Space, or outer space, is the area outside our planet Earth's atmosphere. Stars and planets exist in space. This entry has websites where you can find inform...
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New 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...
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People who create original things from scratch or add something new to an existing creation are known as inventors. Jetboats, electric fences and disposable ...
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Arctic
The Arctic region is the area around the North Pole.It includes parts of countries like Russia, Norway, Iceland, Sweden, Finland, Greenland, Canada, USA and ...
Entry last updated: 25/05/22
Animals (Australia)
Australia has many different kinds of animals. They include native animals that are indigenous to Australia and are not found anywhere else, and introduced a...
Entry last updated: 25/05/22
Matariki (junior)
Matariki is the Māori name for the star cluster also known as the Pleiades or Seven Sisters. The Matariki cluster can be seen in the sky near the end of June...
Entry last updated: 24/07/23
Māori culture & customs
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 ...
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Korean War
Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
The Korean War was fought between North Korea (Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea) and South Korea (Republic of Korea). North Korea had the support of Chin...
Entry last updated: 24/07/23
World War Two (causes and impacts)
World War II started in 1939 when many countries, including New Zealand, declared war on Germany when it attacked Poland. The rise of Fascism and Hitler's ne...
Entry last updated: 26/05/22
Pike River Mine disaster 2010
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
The explosion at Pike River Mine on 19 November 2010 killed 29 men. This was a major disaster for New Zealand in recent times. Two years later the Royal Comm...
Entry last updated: 12/12/23
Myths and legends
Every 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: 26/05/22
Refugees (worldwide)
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
When people are unsafe in their home country and leave to find safety (or refuge) in another country they are known as refugees. Refugees have been escaping ...
Entry last updated: 27/05/22
Volcanoes (New Zealand)
A volcano is a vent (opening) in the earth's crust through which magma (molten rock within the earth) erupts to the surface as lava, a mixture of liquid rock...
Entry last updated: 3/11/23