This term's topic is looking at who we are: in Mt Roskill, with Te Tiriti, how technology impacts us.

Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand is a guide to the New people, history, culture and society of New Zealand. Check the Daily Life, Sport and Recreation section on the website

Pukewīwī / Puketāpapa / Mt Roskill is a scoria cone volcano dated at about 105,000 years old. Lava flows from eruptions travelled as far as the upper reaches of Te Auaunga Oakley Creek valley near Hendon Road and created the swampy areas that gave Ōwairaka (the water of Raka) its name.

Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage

Within school, you do not need passwords to access the EPIC databases, including Encyclopedia Britannica. Outside of the school network (when you are at home) you will need a log in and password. Please contact your teacher or the Librarian for the log in details.

These books in our library have discussions on culture.

What has shaped New Zealand over time?

Te Tiriti - Aotearoa History Show, Episode 4 of the Aotearoa History Show is on te Tiriti.

National Library has some collections of resources of countries around the world, their celebrations and traditions.

Formerly an area of swamp, quarries and scrubland, the Auckland suburb of Mt Roskill was developed after 1945 as a major state housing suburb.

The statistical profile of the Mt Roskill electorate from 2020 data.

Toby Morris comic on the Treaty of Waitangi

This docudrama follows an imaginary news reporter who travels back in time to cover the days leading up to the Treaty of Waitangi’s signing on 6 February 1840.

Discover multiple ways to navigate through a dynamic and interactive space of vibrant intangible cultural heritage practices and expressions. See how together they represent a rich cultural diversity. Look for connections between cultures

Identity, self-awareness, families, beliefs, values, feelings, and attitudes are all part of being yourself. Explore a range of resources on body and mind, healthy lifestyles, diversity, genealogy, emotions, and citizenship.

Tucked between Mt Albert and Mt Eden, this suburb is a hop, skip and a jump to most attractions in central Auckland. Though that’s not to say you have to travel far to smell delicious food and find incredible specialty food shops.

Te Tiriti o Waitangi, New Zealand’s founding document, was meant to be a partnership between Māori and the British Crown. Although it was intended to create unity, different understandings of the treaty, and breaches of it, have caused conflict. From the 1970s the general public gradually came to know more about the treaty, and efforts to honour the treaty and its principles expanded.

Contact Whaea Rachel by email if you have a question about any of these links, or have suggestions for other links.