Kia ora Ākonga
NEW BOOKS COMING TO THE SHELVES

Tomorrow we begin poems to find yourself in

The truly terrible history of the toilet

The illustrated encyclopaedia of extinct animals

A world of supercars

Atua wāhine the ancient wisdom of Māori goddesses

The stars of football the world's best players

Women's 2025 football legends stats, profiles, top players

New Zealand's native mammals when and where to see them

Drive to victory incredible true stories from the fastest sport in the world

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- Tomorrow we begin poems to find yourself in
- The truly terrible history of the toilet
- The illustrated encyclopaedia of extinct animals
- A world of supercars
- Atua wāhine the ancient wisdom of Māori goddesses
- The stars of football the world's best players
- Women's 2025 football legends stats, profiles, top players
- New Zealand's native mammals when and where to see them
- Drive to victory incredible true stories from the fastest sport in the world
Matariki books in the library
Matariki books in the library
- Matariki : the Maori New Year
- Matariki
- Ngā whetū Matariki whānakotia / nā Miriama Kamo ; rāua ko Zak Waipara ; nā Ngaere Roberts ngā kōrero i whakamāori.
- Te Huihui o Matariki
- The stolen stars of Matariki
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YES!!! we are open -
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Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica
Search this Website for resources and information for your research topics.
Choose your School level: Middle is Yr 7,8,9, Senior Y10 - 13
Any Questions / Many Answers
Any Questions / Many Answers
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!
Sweet Search
Sweet Search
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.
Research Skills
Research Skills
Research Skills: Search Strategies from the University of Waikato.
Tips for the beginner researcher through to Post - Grad students.
Boolean Search is a useful tool to use in your search for online resources.
General Onefile
General Onefile
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)
Gale Elementary YR 7& 8
Gale Elementary YR 7& 8
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.
Learn to speak Māori
Learn to speak Māori
Learn to speak Te Reo.
BITS - Listen and Read
BITS - Listen and Read
The sole purpose of this site is to help students improve their listening and reading comprehension of the English language.
"BITS" is an online-only site. No links for downloading items are available and none will be provided.
The Nine Stars of Matariki
The Nine Stars of Matariki

The night sky has always held a special fascination for humanity. The stars that twinkle above have guided us, inspired us, and connected us to the vast universe beyond our planet. In New Zealand, there is a celestial event that not only captivates stargazers but also carries deep cultural significance.

  • Matariki - Female - Well-being and health
  • Tupu-ā-rangi - Male - Food that comes from above
  • Tupu-ā-nuku - Female - Food that grows in the soil
  • Ururangi - Male - The winds
  • Waipunā-ā-rangi - Female - Rainwater
  • Hiwa-i-te-rangi - Female - Growth and prosperity
  • Waitī - Female - Fresh water
  • Waitā - Male - The ocean
  • Pōhutukawa - Female - The deceased

(click to go to the Matariki web site for more)
Māori dictionary

Te Aka

Māori Dictionary

Hoopla ebook platform
Hoopla ebook platform
Watch, read, listen, stream, or download over a million music albums, audiobooks, e-Books, comics, popular movies and TV series. Borrow 10 items per month.

Free to use with your library card and PIN, or at any library, you just need to create an account first.
Project Gutenburg
Project Gutenburg
Project Gutenberg is a library of over 60,000 free eBooks
Choose among free epub and Kindle eBooks, download them or read them online. You will find the world’s great literature here, with focus on older works for which U.S. copyright has expired.
More Audio books and Poetry
Internet Archive is a non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more.
Many Books (free e-books)
Many Books (free e-books)
ManyBooks was established in 2004 with the vision to provide an extensive library of books in digital format for free on the Internet.
Audio Books Brian Falkner
Audio Books Brian Falkner
Hi I’m Brian, I write exciting adventure books for young people
Oh, and I also run writing workshops for keen young writers, maybe that’s you.
Pixabay
Pixabay
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.
Goodreads
Goodreads
See what books your friends are reading.
Track the books you're reading, have read, and want to read.
Check out your personalized book recommendations.
Find out if a book is a good fit for you from our community’s reviews.
Copyright for students
Copyright for students
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'
Fake News?
Fake News?
Netsafe have launched a new campaign to help us figure out when a news item might actually be fake news.
Mrs Lodge's Library game
Mrs Lodge's Library game
Your job is to put the books in call number order, e.g. ABC, DAH etc.
Digital NZ
Digital NZ
Search 30+ million New Zealand items across 300+ collections in one place. Easy.
Science - Gale in Context
Science - Gale in Context
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.
Biology Online
Biology Online
Search up your Science questions
Biology Online is the world’s most comprehensive database of Biology terms and topics. Since 2001 it has been the resource of choice for professors, students, and professionals needing answers to Biology questions.
Science Learning Hub
Science Learning Hub
The Science Learning Hub – Pokapū Akoranga Pūtaiao links New Zealand scientists with school students, teachers and community audiences.
Science Kids
Science Kids
Fun Science and Technology for kids
National Library Topic Explorer
National Library Topic Explorer
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.
Papers past
Papers past
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World History in context
World History in context
Access to a wide range of international history topics. Features full text articles from over 100 history journals.
NZ Disasters timeline
NZ Disasters timeline
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
New Zealand History
New Zealand History
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 Encylopedia of New Zealand
Te Ara - The Encylopedia of New Zealand
Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand is the complete guide to our peoples, environment, history, culture and society.
EPIC resources for NZ Schools
EPIC resources for NZ Schools
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
The New Zealand History collection
The New Zealand History collection
This is a collection of resources from Bridget Williams Books. They are searchable any problems use the Help tab.
Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
Explore the life stories of over 3,000 people who shaped our culture and history.
On This Day...
On This Day...
New Zealand Geographic
New Zealand Geographic
The entire archive of the New Zealand Geographic
magazine dating back to 1989!
APA Quick Referencing link
APA Quick Referencing link
Auckland University Quickcite page. For other referencing information check out their Referencing Guides page.
Tasman District Libraries
Tasman District Libraries
Tasman District Library homepage.
GBHS Wide Reading wiki
GBHS Wide Reading wiki
Golden Bay High Schools Wide Reading wiki.

This wiki has been set up to provide lists of resources for our students when selecting titles for their Wide Reading unit and also provide suggestions for themed reading. Just added Personal response list.
Careers
Careers
The New Zealand government web site for career inspiration and job hunting support.
Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites. Google Scholar helps you find relevant work across the world of scholarly research.