Exploring Aotearoa New Zealand's Histories

Browse and download resources in support of Aotearoa New Zealand's Histories and the wider Te Mātaiaho curriculum, and plan your visit to our award-winning historic properties.

Curriculum Support: Years 1-3

Explore teaching resources and properties in support of Aotearoa New Zealand's Histories for students in years 1-3.

Understand
Colonisation and settlement have been central to Aotearoa New Zealand’s histories for the past 200 years
The course of Aotearoa New Zealand’s histories has been shaped by the use of power

BACKGROUND

VISIT

Te Tai Tokerau | Northland

Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland

Te raki o te Moana Pounamu | Upper South Island

RESOURCES

Digital Resources

Teaching Resources

BACKGROUND

VISIT

Te Tai Tokerau | Northland

Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland

Te raki o te Moana Pounamu | Upper South Island

RESOURCES

Digital Resources

Teaching Resources

Relationships and connections between people and across boundaries have shaped the course of Aotearoa New Zealand’s histories

BACKGROUND

VISIT

Te Tai Tokerau | Northland

Te puku o te ika a Māui | Central North Island

Te Whanganui-a-Tara | Wellington

Te raki o te Moana Pounamu | Upper South Island

Ōtākou | Otago

RESOURCES

Digital Resources

Teaching Resources

BACKGROUND

VISIT

Te Tai Tokerau | Northland

Te puku o te ika a Māui | Central North Island

Te Whanganui-a-Tara | Wellington

Te raki o te Moana Pounamu | Upper South Island

Ōtākou | Otago

RESOURCES

Digital Resources

Teaching Resources

Know
Origins and connections (Whakapapa me te whanaungatanga | Culture and identity)
Naming (Tūrangawaewae me te kaitiakitanga | Place and environment)

BACKGROUND

VISIT

Te Tai Tokerau | Northland

Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland

Te raki o te Moana Pounamu | Upper South Island

Ōtākou | Otago

RESOURCES

Digital Resources

BACKGROUND

VISIT

Te Tai Tokerau | Northland

Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland

Te raki o te Moana Pounamu | Upper South Island

Ōtākou | Otago

RESOURCES

Digital Resources

Living and working (Kōwhiringa ohaoha me te whai oranga | Economic activity)
Do
Identifying and exploring historical relationships
Identifying sources and perspectives
Interpreting past experiences, decisions, and actions

Curriculum Support: Years 4-6

Explore teaching resources and properties in support of Aotearoa New Zealand's histories for students in years 4-6.

Understand
Colonisation and settlement have been central to Aotearoa New Zealand’s histories for the past 200 years
The course of Aotearoa New Zealand’s histories has been shaped by the use of power

BACKGROUND

VISIT

Te Tai Tokerau | Northland

Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland

Te puku o te ika a Māui | Central North Island

Te Whanganui-a-Tara | Wellington

Te raki o te Moana Pounamu | Upper South Island

RESOURCES

Digital Resources

Teaching Resources

BACKGROUND

VISIT

Te Tai Tokerau | Northland

Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland

Te puku o te ika a Māui | Central North Island

Te Whanganui-a-Tara | Wellington

Te raki o te Moana Pounamu | Upper South Island

RESOURCES

Digital Resources

Teaching Resources

Know
Origins, voyaging and adaptation (Whakapapa me te whanaungatanga | Culture and identity)
Responses to war (Whakapapa me te whanaungatanga | Culture and identity)
Governing and equality (Tino rangatiratanga me te kāwanatanga | Government and organisation)
Adapting to new environments (Tūrangawaewae me te kaitiakitanga | Place and environment)
Local economies and trade (Kōwhiringa ohaoha me te whai oranga | Economic activity)
Do
Identifying and exploring historical relationships
Identifying sources and perspectives
Interpreting past experiences, decisions, and actions
Hayes Engineering (List No. 330) courtesy of Clare Toia-Bailey

Curriculum Support: Years 7-8

Explore teaching resources and properties in support of Aotearoa New Zealand's histories for students in years 7-8.

Understand
Colonisation and settlement have been central to Aotearoa New Zealand’s histories for the past 200 years
The course of Aotearoa New Zealand’s histories has been shaped by the use of power

BACKGROUND

VISIT

Te Tai Tokerau | Northland

Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland

Te puku o te ika a Māui | Central North Island

Te Whanganui-a-Tara | Wellington

Te raki o te Moana Pounamu | Upper South Island

RESOURCES

Digital Resources

Teaching Resources

BACKGROUND

VISIT

Te Tai Tokerau | Northland

Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland

Te puku o te ika a Māui | Central North Island

Te Whanganui-a-Tara | Wellington

Te raki o te Moana Pounamu | Upper South Island

RESOURCES

Digital Resources

Teaching Resources

Know
Urbanisation and being Māori (Whakapapa me te whanaungatanga | Culture and identity)
Finding a place in Aotearoa New Zealand (Whakapapa me te whanaungatanga | Culture and identity)
Colonial power in the Pacific (Tino rangatiratanga me te kāwanatanga | Government and organisation)
Transforming te taiao (Tūrangawaewae me te kaitiakitanga | Place and environment)
Māori economy: opportunities and challenges (Kōwhiringa ohaoha me te whai oranga | Economic activity)

BACKGROUND

VISIT

Te Tai Tokerau | Northland

Te puku o te ika a Māui | Central North Island

Upper South Island | Te raki o te Moana Pounamu

Ōtākou | Otago

BACKGROUND

VISIT

Te Tai Tokerau | Northland

Te puku o te ika a Māui | Central North Island

Upper South Island | Te raki o te Moana Pounamu

Ōtākou | Otago

Do
Identifying and exploring historical relationships
Identifying sources and perspectives
Interpreting past experiences, decisions, and actions

Curriculum Support: Years 9-10

Explore teaching resources and properties in support of Aotearoa New Zealand's histories for students in years 9-10.

Understand
Colonisation and settlement have been central to Aotearoa New Zealand’s histories for the past 200 years
The course of Aotearoa New Zealand’s histories has been shaped by the use of power

BACKGROUND

VISIT

Te Tai Tokerau | Northland

Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland

Te puku o te ika a Māui | Central North Island

Te Whanganui-a-Tara | Wellington

Te raki o te Moana Pounamu | Upper South Island

RESOURCES

Digital Resources

Teaching Resources

BACKGROUND

VISIT

Te Tai Tokerau | Northland

Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland

Te puku o te ika a Māui | Central North Island

Te Whanganui-a-Tara | Wellington

Te raki o te Moana Pounamu | Upper South Island

RESOURCES

Digital Resources

Teaching Resources

Know
Peopling the colony: inclusion and exclusion (Whakapapa me te whanaungatanga | Culture and identity)
Changing views on conflict (Whakapapa me te whanaungatanga | Culture and identity)

BACKGROUND

VISIT

Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland

Te Whanganui-a-Tara | Wellington

RESOURCES

Digital Resources

Teaching Resources

BACKGROUND

VISIT

Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland

Te Whanganui-a-Tara | Wellington

RESOURCES

Digital Resources

Teaching Resources

Decolonising the Pacific (Tino rangatiratanga me te kāwanatanga | Government and organisation)
Transforming environments (Tūrangawaewae me te kaitiakitanga | Place and environment)

BACKGROUND

VISIT

Te Tai Tokerau | Northland

Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland

Te puku o te ika a Māui | Central North Island

Te raki o te Moana Pounamu | Upper South Island

Ōtākou | Otago

BACKGROUND

VISIT

Te Tai Tokerau | Northland

Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland

Te puku o te ika a Māui | Central North Island

Te raki o te Moana Pounamu | Upper South Island

Ōtākou | Otago

Technology and economic development (Kōwhiringa ohaoha me te whai oranga Economic activity)

BACKGROUND

VISIT

Te Tai Tokerau | Northland

Te puku o te ika a Māui | Central North Island

Te Whanganui-a-Tara | Wellington

Te raki o te Moana Pounamu | Upper South Island

Ōtākou | Otago

 

BACKGROUND

VISIT

Te Tai Tokerau | Northland

Te puku o te ika a Māui | Central North Island

Te Whanganui-a-Tara | Wellington

Te raki o te Moana Pounamu | Upper South Island

Ōtākou | Otago

 

Economic interdependence and vulnerability (Kōwhiringa ohaoha me te whai oranga Economic activity)

BACKGROUND

VISIT

Te Tai Tokerau | Northland

Te raki o te Moana Pounamu | Upper South Island

Ōtākou | Otago

BACKGROUND

VISIT

Te Tai Tokerau | Northland

Te raki o te Moana Pounamu | Upper South Island

Ōtākou | Otago

Do
Identifying and exploring historical relationships
Identifying sources and perspectives
Interpreting past experiences, decisions, and actions

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