Cambridge Museum
Waipa District Libraries
Waikato Museum
NZ History
Context and Activities
Tuia Mātauranga is a programme developed by the Ministry of Education to support teaching and learning about our dual heritage, shared future. It highlights local people, places, and events that have helped shape our nation’s histories.
These contexts and activities can be used to generate conversations for discussion in the classroom, as well as inspire students with their own research topics.
Waitangi Tribunal - Te rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi
Matariki
NZ at War - For teachers - National and International
He Meka! He Meka!
‘He Meka! He Meka!’ is a set of questions, images, and facts to share with family and friends to prompt conversations about history, identity, and the future.
Use these activities below to inspire and inform students as they explore concepts related to He Whakaputanga, Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and the Women's Suffrage Petition.
Joining up the Women’s Suffrage Petition scrolls. Archives New Zealand
National Council of women 1896: many of whom were involved with the 1893 Women’s Suffrage Petition.
'Maaori War Dance', Taranaki, 1864 by Joseph Osbertus Hamley. Ref: E-047-q-021 Alexander Turnbull Library.
Taumatawhakatanihangkauauatamatapokaiwhenuakitanatahu : sign1948 by E. P. Christensen. Archives New Zealand
Participants in Maaori Land March leaving Te Reo Mihi Marae, Te Hapua, 1975 by Christian Heinegg.
'H.M.S Herald in Sylvan Cove, Stewarts [sic] Island, 1840' by Edward M Williams.
Books