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    Te Rauparaha was a Ngati Toa chief and warrior. Sometimes called the 'Napoleon of the Southern Hemisphere', he ruled the lower end of the North Island from his base at Kapiti Island for the best part of 20 years

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Junior social studies and history

Activities and material particularly relevant to primary schools and Levels 4 and 5 of the social studies curriculum

Guide for junior teachers

War and remembrance

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Matariki

Treaty of Waitangi

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NCEA Level 1 history

Activities and material relevant to Level 1 NCEA history

NZ's Search for Security

NZ Race Relations

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Centennial - growth of New Zealand identity

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Maori leadership

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NCEA Level 3 history

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NZ in the 19th century

Year 13 history seminar series

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First World War centenary

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