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Databases & Research

Below you will find links to Databases, Research Portals, Heritage Texts and much more

Papers Past for early NZ newspapers

Maori Newspapers for early NZ newspapers in Te Reo Maori

Index New Zealand for articles and reviews in NZ publications

Journal of the Polynesian Society 1892-1991

CHB Heritage Recollect for local Central Hawke's Bay historical photos

New Zealand images

Digital NZ for easy to find digital content from government departments, publicly funded organisations, the private sector and community groups

WorldCat to search all library holdings in NZ

Google Maps: Search, scroll and zoom your way around the world. Simple, clear instructions. Click between views of maps or satellite photos.

National Geographic Maps

World War II Military Situation Maps beginning with the D-Day Invasion, the maps provide information about troop positions throughout Western Europe, along with important graphical representations of various landmarks within the military landscape. From the American Memory Project at the Library of Congress.

National Maritime Museum Charts & Maps collection contain more than 100,000 sea charts and maps dating from the medieval period to the present day.

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