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Databases
Iwidex
A database created from material held in the heritage and research collections of Auckland City Libraries.
A database created from material held in the heritage and research collections of Auckland City Libraries.
Māori Bibliography
Indexes Maori topics appearing in books, conference proceedings and journals which cannot otherwise easily be found in regular sources.
Indexes Maori topics appearing in books, conference proceedings and journals which cannot otherwise easily be found in regular sources.
Māori Niupepa Project
A collection of historic newspapers published primarily for a Māori audience between 1842 and 1932.
A collection of historic newspapers published primarily for a Māori audience between 1842 and 1932.
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
Te Ao Hou: The New World
Coverage: Full text
Access all 76 issues of a bilingual quarterly published (1952-76) by the Maori Affairs Department which aimed to discuss all questions of interest to Maori. The index was compiled by The University of Waikato Library.
Coverage: Full text
Access all 76 issues of a bilingual quarterly published (1952-76) by the Maori Affairs Department which aimed to discuss all questions of interest to Maori. The index was compiled by The University of Waikato Library.
Books
Tangata whenua: The World of the Māori
Don Stafford explains the origins of the Māori, their vast migrations, their arrival in this country and their development here in both pre- and post-European times.
Don Stafford explains the origins of the Māori, their vast migrations, their arrival in this country and their development here in both pre- and post-European times.
Te marae: A Guide to Customs & Protocol
Outlines the sequence of events that begins when visitors arrive at the gates of a marae and ends with their departure.
Outlines the sequence of events that begins when visitors arrive at the gates of a marae and ends with their departure.
Tikanga Māori: Living by Māori Values
An authoritative and accessible introduction to tikanga Maori.
An authoritative and accessible introduction to tikanga Maori.
Tikanga Whakaaro: Key Concepts in Māori Culture
Essential guide to students of Māori language and culture, covering seventy important concepts in Māori culture. Contains short essays in both English and Māori.
Essential guide to students of Māori language and culture, covering seventy important concepts in Māori culture. Contains short essays in both English and Māori.
Dictionaries
Ngata English-Maori Dictionary
Coverage: Coverage varies (Full text)
The H. M. Ngata English-Maori Dictionary is the first dictionary to offer an extensive selection of English to Maori headwords, illustrating their use in sentences and phrases drawn from a wide range of contemporary and traditional contexts.
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Coverage: Coverage varies (Full text)
The H. M. Ngata English-Maori Dictionary is the first dictionary to offer an extensive selection of English to Maori headwords, illustrating their use in sentences and phrases drawn from a wide range of contemporary and traditional contexts.
» User Guide
Journals
Journal of the Polynesian Society
The Journal of the Polynesian Society aims to promote the scholarly study of past and present New Zealand Māori and other Pacific Island peoples and cultures.
The Journal of the Polynesian Society aims to promote the scholarly study of past and present New Zealand Māori and other Pacific Island peoples and cultures.
New Zealand Databases
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.
Websites
Māori.org.nz: Tikanga
Tikanga are the customs and traditions that have been handed down through the passages of time.
Tikanga are the customs and traditions that have been handed down through the passages of time.
