New Zealand History
A DigitalNZ Story by National Library of New Zealand Topics
The Māori were the first settlers of Aotearoa, followed by the Europeans. Discover the history of New Zealand’s landscape, its people, events, places, identity and cultures from sites like Te Ara, Te Papa, DigitalNZ and NZ History. SCIS no. 1808403
Nuclear New Zealand
University of Canterbury Library
Milking the house cow
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
One pound note - Kotahi pauna
Alexander Turnbull Library
New Zealand postage stamp card
Alexander Turnbull Library
Processing sheep carcasses
Alexander Turnbull Library
Women and the vote
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Takaka night and day
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Cyclists in a Greymouth street
Alexander Turnbull Library
Legend of the voyage to New Zealand
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Māori children playing ruru
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
New Zealand Fashion
DigitalNZ
A Fashion page from 1901
National Library of New Zealand
Elizabeth Reid McCombs
Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga
New Zealand’s first flight
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Missionaries as peacemakers
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Musket costs
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Sailing ships
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Burning the bush in Taranaki
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Women's suffrage 1893
DigitalNZ
The Treaty of Waitangi in art
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Wellington from Everton terrace
Alexander Turnbull Library
Strange tale of a tattooed Pakeha
Alexander Turnbull Library
A settler's home
Alexander Turnbull Library
New Zealand coinage
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Slice of heaven
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Rules and protocols
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Searching for our tupuna
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New Zealand cave paintings
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Education kit on dinosaurs
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England and the Māori wars
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The story of the All Blacks
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Charting our islands, School Journal Level: 4; May: 2016
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Glaciers and gold at lake Wakatipu
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Quiz on New Zealand
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Story of Wellington harbour
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Caring for archaeological sites
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Forgotten Silver
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History of New Zealand dairy farming
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Quiz: guess the decade
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History of the Bay of Islands
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Heritage New Zealand
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New Zealand post 2003 advertisement
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The Arrival of Europeans
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Costume suggested for All Blacks
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
Abel Tasman meets Māori in Golden Bay
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Down to the wire
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Prime Ministers of New Zealand
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The New Zealand fashion museum
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Governor-General of New Zealand.
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National Film Unit videos
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Kauri history
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Industry & innovation
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Popular music in New Zealand
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Early New Zealand settlement
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Dawn Raids (New Zealand)
National Library of New Zealand
A brief impartial history of New Zealand
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Captain Cook, hero or villain?
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Treaty of Waitangi
DigitalNZ
First Encounters
DigitalNZ
He Whakaputanga, English
DigitalNZ
The French at D'Akaroa
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Once a Panther
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History of Wellington
DigitalNZ
New Zealand’s history of dairy innovation
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How do we teach New Zealand history?
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2: Tangata Whenua
Radio New Zealand
1: Prehistoric New Zealand
Radio New Zealand
Season 2 Ep 2: Māori: The First 500 Years
Radio New Zealand
The Aotearoa History Show
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