Aotearoa/New Zealand: Websites

Careers New Zealand offers expert, free advice and support to help New Zealanders make informed decisions about their career.

Been treated unfairly by your employer? Want to find out about how to create a will? Looking for accommodation? Find out where to get assistance at this website.

Links to New Zealand's council websites

The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography is included in Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. It includes all biographies published between 1990 and 2000. Does not include people who are still living.

A National Library website

Find and use statistics about New Zealand, for free. All data is authoritative and shared under Creative Commons Licence.

Enter your search terms and in the "site or domain" area type .nz for New Zealand only resources; .govt.nz for official government resources; .parliament.nz for parliamentary information; .ac.nz for NZ university resources; .iwi.nz for official iwi information; .health.nz for reputable health information; .mil.nz for military information; .school.nz for school information.

Find all our New Zealand heroes here. Click on "Heroes" tab. Go to "Top 10" for the most popular in the fields of sport, science, music, art etc.

Good place to find case law and legislation of New Zealand

Acts, Bills and Regulations are available on this government website. Download for free or print.

Current members of Parliament

New Zealand by numbers.

Improve Māori wellbeing through better, data-informed decisions. All data is from authoritative sources and is shared under Creative Commons Licence.

Find accommodation, restaurants, info services, parks and recreation and transport in Christchurch

Christchurch Community Information from Christchurch City Libraries

Christchurch statistics drawn from Statistics New Zealand website and packaged by Christchurch City Council. A great snapshot of the city today.

Find out what you can do in Christchurch.

The history of Christchurch from a Māori perspective presented by Christchurch City Libraries.

The Early New Zealand Books Project has been developed by staff at The University of Auckland Library. It aims to provide the keyword-searchable text of significant books published about New Zealand in the nineteenth century.

Search University of Canterbury's archives, art, photographs, architectural drawings using their Digital Library link.

Find high quality photographs, manuscripts, rare books and more digitised by Auckland Libraries

A collection of recordings by poets working in Aotearoa New Zealand and the Pacific region

An interactive map that lets you zoom in to a place and find the history/origin of the Māori place name.

Here you can search and browse an open digital library of New Zealand and Pacific Island documentary heritage material as well as new born-digital work and research from Victoria University.

This site is produced by the History Group of the New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage

The 1863 invasion of the Waikato was the defining conflict of New Zealand, reinforcing the Crown’s power, entrenching one of Aotearoa’s oldest political institutions (the Kiingitanga) and resulting in land confiscations that continue to shape New Zealand today.

Combines oral histories, state of the art animations and powerful dramatic re-enactments to bring to life the narratives of Te Ātiawa in their epic battle against the military might of the British Empire spanning 2 decades.

A video documentary highlighting Northland's most infamous armed conflict [33 minutes]

A biographical database at Auckland War Memorial Museum that allows researchers, enthusiasts, and veterans and their families to explore, contribute to, and share the records and stories of those who served for Aotearoa New Zealand.

Produced by the NZ government, Te Ara is building a comprehensive guide to New Zealand's peoples, natural environment, history, culture, economy and society.