Use Library Search on the My Ara app to find both print and eBooks on your topic. Search by keyword, book title or author last name.
To search for alternative spellings, use * in place of missing letters - e.g. Johns*on, colo*r, design*
To search as a phrase rather than separate words use " " around your phrase i.e. "climate change".
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Other places to find eBooks include the following collections:
The Treaty of Waitangi Collection brings together leading thinking on this foundational document, including works by acclaimed scholars such as Claudia Orange, Judith Binney, Vincent O’Malley, Alan Ward and Aroha Harris.
From Massey University:
Masters theses in Māori - includes Māori and English theses
Doctoral theses in Māori - includes Māori and English theses
From Auckland University:
If you can't find the full text of any particular title in either of the above universities then try to search for your title in NZ Research or ask a librarian. We may be able to interloan it for you.
Below are links to resources on whakataukī (proverbs of unknown source) and whakatauakī (proverbs if known source).(Elder, H. (2020) Aroha).