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• Mātauranga - Education

  Mātauranga - Education The library has a range of resources about Māori education in our Heritage Collection and Heritage Māori Collection. Other Useful Resources: EIT Māori Studies - information about EIT Māori Studies programmes. Ka Hikitia - the Ministry of Education's Accelerating Success 2013-2017 strategy. New Zealand Qualifications Authority - information about Māori education qualifications, performance and providers. Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust - a Māori development initiativ...
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• Pūtaiao - Science

  Pūtaiao - Science The library has a wide range of materials on pūtaiao, including Matariki in our Children's Māori Collection and Heritage Māori Collection. Databases: We have a range of useful databases, which can be accessed on our Digital Content page.  Key resources are: Māori Plant Use The Māori Plant Use database from Landcare Research Manaaki Whenua provides easy access to detailed information on Māori traditional uses of New Zealand native plants. New Zealand History Nga korero...
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• Ngā Rerehua, Tuhinga Matua - Arts and Literature

  Ngā Rerehua, Tuhinga Matua - Arts and Literature The library holds a number of works that on Māori arts and literature in our Heritage Māori Collection. Databases: We have a range of useful databases, which can be accessed on our Digital Content page.  Particularly useful is: MTG Hawke's Bay Tai Ahuriri Hawke's Bay's award-winning musem, home of the region's taonga and other treasures. Other Useful Resources: Archive of Māori and Pacific Music - from the University of Auckland, this collec...
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• Ngā Umanga - Business

  Ngā Umanga - Business The library holds a number of works that contain information about Māori in business in our Heritage Māori Collection. Other Useful Resources: Aotearoa Fisheries Limited - the largest Māori-owned fisheries company in Aotearoa and aims to maximise the value of the Māori fisheries assets, including those of Ngati Porou. He Toa Takitini - New Zealand Māori Tourism. Mahi - Māori-focused employment opportunities. Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga - New Zealand's Māori centre...
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• Ngā Pāpāho - Media

  Ngā Pāpāho - Media The library holds a number of works that contain information about ngā pāpāho in our Heritage Māori Collection. Databases: We have a range of useful databases, which can be accessed on our Digital Content page.  Particularly useful is: Papers Past Papers Past includes a wide range of digitised material, including New Zealand and Pacific newspapers from the 19th and 20th centuries, magazines and journals, letters and diaries, and Parliamentary Papers. Other Useful Re...
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• Ko tēnei rohe - Local

  Ko tēnei rohe - Local The library holds a number of resources in our Heritage Hawke's Bay Māori Collection. Databases: We have a range of useful databases, which can be accessed on our Digital Content page.  Particularly useful is: Māori Maps Find your way to the tribal marae of Aotearoa New Zealand - through maps, information and photographs - through the digital gateway of Māori Maps.  Te Potiki National Trust gathers the information for Māori Maps from public sources, and holds it...
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• He whakaahua - Images

  He whakaahua - Images The library holds a number of works that contain information about he whakaahua in our Heritage Māori Collection. Databases: We have a range of useful databases, which can be accessed on our Digital Content page.  Particularly useful is: Archives New Zealand Archives New Zealand preserves and protects more than seven million official records, from 19th century treaties to 21st century documents and data.  Their goal is for all New Zealanders to easily access and use thi...
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• Search the Catalogue

  Library Catalogue Welcome to the Library Catalogue. Here you can search for thousands of great books and other items housed in our Napier and Taradale libraries. Search by title, author, subject, or use the advanced search to find exactly what you’re looking for. Reserve for Free! You can now reserve books free of charge, just follow these five quick steps: Go to the ‘Search and Reserve’ box on our homepage (www.napierlibrary.co.nz), or the online catalogue at the library. Enter your favou...
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• Login

  Login Logging in to our catalogue allows you to access more of our online services. Once logged in you can renew your books online, reserve items, view and update your account details, see any existing charges, view your borrowing history, create an alert profile so that the library emails you when new books of interest are available, change your pin and more. Login Catalogue help | Forgot your password? Of course, we’re always happy to hear from you in person, via phone or email. Find our con...
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• Kōrero Taumata Rau, Tū Tangata o te Ao - Biography and People

  Kōrero Taumata Rau, Tū Tangata o te Ao - Biography and People The library holds a number of biographies on Māori as part if it's Biography and Heritage Māori Collections. Databases: We have a range of useful databases, which can be accessed on our Digital Content page.  Particularly useful is: Te Ara New Zealand Encyclopaedia Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand is the complete guide to our peoples, environment, history, culture and society.  Te Ara also includes the Dictionary of New...
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