When was Te Tiriti o Waitangi signed?
6th February 1840
Who lead the 1975 Māori Land March?
Dame Whina Cooper
What happened at Pike River Mine?
An explosion caused by a build up of gas.
What is the Women's Suffrage Movement?
Women fighting for equal rights and the right to vote.
What major event happened in Christchurch during 2010 - 2011?
The Christchurch Earthquakes.
What is the Rainbow Warrior?
A Greenpeace ship that fought for a Nuclear Free New Zealand and Pacific.
Why did people protest during the Springbok Tour?
Due to the racisit ideals of Apartheid South Africa and non inclusion of black players.
What were the Dawn Raids?
When police would raid the homes of alleged illegal overstayers from the Pacific Islands.
What was the Tangiwai Disaster?
A train accident where the train was derailed due to a lahar.
Who are the Polynesian Panthers?
A group of people formed to advocate for Pasifika rights.
What happened at White Island?
The volcano erupted causing death and many many injuries.
What were people protesting about in 2024 at the hikoi?
Againt the proposed Treaty Principals Bill.
In which significant World War I campaign did many New Zealand soldiers suffer heavy casualties on a peninsula in Turkey?
Gallipoli Campaign
In what year did New Zealand officially declare itself nuclear-free?
1987 (The New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act was passed in 1987, formalising the policy.)
Who cut down the flag pole at Russel?
Hone Heke
