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Home - Matapihi. Māori Dictionary. Primary Sources. Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand – Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand is building a comprehensive guide to our peoples, natural environment, history, culture, economy and society. High Interest Topics. Skip to main content .addthis_16x16_style .at4-icon, .addthis_16x16_white_style .at4-icon, .addthis_default_style .at4-icon, .at4-icon, .at-16x16 { width: 1.8em ! Important; height: 1.8em ! Important; line-height: 1.8 ! Important; background-size: 1.8em! Important; You are here Home » Resources for Learning » High Interest Topics Join the conversation: Sign up or Log on High Interest Topics The following High interest topics and their websites have been selected in response to teacher demand and relevance.

Content. Matariki We have selected these resources to support you when you need information relating to Matariki, the Māori celebration of New Year, the Seven Sisters, Pleiades, constellations, and Māori gardening. Read more New Zealand and the Olympic Games We have selected these online resources to support you when you need information relating to New Zealand's involvement in the Olympic Games.

Read more New Zealand Census Read more Olympic Games — recent and historic Read more Read more Read more. Papers Past. DigitalNZ. Epic / Homepage - Te Kete Ipurangi (TKI) Kia ora and welcome to EPIC. EPIC is a venture between New Zealand libraries and the Ministry of Education, giving schools free access to a worldwide range of electronic resources.

EPIC resources are purchased annually through the EPIC consortium on a subscription basis by the Ministry of Education for access by all New Zealand schools. What is available? Through EPIC schools can access databases containing curriculum related content from thousands of up-to-date, full text international and New Zealand magazines, newspapers, biographies, substantial reference works, images, e-books, multi-media resources and much more.

Visit the Databases page for descriptions of the resources, and to filter by learning area and school level. How do I access EPIC? Use the links below (and from the Databases page) to access the EPIC resource that you are interested in searching. For EPIC school login queries email: epic@epic.org.nz Who can use EPIC? Where can I find more information?