New Zealand Collection
The New Zealand collection housed at Takapuna
Library provides in depth coverage of the history of the North Shore
- Te Raki Pae Whenua - and broad historical coverage of Aotearoa - New
Zealand. The New Zealand Collection will be developed as a central point
for general material relating to the history of New Zealand and specialist
resources relating to the North Shore - Te Raki Pae Whenua.
For more information on the New Zealand Collection contact Takapuna
Library on 486-8460 or for the New Zealand Collection Librarian 486-8466.
- Newspapers
- North Harbour News
- North Shore Times Advertiser (1949-) - Older issues on microfilm,
physical copies of current issues.
- New Zealand Herald (May 1992-) - Microfilm
- Shore News
- Photographs
- North Shore historical photographs dating back from the late 19th
century to the present
- Copy prints available on verification of copyright
- Copy prices vary
- Genealogy
- Births, Deaths and Marriages index on microfiche (1848-1990)
- Cemetery records
- Electoral rolls
- Family history guides
- Ship passenger lists
- New Zealand Journals
- Auckland / Waikato Historical Journals
- Metro
- NBR
- North and South
- NZ Listener (1960s-)
- North Shore Historical Material
- North
Shore School Yearbooks
- Vertical File
- Topics include: Frank Sargeson, Harbour Bridge, Local and Central
Elections, Long Bay Regional Park, North Shore Busway, Water Pollution
- Indexed online
- Church Histories
- Maps
- Topological for New Zealand and North Shore
- Some historical maps for North Shore
- New Zealand Writers Vertical File
- Growing collection of hundreds of files on authors, book awards,
book festivals, Māori writers, romantic writers, Ex-pat writers,
Women writers and North Shore writers.
- Biographical and critical articles gleaned from a wide variety
of sources.
- Authors include:
- Alan Duff
- Apirana Taylor
- Hone Tuwhare
- J. C. Sturm
- Katherine Mansfield
- Keri Hulme
- Patricia Grace
- Sam Hunt
- Witi Ihimaera
- World Wars collection including war histories
Māori Resources
Māori Resources collection - Tikanga Māori Collections. The purpose
of this collection is to bring together and provide access to materials
in Te Reo and relating to Tikanga Māori for all residents of NSC-Te Raki
Pae Whenua. This provides a collected resouce for all to learn and enjoy
the language, culture, history and contemporary issues and published works
of tangata whenua.
- Māori Newspapers (microfiche)
- Waitangi Tribunal reports
Contact Information
For more information on the New Zealand Collection contact Takapuna
Library on 486-8460 or for the New Zealand Collection Librarian 486-8466.
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