New Zealand History
This page provides information about resources and guides that are specific to the study of New Zealand history. They supplement the resources provided on the History portal.
Subject Contacts
If you need assistance in this subject area, the New Zealand History Subject Librarian is Jenny McGhee the New Zealand Collection Librarian is Kathryn Parsons.
Resources
Databases | Archives | Biographies | Encyclopedias | New Zealand Databases | Websites |
Databases
Early New Zealand Books Online
A collection of electronic versions of significant New Zealand books originally published in the nineteenth century. Provided by University of Auckland Library.
A collection of electronic versions of significant New Zealand books originally published in the nineteenth century. Provided by University of Auckland Library.
Historical Photos of the Waikato and New Zealand
Search and browse a selection of historical photographs and postcards from the University of Waikato Library's Collection. Some photos of New Zealanders in other parts of the world are also presented.
Search and browse a selection of historical photographs and postcards from the University of Waikato Library's Collection. Some photos of New Zealanders in other parts of the world are also presented.
Matapihi
Experience a selection of pictures, sounds and objects from New Zealand's archives, galleries, libraries and museums. Search over 175,000 pictures, objects, sounds, movies and texts.
Experience a selection of pictures, sounds and objects from New Zealand's archives, galleries, libraries and museums. Search over 175,000 pictures, objects, sounds, movies and texts.
Papers Past
Coverage: 1839 to 1945
Papers Past contains more than one million pages of digitised New Zealand newspapers and periodicals. The collection covers the years 1839 to 1945 and includes publications from all regions of New Zealand.
» User Guide
Coverage: 1839 to 1945
Papers Past contains more than one million pages of digitised New Zealand newspapers and periodicals. The collection covers the years 1839 to 1945 and includes publications from all regions of New Zealand.
» User Guide
Archives
Archives New Zealand
Official repository of New Zealand public archives. Holds documents, maps, plans, films, artworks, photographs and the archives of the New Zealand government.
Official repository of New Zealand public archives. Holds documents, maps, plans, films, artworks, photographs and the archives of the New Zealand government.
Community Archive (National Register of Archives and Manuscripts)
Archives New Zealand has developed The Community Archive previously known as the National Register of Archives and Manuscripts (NRAM). Provides access to information provided by individuals, organisations and communities. Includes material such as diaries, land information, oral history recordings, commissions, literary manuscripts, personal identity records, immigration and financial records.
Archives New Zealand has developed The Community Archive previously known as the National Register of Archives and Manuscripts (NRAM). Provides access to information provided by individuals, organisations and communities. Includes material such as diaries, land information, oral history recordings, commissions, literary manuscripts, personal identity records, immigration and financial records.
Biographies
Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
This website contains over 3,000 biographies of New Zealanders who have made their mark on this country. It does not include people who are alive.
This website contains over 3,000 biographies of New Zealanders who have made their mark on this country. It does not include people who are alive.
Encyclopedias
McLintock’s 1966 Encyclopedia of New Zealand
This is an online version of the three volume printed encyclopedia edited by A.H. McLintock and published in 1966. The coverage is comprehensive but has not been updated since 1966.
This is an online version of the three volume printed encyclopedia edited by A.H. McLintock and published in 1966. The coverage is comprehensive but has not been updated since 1966.
Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Te ara in Maori means the pathway. This enyclopedia offers many pathways to understanding New Zealand. When complete, it will be a comprehensive guide to the country's peoples, natural environment, history, culture, economy, institutions and society.
» User Guide
Te ara in Maori means the pathway. This enyclopedia offers many pathways to understanding New Zealand. When complete, it will be a comprehensive guide to the country's peoples, natural environment, history, culture, economy, institutions and society.
» User Guide
New Zealand Databases
FindNZarticles
Coverage: Coverage varies (Index)
FindNZarticles provides access to New Zealand content, including material by or about New Zealanders, from a range of New Zealand newspapers and journals. Includes index to Te Ao Hou.
» User Guide
Coverage: Coverage varies (Index)
FindNZarticles provides access to New Zealand content, including material by or about New Zealanders, from a range of New Zealand newspapers and journals. Includes index to Te Ao Hou.
» User Guide
Index New Zealand (INNZ)
Coverage: 1987 to present (Index)
Contains abstracts of selected New Zealand serials, including newspapers, about New Zealand and the South Pacific. Subjects covered include general interest material, social research, current affairs, the arts and humanities.
Coverage: 1987 to present (Index)
Contains abstracts of selected New Zealand serials, including newspapers, about New Zealand and the South Pacific. Subjects covered include general interest material, social research, current affairs, the arts and humanities.
New Zealand National Union Catalogue (via Te Puna)
Coverage: Index
Contains bibliographic records for books and journals published worldwide, and indicates which New Zealand libraries may have copies.
Coverage: Index
Contains bibliographic records for books and journals published worldwide, and indicates which New Zealand libraries may have copies.
Websites
Alexander Turnbull Library
Part of the National Library of New Zealand the Alexander Turnbull Library holds New Zealand’s national documentary heritage collections.
Part of the National Library of New Zealand the Alexander Turnbull Library holds New Zealand’s national documentary heritage collections.
ENNZ: Environment and Nature in New Zealand
Australian and New Zealand online newsletter for those with interests in environmental history, landscape studies, literature and the environment, garden history, history of science, treaty history, and heritage issues.
Australian and New Zealand online newsletter for those with interests in environmental history, landscape studies, literature and the environment, garden history, history of science, treaty history, and heritage issues.
eNZed: New Zealand Ancient and Modern History
Topics covered include regional history, economic and political history, social history and general interest.
Topics covered include regional history, economic and political history, social history and general interest.
IndexNZ
Produced by the National Library of New Zealand coverage is from 1987 onwards. Contains abstracts of selected New Zealand serials, including newspapers about New Zealand and the South Pacific. Subjects covered include general interest material, social research, current affairs and the arts and humanities.
Produced by the National Library of New Zealand coverage is from 1987 onwards. Contains abstracts of selected New Zealand serials, including newspapers about New Zealand and the South Pacific. Subjects covered include general interest material, social research, current affairs and the arts and humanities.
New Zealand History Online
Produced by the History Group of the New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Topics covered include culture and society, politics and government, war and society, classroom resources at NCEA level and an historical timeline.
Produced by the History Group of the New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Topics covered include culture and society, politics and government, war and society, classroom resources at NCEA level and an historical timeline.
Tapuhi
Provides access to descriptions of the unpublished manuscripts and pictures collections of New Zealand and Pacific material in the Alexander Turnbull Library.
Provides access to descriptions of the unpublished manuscripts and pictures collections of New Zealand and Pacific material in the Alexander Turnbull Library.
Te Puna Web Directory: New Zealand History
Produced by the National Library of New Zealand it includes selected New Zealand and Pacific Island resources. Websites included are of national or regional significance, government sites, iwi sites, electronic journals, local history, financial, tourism and travel, personal sites and general interest.
Produced by the National Library of New Zealand it includes selected New Zealand and Pacific Island resources. Websites included are of national or regional significance, government sites, iwi sites, electronic journals, local history, financial, tourism and travel, personal sites and general interest.
TimeFrames: New Zealand and Pacific through Images
Timeframes includes selected New Zealand and Pacific images from the collections of the Alexander Turnbull Library, the research library within the National Library of New Zealand.
Timeframes includes selected New Zealand and Pacific images from the collections of the Alexander Turnbull Library, the research library within the National Library of New Zealand.
