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  • Pūtaiao - Science

    Pūtaiao - Science Te Puna Web Directory - Māori: Science and Technology Māori astronomy, star charts and star lore NIWA, Taihoro Nukurangi - Te Kūwaha, the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research’s Māori Environmental Research Group - assists Māori communities throughout New Zealand by providing the latest scientific knowledge, tools and resources to assist in their management of natural resources. The New Zealand Māori Internet Society The Department of Conservation’s wo...
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  • Ngā Rerehua, Tuhinga Matua - Arts and Literature

    Ngā Rerehua, Tuhinga Matua - Arts and Literature Te Puna Web Directory - Māori: Arts and Literature Ali Brown - Step-by-step instructions for gathering, preparing, dyeing, and weaving flax. Te Ao Hou - This website lets you search and browse all 76 issues of the magazine Te Ao Hou The New World. Te Ao Hou was published from 1952 to 1976 by the Māori Affairs Department in New Zealand Aotearoa. The Archive of Māori and Pacific Music - The Archive of Māori and Pacific Music comprises an ethno...
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  • Ngā Umanga - Business

    Ngā Umanga - Business AFL Aoteoroa Fisheries Limited - the largest Māori-owned fisheries company in Aotearoa / New ZealandThe Māori Business Facilitation Service of Te Puni Kōkiri can provide you with advice and guidance to new and existing Māori businesses.Te Puni Kōkiri’s effective governance informationmahi.co.nz - Māori focused employment opportunitiesMāori Development Research CentreNgā Pae o te Māramatanga - National Institute of Research Excellence for Māori Development and...
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    Ngā Pāpāho - Media Te Puna Web Directory - Māori: media and publishing Māori TelevisionMana MagazineMāori NewsNiupepa - Māori newspapers. Digitised text and images from Alexander Turnbull Library's collection of Māori newspapers (1842-1933).National Library's Papers PastRadio Kahungunu Te Rautaki Māori policy New Zealand on AirSound Archives Ngā Taonga KōreroTe Māngai Pāho - is a Crown Entity established to make funding available to the national network of Māori radio stations and...
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    Ko tēnei rohe - Local Local Iwi - Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi IncorporatedRadio Kahungunu Aerial photographs of pā sites in Hawke's Bay and TaranakiWairoa Māori Film FestivalMTG Hawke’s Bay - Taonga Māori collection highlights Māori Maps Te Kāhui Māngai: Tākitimu - Directory of Iwi and Māori Organisations...
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  • He whakaahua - Images

    He whakaahua - Images MTG Hawke’s Bay - Taonga Māori collection highlights National Library Timeframes CollectionMatapihi - a window onto the online collections of a number of New Zealand cultural organisations.Manuscripts and Pictorial Collections of the Alexander Turnbull LibraryHocken CollectionsMaori images and objects in the National Library of Australia’s Trove...
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    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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    Kōrero Taumata Rau, Tū Tangata o te Ao - Biography and People Te Puna Web Directory - Māori: Community and Social StudiesNew Zealand biographies are available on Te Ara - New Zealand's online encyclopaedia: In Te Reo Māori In English  findNZarticles on Māori Bibliography...
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Summer Book Sale
Ever since relocating our Napier Library we’ve been fielding questions about when our next book sale will be, and ever since we’ve moved we’ve had to disappoint you with a “soon, hopefully” while we settled in and found a suitable space. Well, we’ve found a space and it’s on!
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We're excited to bring LEGO sessions to Napier Libraries!
LEGO sessions encourage collaborative play with others while using our new Lego collection. All resources are provided FREE. Sessions are open to all children aged 5-11. Booking are essential.
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