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Access online resources through the links at left or the portals listed below:
Library databases
Check out Digital Library for a wide range of authoritative databases on many aspects of New Zealand and local Auckland history.
Useful websites
General history
Timeline
Key events in New Zealand's history - prehistory to the present day
New Zealand history calendar
Key dates in New Zealand history - month by month
NZHistory.net
Authoritative guide to New Zealand history on the web produced by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Includes quizzes, discussion forums, and online exhibitions.
New Zealand Electronic Text Centre
Digitised archive of New Zealand and Pacific Islands texts and heritage materials: Full text books, images, manuscripts and journals.
Highlights:
New Zealand texts collection
The official history of New Zealand in the Second World War
New Zealand wars collection (1845-72)
Our land, our people
Concise 'snapshot' articles on key points from New Zealand history linked from the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.
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Encyclopedias and yearbooks
Encyclopaedia of New Zealand/Te Ara
The complete original text of McLintock's 1966 encyclopaedia available online. This online encyclopedia of New Zealand provides a "journey of discovery" through interlinking text and image trails. Check out the history pages.
New Zealand official yearbook online
Statistics and key point information on all aspects of New Zealand society.
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Biographies
Dictionary of New Zealand biography/Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau
Online biographies of New Zealanders from all walks of life. Text is available in both English and Te Reo. Use the advanced search option to search for lists of biographies in specific categories: occupations, regions, dates. Biographies are posthumous only - living people are not included.
The dictionary of New Zealand biography is also available in a range of different printed formats.
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Historic newspapers
Papers past
The National Library's online collection of over 750,000 pages of historic 19th century New Zealand newspapers.
Niupepa
Early Māori newpapers online (1842-1932). Includes some English content.
Times Digital Archive
(needs a library barcode and PIN number)
Fully searchable digital archive of The Times (London) from 1785-1985. A British newspaper but includes coverage of key New Zealand events from early European settlement onwards.
Other sources of historic newspapers (non digital):
Other key sources include the the Central Library's Auckland Research Centre. Check out their list of newspapers permanently held - highlights include the New Zealand Herald available on microfilm from 1863 on.
Find a newspaper in the National Library's extensive print and microfilm collections. Search for available titles in the library catalogue, order copies of articles or purchase copies of microfilms online.
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Historic images
Heritage images online
Selected online images from the library's historic photograph collections. Especially strong on early Auckland views, First World War soldier portraits, and Auckland studio portraits from the 1940s to 1970s.
Timeframes
Historic images online from the Alexander Turnbull Library collections.
Matapihi
Comprehensive source of images, sounds and objects from major New Zealand archives, galleries, libraries and museums.
Auckland Art Gallery - collection database
Includes historic artworks of early Maori/New Zealand.
National Library of Australia - digital collections
Includes selected New Zealand images.
Picture Australia
Includes selected New Zealand images
War Art Online
A collection of about 1,500 artworks covering major conflicts involving New Zealanders from World War One onwards. Search for specific works or artists, or just browse the moving collection.
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Maps online
Digitised heritage maps from Auckland City Libraries' Special Collections (1830s-1920s).
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New Zealand/Aotearoa at war
The New Zealand Wars
The New Zealand wars
Information and links to all aspects of the wars: campaigns, causes, consequences, etc.
New Zealand's 19th century wars
Overview articles and timeline of the musket and New Zealand wars.
The New Zealand wars collection (1845-1872)
Many original sources including diary extracts and letters from key participants. Digitised by the New Zealand Electronic Text Centre.
Dictionary of national biography
Click on New Zealand wars and The struggle for land for background articles, maps, images and links to related biographies.
New Zealand wars - History Orb
Aspects of the New Zealand wars.
World War l
Gallipoli
From NZHistory.net
ANZAC
“A guide to ANZAC day for New Zealanders.“ Special features include a searchable database of New Zealand casualties and a virtual tour of the Gallipoli peninsula.
World War ll
New Zealand in the Second World War
Official history online. The original 50 volume printed series published by the Department of Internal Affairs is also available at the library.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Includes a Debt of honour registerof soldiers who died in both world wars.
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Te Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi
Treaty of Waitangi
The official government website on the Treaty and related issues.
Extensive content includes Maori and English texts, key people, treaty timeline, and links.
Key people - Treaty of Waitangi
Links to entries on key people involved in the Treaty - before, during and after - taken from the Dictionary of New Zealand biography
Legislative violations of the Treaty of Waitangi
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