Description
Our This 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 Posters explore 16 events from the month of September (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 This Week in New Zealand History: September set are:
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New Zealand’s Rowing Eight Wins Gold
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First Open-Heart Surgery in New Zealand
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New Zealand’s Heaviest Gold Nugget Discovered
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Springboks Play the New Zealand Māori Team for First Time
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Eruption on Whakaari/White Island Kills 10 People
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First Trans-Tasman Flight Touches Down
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New Zealand’s First Woman MP Elected
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The Social Security Act Is Passed
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The Māori Language Petition is Presented to Parliament
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‘Originals’ Kick Off the All Black Tradition
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Flogging and Whipping Abolished
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First State House Opened in Miramar
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Women Win the Right to Vote
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Domestic Workers Call for 68-hour Week
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Tongariro National Park Mountains Protected
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Māori Women’s Welfare League Established
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Lorde Releases Pure Heroine in NZ and Australia
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
