Projects
Ancient History of the Maori
A series of texts by John White (1826-1891) that covers, in Māori with English translation, many aspects of Māori knowledge, history and tradition, including karakia (prayers), Pūrākau (myths), waiata (songs), whakapapa (genealogies) and whakatauki (proverbs).
He Pātaka Kupu Ture / Legal Māori Archive
A collection of full text documents that presents the bilingual nature of New Zealand’s legal history.
He reo nō ngā rōpū whakahaere tikanga / The language of Māori governing bodies.
Legal Māori Archive documents using the language of Māori governing bodies
He reo nō ngā whakaritenga me ngā pukapuka here / Language of agreement and obligation
Legal Māori Archive documents using the language of agreement and obligation
He reo ture nō ngā iwi Māori whānui / Māori community generated language
Legal Māori Archive documents using Māori community generated language
He reo ture nō ngā Kōti me ngā Taraipiunara / Court and tribunal language
Legal Māori Archive documents using court and tribunal language
He reo ture nō te taha Kāwana / Language of the Crown
Legal Māori Archive documents using the language of the Crown
He reo ture nō te Whare Paremata / Statutory language
Legal Māori Archive documents using the Statutory language
Histories of Victoria University of Wellington
A selection of books about the history of Victoria University of Wellington.
John Cawte Beaglehole Letters
A collection of letters written by eminent historian J.C. Beaglehole to his family.
Kōtare : New Zealand Notes & Queries
A journal of New Zealand Studies.
New Zealand Design Review
New Zealand Design Review was the journal of the Architectural Centre, Inc., Wellington.
New Zealand in the First World War 1914–1918
New Zealand in the First World War.
New Zealand Journal of Media Studies
A series covering topics relating to media studies and media arts of interest in a New Zealand context.
New Zealand Texts Collection
A wide selection of books relating to New Zealand, including fiction, diaries, history and other general non-fiction.
New Zealand Wars (1845–1872)
A selection of texts relating to the nineteenth century New Zealand Wars, and the events surrounding them.
Nineteenth-Century Novels Collection
This corpus aims to assemble in digital format a comprehensive collection of nineteenth-century New Zealand fiction. Although the focus will be on full-length novels, shorter pieces published as pamphlets, newspaper supplements, and journal articles will also be included. The corpus as it stands at September 2008 consists of 56 texts, along with a scholarly introduction and the full-text critical monograph Maoriland: New Zealand Literature, 1872-1914.
Print History Project
This project gives an overview of the history of the print industry in Wellington from 1840–2000, as seen through a sampling of the printers' works and correspondence.
Sport
Multiple volumes of the New Zealand literary journal, Sport.
Te Kāhui Kura Māori
A journal of Māori postgraduate writing.
The Cyclopedia of New Zealand
The Cyclopedia of New Zealand was published in six volumes between 1897 and 1908 by the Cyclopedia Company Ltd. Each volume deals with a region of New Zealand and includes information on local towns and districts, government departments, individuals, businesses, clubs and societies.
The Moko Texts Collection
This corpus collects together Horatio Gordon Robley's Moko; or Maori Tattooing and contextual material relating to Ta Moko, mokamokai, Robley himself and his art.
The Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939–1945
The official history of New Zealand in the Second World War.
The Parliamentary Reports of Robin Hyde
This corpus contains the Parliamentary Reports of Robin Hyde, written for the Dominion, Ladies' Mirror, and Observer newspapers, and compiled, annotated, and edited by Dr. Nikki Hessell, of Massey University. Hessell's Introduction to the Reports is also included. The corpus also houses Hyde's Journalese, which contains a chapter of reminiscences of her time as a parliamentary reporter.
The Railways Magazine
A magazine initially for Railways men and their families, and later the train-riding public.
The Third New Zealand Division Histories
The histories of the Third New Zealand Division in the Pacific during the Second World War.
Tidal Pools: Digitized Texts from Oceania for Samoan and Pacific Studies
A collection of works from the Oceanic region, including texts, theses, rare documents and a dictionary.
Tuatara : Journal of the Biological Society
Tuatara was the journal of the Biological Society, Victoria University College, Wellington.
Turbine
Turbine is a literary journal published annually by the International Institute of Modern Letters, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
William Golder Electronic Edition
This is an electronic edition of William Golder's poetry.
