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Universities
- University of Auckland
- University of Waikato
- Massey University
- Victoria University of Wellington
- University of Canterbury
- Lincoln University
- University of Otago
- Database of over 3,000
tertiary institutions world wide - provided by Christina DeMello
- The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa
Tongarewa
- Auckland Museum
- Other New Zealand museums - search
engine for more than 130 NZ museums. Search by name, collection or region.
Site hosted by Te Papa.
- Museum of
Transport and Technology (MOTAT)
- National Maritime Museum
- Museum of Wellington City
and Sea - just opened. Includes information on their exhibitions and services.
- Army Museum - Waiouru
Libraries
- National Library of New Zealand.
This site includes the Timeframes
online photographic archive and PapersPast,
an online collection of 19th century newspapers.
- Alexander Turnbull Library - TAPUHI
on-line -
TAPUHI is an online search facility that provides access to descriptions
of the Manuscripts and Pictures Collections of selected New Zealand and Pacific
material in the Alexander
Turnbull Library. See also the Friends
of the Turnbull Library website.
- Auckland City Libraries site
- includes a wealth of local history and genealogical resources.
- Wellington City Libraries
- Christchurch City Libraries
- Hocken Library
. Includes Friends
of the Hocken section - articles relating to the library's collections
and useful bibliographic reference lists on a range of historical subjects
ranging from a history of the New Zealand Navy to sources for genealogists.
Articles provided in pdf format only.
- Te Waimano - a site developed
by the National and Alexander Turnbull Libraries. It includes samples from
the libraries' pictorial, manuscript, video, and sound collections which have
been selected in fifty year slices starting from 1750. A great feature of
the site is the internal navigation system which allows you to pick exactly
which period, place and general subject area you want material on. The site
has been optimised for those with Internet Explorer 4+ and the latest versions
of Flash
and Quick Time.
- List of libraries (
includes some overseas institutions) with Online Public Access Catalogues
(OPACs) - site run by Lincoln University library.
- Archives
New Zealand (Wellington) - includes Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin
regional offices information.
- National Register of Archives
and Manuscripts (NRAM)
- Presbyterian
Church of Aotearoa New Zealand Presbyterian Archives - includes samples
of some of the material available and information for researchers.
- The NZ Sound Archives
site - holders of NZ's broadcast radio records.
- Wellington City Archives
- Archives
at the Macmillan Brown Library - browse the approximately 1600 metres
of archival material and extensive photographic, art and architectural drawings
collections. Part of the University
of Canterbury Library site.
- New Zealand Film Archive
Historical Associations
- New Zealand History Teachers' Association
- New Zealand Historic Places Trust
site. Includes the NZ Historic
Places Trust Register - this holds Register entries for about 1,000 historic
structures, historic areas, and wahi tapu - covering all the Trust's Category
I historic places and some Category II. Some records associated with these
register entries are displayed: there are photos and reports for many places,
and in some instances there are very detailed reports. The database is searchable
in a variety of ways including by region, by building type, by architect and
by date of construction. The Trust will be adding new register entries, records
and photographs every couple of months.
- PHANZA (Professional Historians' Association
of New Zealand/Aotearoa). Includes contract and funding information for 'feral'
historians and for those wanting histories written.
- New Zealand Historical
Association
- National Oral History Association
of New Zealand (NOHANZ).
Other
- Royal Society
of New Zealand
- New Zealand Archaeological
Association
- Writerfind.com -
run by New Zealand Writing Professionals Online - a central information site
for NZ writers - includes a database of budding scribes divided by categories
(see editing/research for history writers).
- Maritime Archeological
Association of New Zealand. Includes historical and project information
relating to maritime archeology. Site run by Brendon Tarrant.
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