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Canterbury earthquake September 2010

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:06:23 GMT

Where I can find out about the earthquake in Canterbury?

The best places to keep up-to-date with recent events are the news sites. Try:

GNS Science are a New Zealand research organisation specialising in earth sciences - like earthquakes.

See also our entries on New Zealand earthquakes and New Zealand disasters.

Other sites that will have information are:

New Zealand Authors

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:33:42 GMT

I need information about a New Zealand author. Where should I look?

Level: All

There are a few really good sites with profiles of New Zealand authors and illustrators. These are our favourite:

A great site to find information about NZ Children's authors is the Christchurch City Libraries Kids page. These interviews have both serious and fun information - so if you want to know their favourite food - this is where to start!

Go to Homework Zone
Find New Zealand authors
Choose A-Z Authors List
Choose the first letter of the author's surname
Scan down the list to find the author you want
Click on their name to read their interview

The New Zealand Book Council has excellent author profiles. You can use this any time you want to look up a New Zealand author. Many of our famous children's authors are listed there too.
Start at the homepage

Click on the tab called Writers
Choose the first letter of the author's surname
Scan down the list to find the author you want
Click on their name to read their interview

The Wellington City Libraries Kids Catalog Web has great author websites.

Open the catalog.
Choose "Find it"
Click on the icon for "authors".
Browse the authors by alphabet (they are sorted by the authors last name) until you find the one you want.

You can also browse through a selection of book series, subjects and famous people.

As this is a book catalog, it will first come up with a list of books. To see web pages, click on the icon with a spider sitting on a web (on the left hand side of page).

Another site for New Zealand authors and illustrators is the Storylines website.

HOT TIP: If you want to find an author's website you could try these things:

Just type their name into a search engine. Often it will come up at the top of the results list!
If there are too many websites (which there might be if the author is very famous) you can also add the words official site onto your search e.g. J.K. Rowling + official site
Sometimes the publisher of an author will also have some great info and interviews at their site - so look for publishers names in the URL address.

Maunga teitei katoa i Aotearoa

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:34:17 GMT

He aha te ingoa o te maunga teitei katoa i Aotearoa

Taumata: Kura waenganui / Kura Tuarua

He uaua tēnei ki te rapu whakautu i roto i te reo Māori. Nō reira haere ki a google nz . Whakamahia ēnei ngā kupu Pakeha hei kupu rapa highest mountain new zealand.
Tirohia hoki ki ngā Ākina Rapu mō tënei pātai: Many Answers

Robert Mahuta

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:53:46 GMT

He aha te ohaki o Robert Mahuta?

Taumata: Kura waenganui / Kura Tuarua

Ko te pae tukutuku pai rawa ki a mātou i roto i te reo Māori ko Te Ara. Mo tētahi kōrero Māori me tuhi Tā Te Kotahi Mahuta i roto te te pouaka rapu.

Mō ngā kōrero i roto i te reo Pakeha haere ki a google nz . Whakamahia ngā kupu matua Robert Mahuta nā, ka puta ngā pae tukutuku pērā ki te pae tukutuku o TVNZ me NZ Herald.

Commonwealth Games

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 13:47:19 GMT

This year's Commonwealth Games are being held in Dehli, India 3- 14 October.

Here is the official 2010 Commonwealth Games website

For general information, start at the Commonwealth Games Federation site - this is the official website for the Commonwealth Games. You can check which countries are involved by clicking on the countries tab on the top navigation bar. They are listed by continent (or area of the world) so click on each continent to see the individual countries who are part of the commonwealth. There's also a map of where to find each country.

The NZ Olympic Committee website has information about the NZ team.

For general information about the Commonwealth, try the Young Commonwealth pages (primary level) or the Commonwealth Secretariat website (secondary)

Ka taea koe ki te hōmai i nga pikitia mo te horowhenua?

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:44:43 GMT

He aha etahi korero e pā ana ki te Horowhenua

Taumata: Kura waenganui / Kura Tuarua

Ko te pae tukutuku pai rawa ko http://horowhenua.kete.net.nz/en/site. Nga te whare pukapukpa o Horowhenua i hanga mo te hapori.

Ko tētahi pae tukutuku tino pai ko Te Ara .
Kei roto i te reo Māori te nuinga o ngā kōrero.

What are New Zealand's exports and imports?

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:30:39 GMT

What are New Zealand's exports and imports?

Level: Intermediate / Secondary

A good place to start is the New Zealand School of Export Students Page which lists all the exports and imports and also trading countries. We recommend this site because it is a quality site from an educational institution.

Another reliable site is the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

HOT TIP: We chose these sites because they are either from a government organisation or a university. You can tell this by their web address - they have ither .org or .govt in their address. One is also a New Zealand site so relevant for us.

2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:19:39 GMT

Soccer World Cup

The best place to find information about the World Cup in South Africa, is the official FIFA World Cup website.

The official site also has the rules of soccer.

He aha ngā tikanga o ngā puhi o te waka?

Tue, 25 May 2010 12:14:16 GMT

He aha ngā tikanga o ngā puhi o te waka?

Taumata: Kura waenganui / Kura Tuarua

Kāhore nei mātou i kite i etahi whārangi ipurangi hei whakautu i tēnei pātai , engari, tēnei tētahi pukapuka pea hei awhina i koe:

Ingoa: Te Waka Taua
Kaituhi: Jeff Evans

Pātai ki ngā kaimahi o tōu whare pukapuka ki te whare pukapuka tūmatanui rānei mō te pukapuka ne.

What were the causes of World War One?

Mon, 24 May 2010 14:07:27 GMT

What were the causes of World War I?

Level: Intermediate, Primary

To find the origins of World War I, we used BBC- Schools which has easier to read information for kids, BBC - Schools.

Scroll down to the seach box on the left hand side.

Write the keywords, World War One into the search box.

HOT TIP: Use the word One instead of the digit 1 when writing World War One.

Click on the site, BBC - Schools Online World War One - Homepage. Have a look at these links:

True stories - The Observer
Timeline under HQ

There is also lots of other information including diaries, letters, scrapbooks, newspapers, photos and poems about World War One.