From 2023, Aotearoa New Zealand’s Histories and Te Takanga o Te Wā will be taught in all schools and kura.
Aotearoa New Zealand’s Histories sits within social sciences in The New Zealand Curriculum. It is part of the social sciences learning area because it encourages learners to be critical citizens - learning about the past to understand the present and to prepare for the future.
Final content and resources can be found at Aotearoa New Zealand's Histories.
The final Social Sciences content has been released as part of the refresh of The New Zealand Curriculum.
You can find the refreshed Social Sciences content here: Refreshed Social Sciences Learning Area.
Unuhia te rito o te harakeke kei whea te kōmako e kō?
Whakatairangitia – rere ki uta, rere ki tai;
Ui mai koe ki ahau he aha te mea nui o te ao,
Māku e kī atu he tangata, he tangata, he tangata!
The social sciences learning area is about how societies work and how people can participate as critical, active, informed, and responsible citizens. Contexts are drawn from the past, present, and future and from places within and beyond New Zealand.
Published on: 08 Apr 2014
Find research, resources, ideas, and inspiration to help students understand how societies work and how people can participate as critical, active, informed, and responsible citizens.
NZ Senior Secondary Curriculum Guides – Social Sciences
Helping teachers create quality teaching and learning programmes.
