seafood. It can refer to any food from the sea, and is connected to traditional beliefs and practices around mahi...

Entry last updated: 30/10/25
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Image: Fruit bowl (43779441112) (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fruit_bowl_(43779441112).jpg) by Ella Olsson on Wikimedia Commons.
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Food

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

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: 30/10/25
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