Hamilton City Libraries

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• Writing
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• Entertainment
• Government
• Hamilton and Waikato
• Law
• Consumer Affairs
• Health
• Events
• Libraries in New Zealand
• History
• Science
• Maori

Ready Reference

Time Zones around the World
Flags of the World
Ecclesiastical Calendar
Dates of Easter Sunday & Perpetual Calendar 1550-2049
New Zealand School Terms and Holidays
NZ public holiday dates
New Zealand Post and Post Code Finder; see also their CourierPost site
New Zealand tidal forecaster - from NIWA - use this utility to forecast high and low tides anywhere in open coastal and ocean waters around New Zealand for up to 28 days.
Ask Numbers - converts all weights, measures and temperatures
How Stuff Works - information on how a variety of items work, cellphones, batteries etcetera.
WolframAlpha - generates output by doing computations from its own internal knowledge base (of over 10+ trillion pieces of data) instead of searching the web and returning links.
CricInfo - "the home of cricket on the Internet" - with links to New Zealand and international as well as women's cricket.

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Writing

New Zealand Book Council - information on New Zealand awards and authors
New Zealand Electronic Poetry Centre - author information includes portraits
New Zealand Poetry Society - you do not have to be a member to enjoy this website. Includes information on publishing poetry in N.Z.
The New Zealand Society of Authors
New Zealand Writers Guild - a professional non-profit association for writers in the fields of film, television, radio, theatre, video and multi-media.

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Internet

CafeNET - WiFi provider
Wireless Hotspots - find the nearest Telecom wireless hotspot in New Zealand
Criteria for Evaluation of Internet Information Resources and Evaluation of Information Sources (part of the The World-Wide Web Virtual Library) - Alastair Smith of Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand

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Phone Directories

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Entertainment

The Film Archive - access to New Zealand Film Archive webpage and catalogue
New Zealand Film Commission - includes a catalogue of feature films made in New Zealand
Office of Film & Literature Classification - official government site for the body responsible classifying publications that may need to be restricted or banned.
NZ On Air
Radio New Zealand Sound Archives

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Government

Government Online - includes an alphabetical listing of government departments & ministries and Crown Research Institutes, as well as local bodies and a description of how the New Zealand Government works.
Localcouncils.govt.nz - provides information on local government in New Zealand, including statistical information from Statistics New Zealand and links to local government web sites
Local Government Online - gateway to local government information and local body websites
Decisionmaker - guide to parliament and government
beehive.govt.nz - "The official Website of the New Zealand Government"
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet - includes: Honours Lists
Government Executive Cabinet - archival site for cabinet
List of MPs
New Zealand Parliament - combines Office of the Clerk, the Parliamentary Service and Speaker of the House - includes online access to Parliamentary Papers, Select Committee reports, bills, SOP's, Order Papers, Journals, Standing Orders and Budget papers

New Zealand Elections:
Electoral Commission - the official site of this statutory independent body enables you to check your entry on the Electoral Roll
Elections NZ - check your enrolment details here
policy.net.nz - compares each party's policies on a wide range of issues

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Hamilton & Waikato

Bibliography of the Greater Waikato Region- A bibliography of all publications - books, theses, journal articles, AJHR reports, special issues of newspapers - which relate to the Waikato Region. The bibliography is accessed through FindNZ. If you want to restrict your search to the bibliography, use the drop down menu, otherwise search across all the indexes in FindNZ.
Business Development Centre, Hamilton - Offers assistance in business startup, ongoing business support, and assistance to community groups in the Hamilton and Waipa regions.
Cambridge Information
Cambridge Museum
Citizens Advice Bureau - free community information, assistance and referral service. Hamilton and Waikato Citizens Advice Bureau contact details.
Environment Waikato
Hamilton City Council 
Hamilton.Info - overview of city facilities and useful links including online suburban bus timetables and searchable street map, business directory and search engine.
Hamilton Zoo
Huntly - welcome to our town!
Mystery Creek Fieldays 
New Zealand Artillery in the Waikato - from the Royal New Zealand Artillery Old Comrades' Association
Number 8 Network - Community website for people living in rural areas north east of Hamilton
Raglan.Net - "Raglan's online community"
Tainui - the Waikato/Tainui official website
Te Aroha
Te Awamutu Museum
Te Awamutu online - community website 
Tirau 
University of Waikato
Waikato Institute of Technology
Waikato Museum of Art and History
Wuxi, China - one of Hamilton's sister cities

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Law

New Zealand Legislation - Maintained by the Parliamentary Counsel Office, this site provides full text access to consolidated electronic versions of acts, regulations and bills. Legislation can be browsed and searched and point in time versions are also available. Tables of Legislation in Force and Deemed Regulations are now available through this website.
LegislationNZ - Accessed via The Knowledge Basket, this site provides free browsable access to unofficial copies of Acts, Bills, SOP's and Regulations.
New Zealand Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) - Hansard is available from 2003 in a browseable format. The site includes, advance and final copies of Hansard as well as indexes. This resource is provided by the Office of the Clerk.
Maori Land Legislation - Maintained by the University of Auckland, this site provides a searchable database of all New Zealand legislation from 1840 to 1995 (including private and local acts) which has affected Maori people and Maori land.
New Zealand Legal Information Institute - Free access to New Zealand legal information including case law, legislation, and law review articles as well as linking to the full range of legal decisions from the supreme court to copyright disputes.
Copyright Council of New Zealand - provides advice on copyright, including a range of clear and concise information sheets

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Consumer Affairs

Citizens Advice Bureau
Consumer NZ is an independent, non-profit organisation established in 1959 with the sole aim of getting New Zealand consumers a fairer deal. Its online site includes a searchable database of its magazine and online content. Please note that this is a subscription service and while some content is free, much of it is pay per view. You can view the magazine at Hamilton City Libraries.
Commerce Commission NZ
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)
New Zealand Ministry of Consumer Affairs

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Health

Everybody provides consumer health information for New Zealanders
Health and Disability Commissioner
Linkage Webhealth "online connection to Health and Social Services in the Waikato DHB region".
Medsafe: New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority
Ministry of Health
New Zealand Medical Register - register of doctors registered to practice in New Zealand
The Merck Manual of Medical Information - home ed.
Kidshealth - for New Zealand parents and caregivers.
Kidshealth  (US version) - Kids health information for parents and children.

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Events

Hamilton Events - link to What's On Hamilton, with up to date listings of local events
New Zealand Events - links to various websites promoting New Zealand events

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Libraries in New Zealand

Alexander Turnbull Library - includes manuscripts, archives and rare books
Library & Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA)
National Library of New Zealand
New Zealand Digital Library - from the University of Waikato
New Zealand libraries - a list from Te Puna web directory of libraries with Web sites and online catalogues.
Public library network, which provides access to public library resources
Te Puna Web Directory is the National Library of New ZEaland's listing of New Zealand and Pacific Island web sites.

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History

The Journal of the Polynesian Society - the first 100 volumes of the journals 1892-1992.
Te Ara - New Zealand History site by the Ministry of Culture and Heritage
New Zealand Electronic Text Centre - free online archive of New Zealand and Pacific Island texts.
New Zealand History online
New Zealand Federation of Historical Societies
Timeframes - digitised images of New Zealand from the Alexander Turnbull Library
University of Waikato Library Digital Collections - includes historic maps and photos
Dictionary of New Zealand Biography - contains over 3,000 biographies of New Zealanders who have 'made their mark' on this country. It does not include people who are alive.

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Science

Ministry of Science & Innovation (New Zealand)
Innovation Waikato - "to enhance economic growth in the Waikato by growing technology business".
Royal Society of New Zealand
AstronomyNZ - webpage of The Phoenix Astronomical Society. Also includes information about their observatories and projects, such as Stonehenge Aotearoa
NIWA - National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research - Crown Research Institute
Kiwi Web - Chemistry & New Zealand - includes a useful "stain removal" section
Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences - Crown Research Institute
Institute of Physics Publishing - offering free access to selected journals
Geological Society of New Zealand
Meteorological Society of New Zealand
MetVUW - meteorological and climate data from Victoria University, NZ

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Maori

Index of Maori names, compiled by Henry James Fletcher - available from the University of Waikato Library website
The Maori Bibliography from the University of Waikato
Ngata Dictionary - the H.M. Ngata English-Maori Dictionary
Niupepa - Maori newspapers from 1842-1933 made available throught the University of Waikato's Digital Library
Takoa - contains information on scholarships, as well as providing a basic reference on iwi boundaries and canoes
Te Ao Hou - Maori Affairs Magazine published between 1952 and 1976 now available online.
Te Kete Ipurangi - Maori education community news web page on the New Zealand Ministry of Education's bilingual website. Lists "resources relevant to the teaching and learning of Maori education."

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