Description
Our A Week in New Zealand History resource explores key moments within Aotearoa New Zealand’s history. This resource serves as a bite-sized piece of Aotearoa’s history to stir discussion, pique interest, and get you started.
In this set, our Discussion Google Slides and PDF explore 16 events from the month of November (see the full list below). The resource has clear links to the Aotearoa New Zealand Histories Curriculum for Year 4-6 and Year 7-8.
Each slide contains a brief paragraph explainer, a discussion question, an inquiry prompt, and two “Dig Deeper” links to websites, videos, and photos.
NEW UPDATE: We’ve added QR posters for each event. This gives you the option to use this resource as digital slides or as interactive posters displayed around your classroom/learning space.
The events highlighted in our A Week in New Zealand History: November set are:
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Polish refugees land in New Zealand
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New Zealand Becomes First Country to Adopt a Standard Time
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Invasion of the Parihaka Settlement
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Introduction of MMP Voting System
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White New Zealand Policy Introduced
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Te Kooti attacks Matawhero
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Armistice Day (The End of World War One)
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Mount Tongariro Erupts
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The First Conscription Ballot
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New Zealand Officially Becomes A British Colony
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The Ballantyne’s Fire
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Pike River Mine Explosion Kills 29
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NZ Gains Independence from Britain with the Statute of Westminster Act
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Death of Te Rauparaha
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257 Killed on Mount Erebus
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First Female Māori MP Elected
Links to Aotearoa New Zealand Histories Curriculum:
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Year 4-6 and Year 7-8: Whakapapa me te whanaungatanga | Culture and identity
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Year 4-6 and Year 7-8: Tino rangatiratanga me te kāwanatanga | Government and organisation
