Whakatāne Online resources

Whakatāne Online resources

The Māori Land Court Minute Books Index (MLCMBI) provides quick and easy access to over 1100 hand written minute book records which were made between 1865 and 1910, from the Taitokerau, Waikato-Maniapoto, Tairawhiti, Waiariki, Aotea, Takitimu, and Waipounamu Māori Land Court Districts.

New Zealand libraries have banded together to buy access to a collection of e-resources. These online resources are great for children and parents to work on together

Note:- Outside the library, you will need your library barcode and PIN number to gain access.

Ancestry.com is the world’s largest online family history resource with the mission to help everyone discover, preserve, and share their family history?

The NZ History Collection The Treaty Of Waitangi Collection

These Collections are a landmark digital resource from Bridget Williams Books (BWB), an award-winning New Zealand publisher.

Includes access to every story NZ Geographic has ever printed, television documentaries from Natural History New Zealand, to photographic tools, and even virtual reality video.

TumbleBook Library is a great way to get your family into reading, with great read-along picture books, graphic novels, math-learning books, and a variety of games.

Digital reference designed to meet the needs of children and adults at all stages of their learning, from early learning to secondary school and beyond

The World Book eBooks site includes highly illustrated, engaging titles that support a span of curriculum areas and reading levels. A subscription includes automatic updates and revisions to ebooks, as well as any new titles that are added to the site.

Free to use New Zealand Databases

Dictionary of New Zealand Biography:

Contains biographies of New Zealanders, who are no longer alive, who have played a part in New Zealand's history and development.

Digital New Zealand:

Uncover amazing aerial photos, posters, newspapers, artwork, research papers and more. Use DigitalNZ to discover millions of NZ items from the digital stores of libraries, museums, archives, communities and government.

findNZarticles

Contains indexes to New Zealand content in a wide range of sources.

Index New Zealand

Contains abstracts of articles from New Zealand magazines and newspapers.

Papers Past

Searches digitised regional and national newspapers dating from 1850 to 1945.

Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

A comprehensive guide to our peoples, natural environment, history, culture, economy and society. In Maori Te Ara means 'the pathway'. Through interlinking text and image trails, the encyclopedia takes you on a journey of discovery.

National Library of New Zealand

Te Puna Matauranga O Aotearoa helps you to access and use the collective knowledge of the nation.

STAFF

Funding

givUS (formerly FundView) lists more than 1,200 resource schemes for communities, volunteer organisations and clubs.

givME (formerly BreakOut) offers access to more than 4,000 scholarships and grants for individuals.