NCEA Level 1 History Topics
Topics and activities for the NCEA 1 history curriculum
The Classroom provides material to support the teaching of New Zealand history at NCEA level 1. This material supports features available in NZHistory.net.nz by providing relevant learning activities.
International Relations: New Zealand's Search for Security 1945-1985
- Case Study: Sporting ties with South Africa - The 1981 Springbok Tour
- For 56 days in July, August and September 1981, New Zealanders were divided against each other in the largest civil disturbance seen since the 1951 Waterfront Dispute.
- Case Study: Nuclear Free New Zealand
- New Zealand's involvement in the nuclear debate of the 1970s and 1980s, culminating in a breakdown of the ANZUS alliance in 1985.
- Case Study: New Zealand Forces in Asia after the Second World War
- Examines why and how New Zealand became involved in Asia after the Second World War, with particular emphasis on Korea, Malaysia and Vietnam.
Historic events related activites
Coming up in 2006:
Carry out an historical investigation and communicate historical ideas. Research topics will include:
New Zealand's participation in the Second World War
Many schools teach the Origins of the Second World War so this assignment offers an opportunity to examine in some detail the impact of this conflict on New Zealand. In the meantime, see Second World War features on this site.
The 1918 Flu Pandemic
Anxiety over the danger of Asian Bird Flu has revived memories of New Zealand's worst disease outbreak, the lethal influenza pandemic of 1918. In two months New Zealand lost about half as many people to influenza as it had in the whole of the First World War. In the meantime, see the 1918 Influenza Pandemic feature .
