If you are studying towards NCEA this year we have a great selection of handy study guides to help.
Specially for students working towards NCEA StudyIT - the number one online forum for students and teachers studying towards NCEA. Fantastic help, enormous community, supportive environment it is a great place to ask any questions.
Any Questions - Run by National Library of New Zealand Any Questions is a site where you can ask a librarian any questions. With an enormous database of previous questions, and one on one chat its a great place to get your questions answered.
Te Ara - Encyclopedia of New Zealand - Offers a comprehensive look at New Zealand people, history, cultures and environment. A great resource for study.
Homework Help Databases
Our databases are a fantastic resource if you are studying. You will need your library card barcode number to access some of these databases, have a look at the collection below, type straight into the box to search the database. To start searching, just type your search terms into the white box on the icon!
The Discovering collection database allows for searching under a range of subjects including history, literature, geography, and biographies. There is also a multimedia gallery containing photographs, graphs, maps, and sound and video clips.
This database contains an extensive range of contemporary and historical biographies of notable people including some New Zealanders. It is searchable by name, nationality, and occupation.
Search this database for 20th century history topics history relating to America. It features full text articles from over 100 history journals, and includes primary documents, maps, and images.
Useful database for exploring popular social issues. Opposing Viewpoints is ideal for those wanting information covering both sides of contemporary issues like the GE debate.
The Student Resource centre provides cross-curricular information suitable for senior secondary school students. Students can search topics including history, literature, geography, and biographies. Also available is a multimedia gallery containing photographs, graphs, maps, and sound and video clips.
Search the online version of Encyclopædia Britannica - access Britannica in the library or access Britannica from home - Includes current events, pictures and links to relevant Internet resources.
Virtual Reference Suite
Explore a collection of encyclopedias, almanacs and reference sources. Subjects include health, war, pollution, history, space science, maths, occult, food and fashion.