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Where young people celebrate New Zealand's heritage and taonga. With our support, schools can present their own web pages about their local community, whānau and friends.

 

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  • Te Hononga O Ngā Wai

    Westmere School – Published 08/12/2008

    The students in the teina class of a Māori Bilingual Whānau - Ngā Uri O Ngā Iwi and in their classroom called Te Hononga O Ngā Wai, The Meeting of the Waters wanted to find out what the name of their class meant. They decided to research their local waterways in memory of their first kuia, Whaea Dianne, who also composed waiata for them so they would remember the Māori place names and tupuna of their local area.

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  • What life was like

    Bellevue School - Primary – Published 22/05/2009

    Students at Bellevue Primary School, Newlands, Wellington, wondered what life was like in the olden days. So they interviewed their own grandparents to find out what life was like when they were young. Explore their site to find out what they discovered.

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  • Ashburton’s Treasures

    Tinwald School - Primary – Published 21/05/2009

    The students at Tinwald School knew Ashburton was celebrating 150 years of settlement in 2009, so they researched the many treasures in their community. Explore their website and discover what they learnt.

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  • Wairakei Terraces

    Tauhara School - Primary – Published 03/04/2009

    Maia, Olivia and Rachelle, students at Tauhara Primary School, Taupo, chose to find out about the history of the Wairakei Terraces. Browse their website to find out how the original Pink and White Terraces became replaced by the man-made Wairakei Terraces.

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  • Three Kings School and the local community

    Three Kings School - Primary – Published 18/12/2008

    The year 3 and 4 students at Three Kings School, Auckland have researched and studied where the Three Kings volcanic cones have gone, the history of their school and its unique features. Take a look at their website to see what they discovered.

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Living Heritage Day

Living Heritage Day will be celebrated by public libraries around New Zealand on 13 August 2009 as part of Library Week. We would like to encourage schools to celebrate the launch of their stories online...... Read more