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We are still looking for a new editor. (this is a volunteer job).
Please contact me at [email protected] if you are interested.
Until the new editor takes over, the site will remain online but will not be updated as it should.
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[This site is [was] updated frequently. You are welcome to "anchor" it to your own homepages. The facility is provided in close association with the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra, Australia. It is a sub-catagory of the official Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library.]
As a WWW VL, this site keeps track of the most important resources related to New Zealand. Please register
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Related WWW VL sites
Asian Studies WWW VL (ANU,Australia)
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New Zealand
Other Names & Abbreviations (past/present): NZ, Aotearoa
Status: Commonwealth Nation
Capital: Wellington
Internet Code: NZ
Of Special Interest
Please visit the New Zealand Studies Association based in the United Kingdom.
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- Check the directory of New Zealand newspapers and magazines from Lincoln University library. Mainly specialised topics.
- Current
- The New Zealand Herald newspaper.
- The Wellington-based NewsRoom includes brief current news and a subscription service.
- TVNZ (TV1) One Network News offers a good selection of today's news stories.
- "7am" provides New Zealand News Wires which includes direct links to news carried by other sources. Also has mirror site in USA.
- The New Zealand News (Christchurch) presents the Press Online. See especially the archive of the last week's national news.
- Otago Daily Times is a fast improving site.
- Independent Business Weekly also includes a daily news page.
- Radio New Zealand International, promises live radio feed from Radio NZ. It is very heavy on frames and graphics and almost impossible to access. All "bells and whistles, can't find the content!
- Within a week
- New Zealand News UK is a developing weekly electronic news source. This is a freely distributed weekly newspaper in London.
- Current and recent New Zealand News, Brian Harmer's "WYSIWIG News" in web format. Articles are entered every Sunday.
- The Evening Post provides a "guide to entertainment" in Wellington. Much current information.
- InfoTech Weekly offers some useful articles on NZ information technology.
- A week or two old
- New Zealand News, Russell Brown's "Hard News". Another site that loads news items a couple of times a month. Much of this represents a personal account of the news.
- Tena koutou katoa, monthly Maori news. Unfortunately, it appears not to be updated very often.
- Other
- The Independent Newspapers Limited is starting to place some of its papers online and will list them when available.
- And, for those really serious about access to New Zealand news sources, the Knowledge-basket explains subscription methods to many sites, all at a fee.
WWW VL Index
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- Complete list of Network Connected Organisations in New Zealand. This list is current at the first of each month and includes "top level" domain listing of active web sites, email contacts, reserved, registered and projected sites. The most complete listing available.
New Zealand oriented search engines are offered by:
- See some New Zealand Information.
- Ara Nui, (Many Paths) from the Lincoln University library. A useful "yahoo" style directory.
- New Zealand on the web
WWW VL Index
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- The New Zealand Government Online. Includes links to all departments. Also includes a useful listing of recent news items from government sources. Definitely the place to start!
- New central "New Zealand Government Executive" site for Government statements and information.
- The complete New Zealand national Budget for 1998, 1997 and 1996.
- Text of the Coalition Agreement (New Zealand First and the National Party) 11 December 1996. (Well, it does have historical significance!)
- The New Zealand Government has been remarkably reluctant to provide email access to members and departments. At present there is a central email address from which email may be sent in a general way to Parliament.
- Check out the government site Statistics New Zealand. See especially the online Yearbook 1999.
- Look at the full Cabinet. (still available is the 1996-99 Cabinet).
- A commercial service offers free access to New Zealand legislation and Hansard (including an archive back to 1987).
- The Parliament
- Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs
- The National Library
- National Archives
- Immigration Service
- The Ministry of Education provides a document, Education in the 21st Century
The Political Parties
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| The Majors
| The Minors
| The Others
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| Alliance
| ACT (?)
| Green
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| Labour
| Christian Coalition
| Natural Law
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| National
| United
| Progressive Greens (?)
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| New Zealand First
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- Regional and City sites
- Auckland Regional Council
- Auckland City Council
- Bay of Plenty Regional Council
- Christchurch City Council, also see the Canterbury pages
- Dunedin City Council
- Gisborne District Council
- Hastings District Council
- Island Bay
- Manukau City Council
- Marlborough District Council
- Palmerston North City Council.
- Waitomo District Council
- Wellington City Council
- Auckland City
- Nelson City Council Development Office
US information in New Zealand
- US Consulate, Auckland.
New Zealand information in the USA
- New Zealand Embassy
- New Zealand delegation to the United Nations
- U. S. Department of State January 1998 Human Rights report on New Zealand. See also their November 1997 country background notes for much NZ data.
- Also check the 1997 CIA factbook entry on New Zealand.
British High Commission in New Zealand, and the British Council in New Zealand.
WWW VL Index
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