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2019 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: 28/04/22Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
New Zealand has a democratic system of government, with elections taking place every three years. The head of government is the Prime Minister. The system of...
Entry last updated: 1/12/23The Prime Minister is the political leader of the New Zealand government and the country. In this entry we will look at what the Prime Minister does. We'll a...
Entry last updated: 1/12/23Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
The New Zealand Wars (ngā pakanga o Aotearoa) were a series of battles and smaller conflicts that took place between the 1840s and the 1870s mainly in the No...
Entry last updated: 1/06/23Famous 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: 11/09/23New Zealand's singers and musicians have been influenced by music brought in by the early settlers, Māori music tradition and popular music trends over the y...
Entry last updated: 29/04/24Soccer (also called Football) is a team sport of 11 players each trying to score points by moving a ball into a goal using their feet.
Entry last updated: 18/08/23Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
People who create original things from scratch or add something new to an existing creation are known as inventors. Jetboats, electric fences and disposable ...
Entry last updated: 29/04/24Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
On 19 September 1893 New Zealand became the first self-governing country to enfranchise women or give women the right to vote. Voting rights for women or wom...
Entry last updated: 17/03/23Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
New Zealand is a nuclear-free zone, which means no nuclear weapons or nuclear powered ships are allowed in our territory. Find out how New Zealanders protest...
Entry last updated: 15/07/22