What are we remembering on Anzac Day?
Why do we have poppies on Anzac Day?
Who were the Anzacs?

A special seasonal programme for Anzac Day.

How were New Zealand children’s daily lives affected by World War Two? 
How did women and children help the war effort? 
Why couldn’t people just go to the shop to buy sugar?

In this unit students will consider what it would have been like to live through World War Two and how the lives of those left on the home front changed. 

Communication is in the essence of humanity.
Why is communication necessary?  
Does what we say dictate how we say it?  
How has communication changed through the development of technology?

In this programme, students explore the development of communications technology in the Navy.  Students become Sigs and Sparkers (Navy Communicators) and experiment with different methods of communication such as Morse code, signal flags, semaphore and radio.  They try their hands at deciphering and writing code.

Which way is North?
Why do maps have grids on them?
Can you find your way around using a compass?
Become a navigator and find out!

In this programme, students will consider the history of travelling the sea.  They will consider what it takes to cross oceans into unknown territory.

In its prominent location at the mouth of the Waitemata harbour, the Devonport area has long been a useful and significant site to people.  

Who has used this site?  How was it significant to them? 

In this programme, students will investigate the site over three specific time periods. 

Using modern archeological practices student will gather evidence and consider Te Haukapua during Maori arrival and settlement.  They will investigate the historic buildings of the submarine mining station developed at Torpedo Bay during the ‘Russian Scares.’  Then they will reflect on the modern site and its relevance to the public.