These contexts and activities can be used to generate conversations for discussion in the classroom, as well as inspire students with their own research topics.
Events: Comparing pandemics
Historian Elizabeth Cox compares New Zealand’s response to the 1918 flu pandemic and the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. more...
Events: Anzac Day and remembrance
Activities for teachers and students working on topics related to Anzac Day and war remembrance. more...
Events: New Zealand Wars
Are the New Zealand Wars our forgotten wars? Where do they fit in our exploration of who we are as a nation? more...
Events: Suffrage 125
We remember 125 years of women's suffrage through the lens of contemporary women’s rights and feminist issues in New Zealand. more...
Events: Tuia – Encounters 250
Resources and suggestions to help students engage with the topics relating to Tuia 250 Encounters. more...
Events: Matariki
Teachers and students can use Matariki, the Maori New Year, to look at how the passage of time is celebrated and measured. more...
Events: Treaty of Waitangi
Treaty of Waitangi-related activities and ideas for srudents and teachers. more...
Events: Featherston incident
Teaching and learning activities related to the riot at Featherston POW camp during the Second World War. more...
Events: Capital punishment
Discussion and activities relating to the death penalty more...
Places: Layers of history
Place-based teaching as a way to engage with wider historical concepts and ideas. more...
People: Te Tangata Kōhuru – The Murderous Man
To many Māori Native Minister John Bryce was Tangata Kōhuru – The Murderous Man. To the settler community he was ‘Honest John’. more...