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Use Topic Lists in the menu above to search for books and digital resources on current classroom topics.

To browse for books, LOG-IN in the green bar above, using the first part of your email address and your PC log in. Once in use Quick Search to search for the book(s) you want, click on RESERVE at the bottom of the window and it's all yours. Then wait for our email to come and collect it.

Search this Website for resources and information for your research topics.
Choose your School level: Middle is Yr 7,8,9, Senior Y10 - 13

General onefile is a one-stop source for news, magazine, and periodical articles across a wide range of general interest topics and academic disciplines. (Publisher)

Since 2009, SweetSearch has been the best place for students - and anyone else - to begin their research. It leverages Google to search only a fully vetted "whitelist" of websites.

Gale provides libraries with original and curated content, as well as the modern research tools that are crucial in connecting libraries to learning, and learners to libraries.

All contents are released under the Pixabay License, which makes them safe to use without asking for permission or giving credit to the artist - even for commercial purposes.

A brief explanation about copyright is given in the section 'What is copyright?' and information on 'Your stuff', 'Using other people's, and 'Student guide'

Netsafe have launched a new campaign to help us figure out when a news item might actually be fake news.

Search 30+ million New Zealand items across 300+ collections in one place. Easy.

The Topic Explorer helps you find quality, curated resources on a range of topics to support and inspire inquiry. Each topic features a carefully selected set of national and international resources, including websites, images, videos, books and more.

Newspapers, magazines and journals, letters and diaries and parliamentary papers

Access to a wide range of international history topics. Features full text articles from over 100 history journals.

This timeline lists New Zealand’s worst post-1840 natural disasters, transport accidents, fires, mining accidents and other tragedies that have caused major loss of life. Follow the links for more information on NZHistory, Te Ara and other sites. See also: map showing location of these disasters

You can browse this website by People, Places, Events and Topics. Also, three broad categories showcase themes in New Zealand history: Culture and society, Politics and government and New Zealand at war.

Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand is the complete guide to our peoples, environment, history, culture and society.

This is a collection of resources from Bridget Williams Books. They are searchable any problems use the Help tab.

Explore the life stories of over 3,000 people who shaped our culture and history.

The entire archive of the New Zealand Geographic
magazine dating back to 1989!

EPIC gives us access to thousands of electronic resources. Magazines, newspapers, biographies, reference works, images, ebooks, and multi-media. Resources cover all curriculum learning areas. Scroll down the page to access resources.
For use at home use Epic password : Username:gbhs
Password: 33gbhs

Auckland University Quickcite page. For other referencing information check out their Referencing Guides page.

AnyQuestions will work with any internet enabled device, such as a computer, tablet or a smartphone. AnyQuestions does look a bit different on different devices but you’re still talking to a librarian, somewhere in New Zealand :)

When we’re open, click the green Chat with us now button on the AnyQuestions homepage. If the green button isn’t there we aren’t open, sorry!