Haere mai,
welcome to Social Sciences Online
This site will be closing at the end of 2024 as the content has been moved to Tāhūrangi.
Tāhūrangi is the new online curriculum hub for Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | Ministry of Education.
You can now find these resources under Learning Content and Resources – Social Sciences.
This site offers supporting resources and information for teachers of social sciences in Aotearoa.
"The social sciences learning area is about how societies work and how people can participate as critical, active, informed, and responsible citizens."
The New Zealand Curriculum, 2007
Featured resources
Hītori Māori | Māori history
We are preparing to close this site soon as this content has now moved to Tāhūrangi.
Tāhūrangi is the new online curriculum hub for Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | Ministry of Education.
Māori history encompasses the complete history of peoples in Aotearoa NZ, from the earliest Polynesian navigators, to those who interacted with English colonists, to the occupiers of land and the settlers of grievances, through to the movers, the shakers, and the everyday people of our communities today.
Pūtātara
This resource, aimed at incorporating sustainability and global citizenship across the curriculum in Aotearoa New Zealand, supports schools and teachers to develop learning opportunities that are place-based, inquiry-led, and focused on participation for change.
Tools for primary source analysis
The National Library's primary source analysis tools are designed for ākonga from years 1–13 in Aotearoa NZ schools. Ākonga can examine different primary sources, then use the collation tool – Kohinga taunaki matua | A place to collect your evidence – to bring together evidence from different sources.
