Posts tagged with research

A black and white photo of three women in a market assessing a canned item.

Off the record | A century of the capital’s Indian community

By Jacqueline Leckie
14 November 2024
Researching the vibrant history of the Indian community in Wellington.
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A group of people are seen marching together along a dirt road.

Off the record | Peaceful activism in the Pacific

By Kealani Cook
6 November 2024
Researching passive resistance and mass civil disobedience in Oceania.
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A row of people appear to be singing and making coordinated hand gestures.

Off the record | A meaningful gathering

By Suliana Vea
25 October 2024
Engaging with Pasifika communities to share and enhance the collections.
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An illustration showing various forms or threads intertwining using red, white and black colours.

Off the record | Working with New Zealand and Pacific published collections

By Geraldine Warren
17 October 2024
Meet the curator of the New Zealand and Pacific Published Collections.
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Three women, smiling, while consulting documents in a library reading room setting.

Off the record | Māori collections for Māori communities

By Trish Beamsley
10 October 2024
Assisting iwi to access the Library's te ao Māori collections.
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The Papers Past homepage with five separately coloured sections and formats.

Off the record | Past perfect

By Charlotte McGillen
25 September 2024
Researching with Papers Past.
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Title from a book cover in orange and white lettering.

‘Pressing On — The Story of New Zealand’s Newspapers, 1921-2000’

By Sir Hugh Rennie
5 June 2024
Opening remarks from the launch of Ian Grant's history of NZ newspapers.
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A watercolour of a three-masted ship at sail with land in the distance.

Tracing your maternal line: Part II — The Durrant family in New Zealand

By Helen Smith
20 December 2023
Family history research — finding the women in your family tree.
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A woman and three children are seen outside a dwelling with rolling hills and farmland in the distance.

Tracing your maternal line: Part I — England in the 18th-19th centuries

By Helen Smith
28 November 2023
Family history research — finding the women in your family tree.
Collections Long reads
A black and white portrait of a man wearing glasses and a suit and tie.

Tribute to Jim Traue

By Chris Szekely
22 November 2023
James Edward Traue ONZM, 10 February 1932 – 13 November 2023.
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Three people pose for a photograph while smiling at the camera and wearing colourful patterned shirts.

Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa

By Suliana Vea
8 September 2023
Celebrating Samoa Language Week at the Library.
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Detail of a black shawl showing beautiful colourful embroidery of flowers, a bird and butterflies.

Off the record | A child of the sun: Katherine Mansfield’s last year

By Fiona Oliver
5 July 2023
Celebrating Katherine Mansfield’s life.
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Dried plants on a piece of paper with copperplate writing underneath.

Off the record | Rehousing Colenso’s plants

By Laura Van Echten
30 June 2023
Caring for dried botanical specimens.
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Cassette tapes are stored in grey archival drawers with labels.

Off the record | We hear you listening, right where you are

By Sarah Walker
23 June 2023
Accessing the nation's oral history archive just got a lot easier.
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Word cloud with thousands of words on it. The largest words are education, newspapers, law, Māori, New Zealand, people, and art.

INNZ celebrates 1,000,000th record!

By Al Gray
2 June 2023
Find out what the millionth record was.
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A logo showing the silhouette of a dinosaur in front of a rainbow and the words, "Homosaurus: an international LGBTQ+ linked data vocabulary".

What’s in a word — describing LGBTQ+ collections

By Emma Roache
11 May 2023
Using the international linked data vocabulary called Homosaurus.
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Panel discussion at the Wellington celebration of Papers Past's 21st anniversary.

Papers Past turns 21: Panel discussions

By PHANZA members
2 December 2022
PHANZA members report on the panel discussions held to celebrate the 21st anniversary of Papers Past.
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A blurry black and white studio portrait of a young girl in Victorian times.

The Story of William Coppell 1844-1913: Part III – The runaway husband and father

By Helen Smith
9 November 2022
Piecing together a family's story through letters, newspapers and personal recollections.
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Three men stand on the path outside a small wooden homestead surrounded by a picket fence.

The Story of William Coppell 1844-1913: Part II – The fire and the hasty marriage

By Helen Smith
6 October 2022
Piecing together a family's story through letters, newspapers and personal recollections.
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Cartoon of a man sitting in an armchair holding a feather pen. His had is on a pile of books being used as a desk, there is a bookcase in the background and cobwebs draping over the chair and bookcase.

Reflecting on 30 years of the Cartoon Archive

By Ian F. Grant
22 September 2022
Cartoon Archive founder, Ian F. Grant, reflects on the Archive’s evolution.
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