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Iwidex

A database created from material held in the heritage and research collections of Auckland City Libraries.
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Iwidex is an index to information on tribal history, tikanga-a-iwi, and whakapapa held in the heritage and research collections of Auckland City Libraries. It is an easy way to find information about Māori waka, traditions, waiata, haka, tribal whenua, maunga, marae, carving, weaving, stories and whakapapa.

Subjects:  Auckland City Libraries, family history, genealogy, heritage, history, local history, Māori, New Zealand, Family history, , New Zealand, , Auckland City Libraries, , History and biography

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Iwidex focuses on people, whakapapa and the land. The information contained in this index is drawn from a wide range of materials, published and unpublished. They include: 
  • Auckland newspapers 
  • The New Zealand Herald 
  • The Auckland Star 
  • The Weekly News 
  • current Māori newspapers and magazines 
  • and numerous other journals.
Some information is derived from the Libraries' Māori manuscript collection and early printed Māori work.

All records in Iwidex have waka, iwi (and sometimes hapu) descriptors as well as descriptors for rohe and takiwa. These fields allow the searcher to narrow or broaden a search as required.
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Last reviewed: 02 October 2008

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