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    Contact Us   Napier and Taradale LibraryPhone: +64 6 834 4180Email: info@napierlibrary.co.nz Email Us  
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    Locations and Hours Napier Library 1 Tennyson Street, PO Box 940Napier, 4110New Zealand Phone: +64 6 834 4180Fax: +64 6 834 4138Email: info@napierlibrary.co.nz Napier Library Opening Hours 9.30am - 5.00pm, Monday - Sunday (closed public holidays) Taradale Library 24 White Street, PO Box 7056,Taradale, 4141New Zealand Phone: +64 6 845 9005Fax: +64 6 844 7462Email: taradale@napierlibrary.co.nz Taradale Library Opening Hours 9.30am - 5.30pm, Monday to Friday10.00am - 4.00pm, Saturday and Sunday (Cl...
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  • General Reference

    General Reference Databases Note: Please visit our Homework & Study database page to access our excellent Britannica database. Gale Virtual Reference Library A selection of eBook encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources. This diverse range of full titles include Bateman New Zealand Encyclopedia, Encyclopedia of Sociology, The Greenhaven Encyclopedia of Witchcraft, Online Social Networking, World of Forensic Science, Encyclopedia of World Biography and many more. For a full...
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  • Art

    Art Databases   Gale Virtual Reference Library A selection of eBook encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources. This diverse range of books and articles include Arts & Humanities through the Eras; Art Identification; The Renaissance Legacy; Overview of Visual Arts. For a full book title list click here. Login using your library card number e.g. C*******D' Access Gale Virtual Reference Library Gale Academic OneFile Academic OneFile is the premier source for peer-reviewed, ful...
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  • Law

    Law Databases New Zealand Legal Information Institute Databases Find Case Law, Legislation, Law Journals and other NZ Law materials Access NZLII New Zealand Gazette Database Napier library branch has an historical record of Gazette available in library only. To access the most recent updates via DIA website visit the link below. Access New Zealand Gazette Legislation Database Access Legislation Database Useful Links: Parliament Website AtoJs Online - reports from selected volumes of the Appen...
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    Local Databases Community Info Database This resource is provided by the Napier City Council. Access Community Info Community Profile Napier City Council Community Profile includes population statistics from the 2001, 2006 and 2013 Census of Population and Dwellings. Napier City Council Community Profile provides city-wide and neighbourhood profiling to inform community groups, investors, business, students and the general public. To achieve this, the Profile is formatted to present population d...
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    Newspaper and Journal Databases PressReader Press Display has rebranded to PressReader. PressReader delivers an endless stream of top news stories to read, discuss and share. Get full issues of thousands of newspapers and magazines from around the world just as they appear in print. To access PressReader from within Napier or Taradale Libraries: Access PressReader To access PressReader from home: Login to the Napier Libraries catalogue, using your library card number and PIN or password (you ca...
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  • Ngā Kohinga Māori - Māori Collections

    Ngā Kohinga Māori - Māori Collections Napier Libraries recognise the place of Māori as the indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand and is committed to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi. We aim to provide resources which meet the needs of Māori within the Napier community; and to promote bicultural awareness and increase understanding of New Zealand heritage for all library users. The Māori collections contain items written in English, items written in te reo Māori, and bilingual...
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  • Humanitarian Law

    Humanitarian Law Collection We are very proud that Napier Library holds The International Humanitarian Law Book Collection, which is housed and displayed beside the Robson Collection on Restorative Justice in Reference on the first floor.  The International Humanitarian Law Book Collection helps to make sense of and points the way to combating the effects of the calamities and insanities of crimes against humanity throughout our world. On the 12th March 2006 Lady Keith, National President New Z...
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Summer Holiday Events at the Library
Come and join in some of the fun events at Napier and Taradale Libraries over the Summer Holiday Period. We have Night Before Christmas Tales, 3D Printer Sessions, a Murder Mystery Night, magical entertainers and many more!
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Progress made on Napier Library project
The new Napier Library is growing closer to becoming a reality with due diligence on the top three sites having been completed.
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Parklands Residential Estate

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Napier City Council

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MTG Hawke's Bay

Comprising a Museum, Theatre and Gallery - MTG is home to a significant collection of objects that form the foundation of distinctive exhibitions, a world-class research facility and the MTG Theatre.
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Napier Municipal Theatre

Unique Art Deco heritage has been preserved with the skilful addition of modern theatre facilities making it the best provincial performing arts centre in the nation.
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The Faraday Centre

The Faraday Centre in Napier, is Hawke's Bay's Museum of Technology. It's a place of discovery where history comes alive through hands on experience.
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Napier Aquatic Centre

Situated in the centre of Napier, in the middle of Onekawa Park, the Napier Aquatic Centre is a safe and affordable aquatic facility for everyone.
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Napier Conference Centre

We offer an all purpose built venue that uniquely combines spectacular outlooks with functional layout.
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Par2 MiniGolf

Come to Par2 MiniGolf and meet Seamore the Seagull at our sea-side minigolf courses. Challenge your friends and family for a round.
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Kennedy Park Resort Napier

We are Hawkes Bay's premier holiday accommodation park providing an array of facilities to keep the entire family entertained.
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National Aquarium of New Zealand

Nowhere else in New Zealand will you discover a wider range of marine animals and native species in a single facility than at the National Aquarium of New Zealand.
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