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Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
On 19 September 1893 New Zealand became the first self-governing country to enfranchise women or give women the right to vote. Voting rights for women or wom...
Entry last updated: 17/03/23
Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
The American Civil Rights Movement began in the 1950s. It was a mass protest by African American people against segregation and discrimination based on race ...
Entry last updated: 25/05/22
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
General elections (or parliamentary elections) are held every 3 years when New Zealanders get the opportunity to decide who will govern the country. Aotearoa...
Entry last updated: 1/12/23![Image: Kate Wilson Sheppard (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22651169?search%5Bil%5D%5Bcategory%5D=Images&search%5Bpath%5D=items&search%5Btext%5D=kate+sheppard) by W Sidney Smith. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library [cropped from original]](https://images.ctfassets.net/q60gmaba8x5v/73fftCdRotnhBeextggIHT/40d6a11a64a3ef52441c862f96faea12/mini_magick20200916-1-13abfx5.jpg)
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Kate Sheppard was born in England on 10 March 1847. She and her family moved to New Zealand in the late 1860s. Kate was a founding member of the Women's Chri...
Entry last updated: 28/04/22
Local body elections are held every 3 years on the second Saturday in October. This is when people in New Zealand get to choose people for their local counci...
Entry last updated: 1/12/23
Through our histories, lots of things have happened that have had an impact on Christchurch | Ōtautahi. The following resources explore these events and can ...
Entry last updated: 14/05/24
Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
New Zealand has a democratic system of government, with elections taking place every three years. The head of government is the Prime Minister. The system of...
Entry last updated: 1/12/23