The newspapers and news pamphlets gathered by the Reverend Charles Burney (1757‒1817) represent the largest single collection of seventeenth and eighteenth-century English news media.
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London newspapers and pamphlets gathered by antiquarian and printer John Nichols. This collection, sourced from the Bodleian Library, spans the years 1672 to 1737 and complements the titles and issues found in 17th and 18th-century Burney Collection Newspapers.
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American newspapers from 1800s with a huge collection of urban and rural newspapers from coast to coast.
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A collection of often rare online British magazines, journals and speciality newspapers that aim to provide an in-depth view of life in the Victorian age.
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Our subscription to Academic Search Elite ended on 30 June 2026.
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Improve your reading skills, Active Reading will help those learning English to read more efficiently and more confidently.
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Trace your family history. Includes records from United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
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Explore LGBTQ history, a large collection of searchable primary source material on the social, political, health and legal issues impacting the LGBTQ communities around the world.
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Arrivals in English is aimed at Beginner-level learners. It provides practical English for newcomers adjusting to life in New Zealand.
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Art History Research Net (AHR net) provides full text access to a range of late nineteenth and early twentieth century art, architecture and design publications.
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For perspectives on major contentious social, political, and technological issues explore Opposing Viewpoints: Gale in Context
For curated content from Australian, New Zealand and International sources covering important issues relating to Australia and New Zealand explore Gale Onefile: Australia & New Zealand
Art market information for Australian and New Zealand including past, current and forthcoming auctions, market statistics and news.
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To find automotive manuals online, explore Haynes Manuals AllAccess, a collection of the world's best car and motorcycle repair manuals.
Christchurch City Libraries have partnered with Selwyn Libraries to create a shared Overdrive digital collection - AWA. Library members in Christchurch and Selwyn now have access to an increased range of eBooks, eAudiobooks and eMagazines available through our shared AWA OverDrive collection.
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Thousands of eMagazines from around the world including many popular New Zealand titles. Access OverDrive's online magazine collection in our library website. Great to use on computers to stream magazine titles for adults, young adults and children on a bigger screen.
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Our Beamafilm subscription ended on 30 June 2026. For access to over 29,000 streaming films, series and documentaries sign up to Kanopy.
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For biographical information about more than one million of the most searched and studied people, explore Biography: Gale in Context
Biographical information about more than one million of the most searched and studied people. Search for people based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender, as well as by keyword and full text. Coverage ranges from Kylie Minogue and George Clooney, to Socrates and Boudicca.
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A wide range of fiction and nonfiction eAudiobooks for adults, young adults and children with a great selection of Australian and New Zealand titles.
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Deep, rich and high-quality New Zealand non-fiction eBooks brought together online.
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Online and interactive version of Encyclopaedia Britannica. All branches of knowledge are covered in this resource aimed at older students and adults. There is also a Teens and Kids version available.
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Colourful and easy to use interactive online version of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Safe and accurate information for primary level.
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Rich multimedia content, adjustable reading levels, and interactive tools empower teens to research, analyze, and learn at their own pace.
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The most comprehensive range of regional and local newspapers printed in Britain from the eighteenth to twentieth centuries. With more than 240 newspaper titles, this full digital collection encompasses approximately 6.4 million pages of historic content, from articles to advertisements.
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Offering online access to millions of pages of British and Irish newspapers from 1703-2003.
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Colourful and quirky games and activities for 3 to 11 year olds. Designed to entertain and educate.
A series of short books on big subjects from Bridget Williams Books: succinct narratives spanning history, memoir, contemporary issues, science and more from great New Zealand writers. Packed full of fresh thinking, ideas and critical analysis of subjects relevant to New Zealand.
Canterbury Stories is our place for collecting and presenting online collections from our digitised archives, publications, photographs and community. Canterbury Stories includes material from Photo Hunts, exhibitions on Christchurch places and themes, sets of images, as well as a growing collection of archive and published material.
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Carters Price Guide to Antiques is a great resource for people curious about collectables and their history. The database is simple to use, with the option to browse through the categories or search for specific pieces. The entries include sale prices from auctions in Australia and New Zealand to assist members value their pieces.
This database covers interments in Christchurch City Council managed cemeteries. Apart from some on Banks Peninsula, church cemeteries are not included. There are very few records for the Barbadoes Street cemetery listed. Cremation details are not included in this database unless there was an ashes burial.
Details of interments from Christchurch City Council cemeteries compiled by the Greenspace Unit of the Christchurch City Council.
Search or browse the interactive Christchurch Streets map to find the origins of our city's street names.
Researched by Christchurch City Libraries, the streets information comes from published works, manuscripts, interviews, as a well as Christchurch City Council archives.
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CINCH, Community INformation CHristchurch contains information for around 6,000 organisations, course providers and individuals.
Learn to speak English clearly, recognise and pronounce the 43 sounds of English through audio, video and interactive activities.
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Learn to speak English clearly, after completing Clear Pronunciation 1 Sounds learn to put the sounds of English together for natural speech.
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Our Comics Plus Subscription ended on 30 November 2025. We are sorry to say Comics Plus wasn't popular enough for us to keep subscribing. We want to thank all of our Comics Plus customers.
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Our Consumer Health Complete subscription ended on 30 June 2026.
For for authoritative information on the full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to in-depth coverage of alternative medical practices, explore Gale Health and Wellness
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Online access to over 40 key books from Bridget Williams Books, addressing the big issues facing New Zealand today including housing, inequality, climate change, child poverty, the environment, migration, financial crisis, and more.
The historical archive of the Daily Mail includes advertisements, news stories and images that capture 20th century culture and society. From its first issue in 1896 to the end of 2016, and provides insight it gives into the interests of the mass-market, ‘everyman’ reader.
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The Discovery Wall showcases images and videos curated from the Christchurch City Libraries Digital Heritage collection, you can visit the wall at Tūranga or the Mobile Discovery Wall when it visits your local library or you can search or browse the images on our Discovery Wall website. You can contribute to the Discovery Wall by uploading images or videos.
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The Economist presents the worlds political, business, scientific, technological and cultural developments and the connections between them. With this archive users can access every weekly issue between 1843 and 2020 — from cover to cover.
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Understand environmental issues that affect people globally through topic overviews, journals, news, and multimedia content.
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Access to most of Christchurch City Libraries’ eResource collection, articles, eBooks, journals, photographs and more, through a single simultaneous search at a single access point. eResources Discovery Search (eDS) has relaunched with a clean modern interface.
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A database of indexed and full text education literature and resources. Has a variety of resources including journal articles, books, conference guides and dissertations. Covers all education levels. Search ERIC along with thousands of other resources using eResources Discovery Search.
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A research tool for students that searches across multiple sources in a single search. Includes a range of topic overviews
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Search the world's largest collection of historical documents from anywhere for free on FamilySearch. To search and view Family Search records, create a free FamilySearch account.
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Access the searchable digital archive of the world’s most authoritative daily business newspaper, from 1888 to 2016. This archive is an essential resource for studying history, business, management, finance and politics.
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A comprehensive index of New Zealand artist names that directs researchers to further information sources.
A family history and genealogy website covering the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United States, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands.
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findNZarticles provides access to New Zealand content, including material by or about New Zealanders, from a range of New Zealand newspapers and journals.
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Multidisciplinary resource containing peer reviewed, full-text articles from the world’s leading reference sources.
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What do I read next? Let Gale Books and Authors help you find next great read.
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Experience an easy-to-browse, comprehensive database covering all aspects of starting and operating a business.
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International business information including company and industry profiles, financial reports, case studies, scholarly journals and business news.
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A step-by-step online planning tool for starting, managing and optimising a business or nonprofit.
Create a login to get started then you you can get a guided approach to business planning.
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General-interest periodical resource allows users to find the information they want quickly, with intuitive searching that ensures they tap into quality sources.
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Health & wellness resource with authoritative information on the full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to in-depth coverage of alternative medical practices.
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Introduce young learners to research skills with easy-to-use resources featuring age-appropriate content.
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Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. Whatever the genre, Gale Literature Resource Centre is your source for information on literary movements, authors and their works.
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Curated content from Australian, New Zealand and International sources covering important issues relating to Australia and New Zealand.
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Search newspapers from around the world with more than 2,300 major world newspapers. Includes Scoop Media from NZ and over 400 Australian newspapers, including The Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Daily Telegraph, The Canberra Times and The Age.
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Search a selection of newspaper and magazine archives, monographs and manuscripts all cross-searchable, full text and full image of papers is available.
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Our General Science Full Text subscription ended on 30 June 2026.
Explore Gale in Context: Science to find contextual information on today’s most significant science topics.
Improves awareness and provides perspective on global issues, while tying together a wealth of authoritative content: empowering learners to critically analyse and understand the most important issues of the modern world.
Content is from over 800 geographically diverse newspapers, magazines, and journals, covering subjects such as business and economics, conflict and diplomacy, society and culture, environment and climate change, and more.
Global Issues: Gale In Context is cross searchable with Opposing Viewpoints: Gale In Context.
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Research the effects of humans on the environment.
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News coverage from the past two centuries from The Guardian (1821-2003) and The Observer (1791-2003).
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A collection of the world's best car and motorcycle repair manuals.
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For valuable historical archive data to support study and research, explore Gale Primary Sources
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Institute of Cadastral Surveying (ICS) Index is an electronic copy of Access cadastral survey plans from around Aotearoa New Zealand. Cadastral survey plans are plans that show a property’s legal boundaries, area and dimensions. The ICS Cadastral Index offers the users of survey plans and an electronic copy of bulk pre 300,000 survey plans as imaged by Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) for Landonline.
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With its debut in 1842, the Illustrated London News became the world's first fully illustrated weekly newspaper, marking a revolution in journalism and news reporting. This archive includes every published issue, from the first in 1842 to the last in 2003, it combines information and the power of pictures.
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A major British daily national newspaper launched in 1986 to provide a more centrist point of view in the face of more politicized rivals. This archive covers every edition until 2021.
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An index of abstracts and descriptions of articles in New Zealand publications from the 1950's in English, and from September 2007 in te reo Māori.
INNZ is no longer being updated. Indexing ceased on 21 June 2024.
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The complete archive of the International Herald Tribune 1887-2013, from its origins as the European Edition of The New York Herald and later the European Edition of the New York Herald Tribune. The archive ends with the last issue of the International Herald Tribune before its relaunch as the International New York Times.
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Digital versions of The Irish Times (1859-2022) and the Weekly Irish Times (1876-1958).
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Our Just for Kids subscription ended on 30 June 2026. For access to quality age-appropriate children's streaming movies, TV series, video storybooks and more, sign up to Kanopy Kids.
On-demand streaming video service with a large collection of award-winning independent, international and classic films, and documentaries.
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Kanopy Kids is a collection of movies and shows for kids.
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Kete Christchurch was an online resource bringing together records of local events, people, places and events - current and historical. The aim was to gather knowledge held by the community about the Christchurch and Banks Peninsula area by inviting people to share stories, photos, video and audio.
Kete Christchurch was supported by the Aotearoa Peoples Network Kaharoa and Christchurch City Libraries.
Kete Christchurch was discontinued in June 2022 and the material from Kete Christchurch is being migrated to Canterbury Stories, our place for collecting and presenting online collections from our digitised archives, publications, photographs and community.
Learn English Online is a short course at four levels - Beginner, Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced - to learn and improve your English. It covers grammar, reading, writing and pronunciation, with each level designed to take six weeks. Start where you feel comfortable and take your English learning to the next level.
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Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines to read on your phone or tablet using the Libby app by OverDrive.
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Abstracts and indexed articles for library and information professionals.
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Learn the most in-demand Business, Technology and Creative skills. LinkedIn Learning is a online learning platform where you can tailor your learning for professional and personal development. Choose from over 18,000 courses and tutorials on software, technology, creative and business skills designed and taught by industry experts. The Learning Interface and some course videos are available in Dutch, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish and Turkish.
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The Listener was a weekly magazine established by the BBC to reproduce and expand on the content of its broadcast and television talks. The Listener Historical Archive 1929-1991 provides an invaluable resource for those researching the arts, politics, science and culture in the twentieth century.
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Our Literary Reference Source Plus subscription ended on 30 June 2026.
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Digital books in world Languages, that allow children to enjoy the magic of books in LOTE (Languages Other Than English). Each book comes with English translations to help children learn languages. Choose from over 9000+ titles in 100+ world languages with new books and languages being released each month.
LOTE4Kids has stories in te reo Māori, Māori o te Kuki Airani, Niuean, Samoan, Tongan, and New Zealand Sign Language NZSL.
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An online language-learning system with access to 70 languages and 21 English language courses.
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MasterFILE Complete is a high quality collection of popular full-text magazines, reference books, videos and other sources covering virtually every subject area.
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This archive features more than 800,000 pages of brand-new, full-text searchable scans of the complete run of the Mirror, including the Sunday Mirror.
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Birth, death and marriage records from 48 countries, the complete U.S. and U.K. censuses, immigration, military and tombstone records and more than 2 billion family tree profiles.
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The MLCMBI is an index to the volumes of Māori Land Court Minute Books produced by The Māori Land Court — Te Kooti Whenua Māori. The Māori Land Court Minute Books contain judges' notes on court sittings from 1865 to 1910 from the Taitokerau, Waikato-Maniapoto, Tairawhiti, Waiariki, Aotea, Takitimu, and Waipounamu Māori Land Court Districts.
Physical copies of the South Island and Chatham Island minutes are held in the Ngā Pounamu Māori Centre. The entire collection is available at the Macmillan Brown Library.
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Digital archive of the trusted children’s magazine National Geographic Kids. Also includes articles, images, videos and online books. Aimed at 6 to 14-year-olds.
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The digital archive of the world-renowned magazine National Geographic covering 1888-present, and a collection of National Geographic eBooks, images, videos.
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Ad-free, streaming online music library with over 32,000 albums, including contemporary Jazz and Instrumental, Pop and Rock, Blues and Nostalgia. Listen on your computer or use the Naxos Jazz app on a mobile device.
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Online classical music library of streaming music. Over 150,000 albums including standard and rare recordings, album notes, reference and tuition material.
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Ad-free, streaming online global music library. It offers legendary historical performances to contemporary world music featuring recordings of over 32,000 artists. Listen on your computer or use the NML World app on a mobile device.
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Access issues of the New Zealand Gazette and related publications from 1841 to 2011. Available in PDF format.
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A magazine archive that celebrates New Zealand's people, places and wildlife. Also includes access to documentaries, videos, photography and podcasts.
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The New Zealand History Collection provides complete online access to a major, authoritative resource – over thirty years of award-winning history and biography publishing from Bridget Williams Books. Over ninety titles, including recent additions to BWB’s history list such as the widely acclaimed Great War for New Zealand by Vincent O’Malley, as well as multiple works by late historian Judith Binney.
The New Zealand Sign Language Collection has reference material alongside accounts of Deaf experience. Using rich multimedia and visuals which could not be delivered to libraries in traditional means. Includes access to Rachel McKee's New Zealand Sign Language: A Reference Grammar.
NewsBank - Access New Zealand is the largest online collection of national, regional, rural, and local news sources from across the North and South Islands.
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Find new authors and reading options using your favourite writer, book or genre as a starting point.
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Electronic reference library of technology, digital media, business and management titles. From artificial intelligence and mark-up languages to desktop publishing and networking, O'Reilly for Public Libraries contains eBooks, eAudiobooks, and video courses by experts in their fields.
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Perspectives on major contentious social, political, and technological issues, from capital punishment to immigration to marijuana. This cross-curricular research database supports science, social studies, current events, and language arts classes. Informed, differing views help learners develop critical-thinking skills and draw their own conclusions.
With over 20,000 pro/con viewpoints, approximately 19,000 reference articles, interactive maps, infographics, and more, students will be prepared to argue any side of the issue.
Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints is cross searchable with Global Issues: Gale In Context.
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Access OverDrive's eBook, eAudiobook and magazine collection in our library website. Great to use on computers to stream thousands of fiction, non-fiction and magazine titles for adults, young adults and children. eBooks can be transferred to Adobe Digital Editions for download or to transfer to older model Kobo eReaders.
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Access OverDrive's eBook, eAudiobook and magazine collection in our library website. Containing thousands of fiction, nonfiction and magazine titles for children. Our OverDrive site is great to use on computers to stream content online on a bigger screen.
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Access OverDrive's eBook, eAudiobook and magazine dedicated teen collection in our library website. Containing thousands of fiction, nonfiction and magazine titles for teens, our OverDrive site is great to use on computers to stream content online on a bigger screen.
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An index to selected articles, obituaries and reviews published in The Press, Christchurch Mail, Christchurch Star, Star Midweek and Star Weekender.
Digitised New Zealand newspapers, periodicals, letters, diaries and parliamentary papers from 1839 to 1945. Coverage includes The Press from 1861 to 1995.
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The complete archive of the Picture Post from its first issue in 1938 to its last in 1957—all digitized from originals in full colour. Picture Post (1938-1957) provides a fascinating snapshot of British life from the 1930s to the 1950s, with thousands of photos of ordinary people doing ordinary things -- from boys rolling a tyre, to a view of a postwar bedsit, to young women on a rollercoaster -- all caught in a single moment in time.
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Our Poetry and Short Story Reference Source subscription ended on 30 June 2026.
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Explore this new collection of searchable primary source material on Counterculture, Social Movements and Alternative Press.
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Practical Writing is for students who need to use written English both in their studies and in their personal life.
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Online access to today’s newspapers and magazines from around the world in full colour in their traditional format and layout including complete editorial content, graphics, advertising, classifieds and crossword puzzles.
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Digital archive of full text and full image newspapers dating back to the 18th century.
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Discover which full text publications are available electronically at Christchurch City Libraries.
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From 1841 to 1992, Punch was the world's most celebrated magazine of wit and satire. From its early years as a campaigner for social justice to its transformation into national icon, Punch played a central role in the formation of British identity—and how the rest of the world saw the British nation.
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Explore the history of refugees and forced migration during World War II, the early Cold War and Decolonisation through this new collection of primary sources.
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Provides full text of nearly 100 regional business publications from the United States. Search Regional Business News along with thousands of other resources using eResources Discovery Search.
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Self-study preparation course to help candidates prepare for the globally recognised IELTS exam. It tests English proficiency at an academic level.
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Self-study preparation course to help candidates prepare for the globally recognised IELTS exam. It tests English proficiency at a general level.
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Our Science Reference Source subscription ended on 30 June 2026.
Explore Gale in Context: Science to find contextual information on today’s most significant science topics.
An engaging online resource that provides contextual information on hundreds of today’s most significant science topics. By integrating authoritative, curriculum-aligned reference content with headlines and videos, students see how scientific disciplines relate to real-world issues, from weather patterns to obesity. For practical experience, more than 200 experiments and projects are included, ranging from simple to complex.
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The Scientific American Archive covers issues from 1845 to 2015.
Online archive of Scientific American, a magazine that has been reporting on unique insights and developments in science and technology since 1845.
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Our Small Business Source subscription ended on 30 June 2026.
Explore Gale Business Planner for a step-by-step online planning tool for starting, managing and optimising a business or nonprofit.
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Search rare nineteenth and twentieth-century archives on topics like the evolving modes of flight, World's Fairs, and more.
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This archive brings two centuries of news together in one resource, providing the complete run of the newspaper up to 2021, including all of its supplements. It allows users to easily explore over 180 years of news, investigative reporting, and commentary from Britain’s premier Sunday publication.
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Tahi helps you find trustworthy information about Aotearoa New Zealand. It searches trusted New Zealand sources and uses AI to create clear, easy-to-understand answers. Unlike many AI tools, Tahi keeps its indexed data in New Zealand and focuses on local knowledge, values, and perspectives.
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Te Kerēme is a selective index to the Ngāi Tahu claim.
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Te Puna is a web-based search service giving access to what is held in New Zealand libraries and worldwide.
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Abstracts and indexed articles from journals and magazines for educators.
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Fully searchable digital archive of what was once the world’s largest selling newspaper. Coverage starts from its first issue in 1855 until 2021. It also includes issues of the Sunday Telegraph from 1961.
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Improve your English with Tense Buster which helps learners with 33 key grammar areas at five levels.
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Time Magazine Archive dating back to its first issue in March 1923 through to December 2000.
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Full digital version of The Times newspaper (1785-2025), the oldest daily newspaper in continuous publication.
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The only literary weekly to offer comprehensive coverage of the most important publications as well as reviewing theatre, cinema, music and exhibitions. Founded in 1902 as a supplement to The Times (London) it would latter become a separate publication in 1914.
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The Treaty of Waitangi Collection brings together leading thinking on this foundational document, including works by acclaimed scholars such as Claudia Orange, Judith Binney, Vincent O’Malley, Alan Ward and Aroha Harris. This Collection is a living resource backed by a long-term vision for Treaty scholarship into the twenty-first century.
uLibrary is an eAudiobook collection with exclusive content and an emphasis on UK authors and narrators.
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A collection of primary source material that captures the foundation of women's movements, struggles and triumphs. As a comprehensive academic-level archival resource, with a focus on the social, political, and professional achievements of women throughout the nineteenth and twentieth century.
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The Women's Studies Collection from Bridget Williams Books provides access to the history of New Zealand women, and a series of ground-breaking books on women's issues, lives and histories. The Collection includes the widely acclaimed A History of New Zealand Women by Barbara Brookes, and The Women’s Suffrage Petition 1893. Significant biographies (Suzanne Aubert, Lauris Edmond, Pauline O’Regan) enrich the historical narrative, alongside key works on politics, economics and feminism.
Thousands of engaging projects suitable for a broad spectrum of hobbyists - from beginner to expert, for children and adults.
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Powerful reference tool for advanced research in all subject areas, contains detailed content written for senior secondary level students and adults. Includes integrated research of articles, media, primary resources, eBooks, dictionary, atlas and more.
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Reference resources for reluctant readers, students with learning difficulties, adult literacy students or those who are learning English as a second language.
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Interactive learning resource developed by early childhood education experts for preschoolers and children in early primary school.
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Multimedia reference encyclopedia for intermediate and junior secondary school-aged students’ homework and research.
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The online version of the popular encyclopedia known as World Book and a variety of other World Book resources on the one platform including World Book Kids and World Book Student for teens.
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