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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 t...
Entry last updated: 1/12/23Every culture has its own collection of myths and legends. Legends are semi-true stories based on historical facts, events, and people, whereas myths are sto...
Entry last updated: 26/05/22Epidemics 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: 26/05/222019 marked 250 years since the first meeting between Māori and the Europeans. This happened when James Cook, on board the Endeavour, sighted New Zealand on ...
Entry last updated: 28/04/22Calendars are a way of dividing and measuring time into manageable pieces. Calendars start with small units building into larger units, days, months, years. ...
Entry last updated: 25/05/22Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
Chinese New Year, also known as the Lunar New Year or the Spring Festival, is now one of the world's most celebrated festivals. It is the longest public holi...
Entry last updated: 28/03/24A rainforest is a thick forest usually found in areas of warm temperatures, high humidity and heavy annual rainfall. The Amazon rainforest in South America i...
Entry last updated: 26/09/23Matariki is the Māori name for the star cluster also known as the Pleiades or Seven Sisters in other cultures. The rise of Matariki in mid-winter marks the s...
Entry last updated: 11/07/23Junior 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: 18/08/23Millions of animals such as horses, dogs, donkeys, pigeons, cats, elephants, and even slugs served alongside the soldiers during World War One. They were use...
Entry last updated: 26/05/22