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Gale Health and Wellness Academic & Research Library Card Required.

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.

Note: Material contained in this health resource is intended for informational purposes only.

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General Science Full Text Library Card Required.

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Explore Gale in Context: Science to find contextual information on today’s most significant science topics.

Global Issues: Gale In Context Academic & Research Library Card Required.

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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LOTE4Kids Audiobooks eBooks Library Card Required.

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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New Zealand Sign Language Collection Reference: dictionaries, encyclopedias etc Library Card Required.

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.

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Opposing Viewpoints: Gale In Context Academic & Research Library Card Required.

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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Refugees, Relief, and Resettlement Academic & Research Primary resources Library Card Required.

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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Science: Gale In Context Academic & Research Library Card Required.

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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Tahi New! Library Card Required.

Tahi brings together the datasets of RNZ, New Zealand Geographic and a number of public sources including Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand to offer a trustworthy AI (artificial intelligence) application to answer local questions. You can access this deep knowledge base knowing that it is built on quality sources with strong local content, supporting our knowledge culture rather than undermining it.

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Treaty of Waitangi Collection, The Library Card Required.

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.

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Women’s Studies Collection, The Library Card Required.

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.

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