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Image: Wahine sinking in Wellington Harbour (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22327912) by Dominion post. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library (modified from original).

Wahine disaster 1968

The Wahine was a ferry that ran between Lyttelton and Wellington. In 1968, the ferry sank in a severe storm just off the coast of Wellington. Over fifty peop...

Entry last updated: 18/04/23

Image: The Māori at work: natives planting their annual crop of potatoes, Ohinemuri, Auckland, New Zealand (https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/179491/rec/8) by A Sherlock. Collection: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19030129-05-01.

Māori economy: opportunities and challenges

This entry will help you find the best websites and databases that explore the history and development of the Māori economy including the challenges Māori fa...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: Wreck of the City of Perth and Benvenue, Timaru, 1882 (https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/310203) by [Unknown]. Collection: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 5-2553.

Events of South Canterbury

Lots of things have happened that have impacted life in South Canterbury. The following resources explore these events and can offer some different perspecti...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Images: Downtown Shopping Centre demolition, 2016 (https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/64032) by Matt Elliot. Collection: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 1385-0312

Economic independence and vulnerability

This entry will help you find information about the history behind Auckland's economic progress and independence, and the factors that impacted it.

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: New Zealand soldiers in the front line on the Somme, La Signy Farm, France (https://www.flickr.com/photos/archivesnz/13975514774/in/album-72157645771697559/) by Henry Armytage Sanders on Flickr.

World War One (battles and campaigns)

World War One was a major global conflict fought between July 28, 1914, and November 11, 1918. It involved 28 countries and although it was fought mainly in ...

Entry last updated: 14/07/22

Image: New Zealand Milford Sound (https://www.flickr.com/photos/madeinnz/32412413196/) by Alistair Campion on Flickr.

Tourism (New Zealand)

New Zealand is a very popular tourist destination and international tourism is one of the largest contributors to the economy. The country's diverse scenic b...

Entry last updated: 26/05/22

Image: Group of Indians, 1962 (https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/309876/rec/28) by [Unknown]. Collection: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 1851-004

Peopling the colony: inclusion and exclusion

This entry recommends places to find information about the history of immigration to Tāmaki Makaurau and New Zealand. This includes immigration laws and chan...

Entry last updated: 14/05/24

Image: Mana Island (https://www.flickr.com/photos/side78/6275790156/in/photolist-ayz4Ly-9Vs4eZ-qnyeCf-4aRKDq-5bRoGD-o8m1p-NXcF2-78wMw6-dHM4y3-FYtdX3-78wMBB-4QyQg6-Ba1ts-G2z5gE-UZMdxd-4aRyVA-URCFoD-4kXBs7-UNVZZS-78AE2j-fstKFf-SLPP9T-qpqxVN-V4jooK-5mCmBF-82wQSL-78ACwA-UeiwJa-o8m64-qncX6C-jU65dC-q8qp7r-jU4vu2-qnyfLY-Ueisak-q8oU8t-pt5y4i-4qCiv-pBaroY-SQp5zT-RxU7Pd-Rk18F9-UNUzpb-Sqt1rD-bvopEe-UbVTaA-nYLbp-RbaRN1-Vpnrsf-psR5u7) by side78 on Flickr

Islands (New Zealand)

Aotearoa New Zealand is mainly known for its North and South Islands, but it is a nation surrounded by many islands. Some have interesting histories of being...

Entry last updated: 1/03/23

Image: Possums (https://www.flickr.com/photos/wollombi/326723467/) by Peter Firminger on Flickr.

Animal pests (New Zealand)

An animal becomes a pest if it begins to cause considerable economic or environmental damage. Animal pests such as stoats, possums, deer, cats and mice were ...

Entry last updated: 25/05/22