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Mining (New Zealand)

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Māori were the first to use pounamu (greenstone) and stone to make tools, weapons and ornaments. In the 1840s, coal and gold were discovered and mining began...

Entry last updated: 12/12/23
Cryptocurrency

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

A cryptocurrency is a virtual or digital currency built on cryptography (secure communication techniques). Bitcoin was the first cryptocurrency and created b...

Entry last updated: 18/08/23
Famous people (junior)

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Famous people are people who are well-known in many places for what they have done. They come from lots of different areas of life, including politics, sport...

Entry last updated: 11/09/23
People of the East Coast

Regional Resources

This 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: 14/05/24
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: 28/03/24
Slavery

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

A slave is a person who is owned by others and forced to work hard for little or no money. Slavery has taken place throughout history with the ancient Romans...

Entry last updated: 28/02/23
Fair trade

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Fair Trade is a movement that aims for better trading conditions between developing countries and the developed world. It is based on a trading partnership b...

Entry last updated: 26/05/22
Refugees (New Zealand)

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Refugees are people who have been forced to leave their homeland because of war or persecution. Many countries, including New Zealand, have a refugee quota —...

Entry last updated: 27/05/22
Mathematics

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Mathematics is a broad topic which covers many aspects including: arithmetic, algebra, geometry, measurement, calculus, statistics, and trigonometry. There a...

Entry last updated: 25/08/23
Renewable energy (junior)

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Renewable energy comes from natural sources such as the sun, wind and water. These sources are sustainable as there is no risk of them running out. Using ren...

Entry last updated: 11/09/23