NCEA L1 History case studies
NCEA L1 History · Put your knowledge to work in context.
NCEA Level 1 History is the first-year History offering within New Zealand's National Certificate of Educational Achievement, delivered through the New Zealand Curriculum and administered by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority. It is designed for Year 11 learners in secondary schools and for anyone working towards Level 1 credits in History. The NCEA L1 History case studies are 5 cases and about 4,398 words.
1Who do you believe about Post Office Square? Three sources on the 1913 waterfront strike
Wellington, November 1913. Shipowners have tried to replace striking wharf workers with non-union labour, and the Massey government has sworn in special constables - many mounted and recruited from rural districts - to keep the wharves open.
911 words, about 5 min2151 days: how significant was the 1951 waterfront dispute?
It is 15 July 1951, the day the waterfront dispute ends. Since 15 February about 8,000 watersiders have been locked out after refusing overtime; the Holland government declared a state of emergency, made strike action by watersiders unlawful under emergency regulations, and sent soldiers to unload ships.
858 words, about 4 min3Land, mana and the Waikato confiscations
In July 1863 Governor George Grey issued a proclamation requiring Waikato Māori living north of the Mangatāwhiri Stream to swear allegiance to the Queen or leave their land. Crown forces then crossed the stream and invaded Waikato.
870 words, about 4 min4Four voices at Bastion Point, 1977–78
On 5 January 1977 members of the Orakei Māori Action Committee, led by Joe Hawke, occupied Bastion Point (Takaparawhā) above Auckland's Waitematā Harbour. Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei had lost the land in stages: taken for defence in the 1880s, taken again under public works legislation in the 1940s for a housing scheme that was never fully built, and in the mid-1970s the government announced a housing development for the remaining site.
890 words, about 4 min5Reading the ruins: three sources on the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake
on 3 February 1931 an earthquake destroyed most of central Napier and much of Hastings; 256 people died. You have three sources.
869 words, about 4 min