Updates from DigitalNZ
Accessing the DigitalNZ API
Posted on 13 December 2021 by James Robertson
We have recently made two changes to the way people authenticate with the DigitalNZ API.
Image from Te Papa (AR000627/568). CC BY-NC-ND.
Keyless entry
The first, and hopefully the most impactful change, was to remove the requirement for an API key (secret ID) to access public data. This means that anyone can query our API and retrieve structured, open data for individual records or a collection of records (search).
We hope... Read more
Updated API documentation
Posted on 10 February 2021 by Dan
One of the strongest pieces of feedback from last year’s API survey was that we needed to improve our API documentation and support. This didn’t come as a surprise and was already on our backlog of work — but it was good motivation to finally get it done.
New OpenAPI specification on SwaggerHub
This is the most comprehensive set of API docs we’ve ever had! It includes... Read more
Upload your own images to DigitalNZ
Posted on 10 November 2020 by Admin
There's a fun new feature on DigitalNZ
We're excited to let you know that you can now upload your personal whakaahua/images to stories, where they will appear alongside items available on DigitalNZ.
What whakaahua/images should I upload?
You can upload any image that helps tell your story. For example, you could upload an image of your whānau, an image of your rohe, or an image of an interesting historical event.... Read more
Findings from our API survey
Posted on 29 October 2020 by Dan
What was the API Survey?
Seeking to better understand the needs of people using DigitalNZ’s API, we sent out a brief survey on 30 June to a few hundred DigitalNZ accounts that had activity on their API keys. We were hoping to hear directly from people using the API service so that we could identify and prioritise changes to help people achieve their goals.
How did it go?
We received 20 responses, mostly positive or satisfied,... Read more
Printing 'stories' and other site changes
Posted on 14 July 2020 by Admin
'Stories' are the way in which people bring together interesting items on DigitalNZ and keep them in one useful place.
We love it when students and teachers curate their own ‘stories’ about famous New Zealanders, Aotearoa's history, our environment, and our culture.
We’ve recently made a small change to ‘stories’ that will make it easier for teachers to turn a digital resource into a physical one. Now,... Read more
June 2020 newsletter
Posted on 09 June 2020 by Thomasin
Four times a year we send out a newsletter where we share any updates on www.digitalnz.org, research we're working on, staff comings and goings, new content partners, and other tidbits of interest.
The newsletter currently goes out to all our wonderful content partners, but if you're interested in our work, you're most welcome to have a read here:
The June 2020 edition features:
An update on DigitalNZ... Read more
DigitalNZ for our new visitors
Posted on 06 May 2020 by Thomasin
Accessing online resources from home
While many people across the world are working, learning, and teaching at home, we’re hoping DigitalNZ will be a useful website to find relevant digital material — images, videos, audio, maps, and more — to support working at a distance during the Covid-19 lockdown.
A study. F E Simpson, photo, from Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections, AWNS-19140716-49-2.
Our analytics show us that... Read more
March 2020 newsletter
Posted on 12 March 2020 by Admin
Each quarter we send out a newsletter where we share any updates on www.digitalnz.org, research projects we're working on, staff comings and goings, and other tidbits of interest.
The newsletter currently goes out to all our wonderful content partners, but if you're interested in our work, you're most welcome to have a read here:
March 2020 newsletter.
The March 2020 edition features:
Reminder about our metadata... Read more
New te ao and te reo Māori collections
Posted on 09 January 2020 by Admin
In our December Newsletterto our content partners, we announced a range of new partners and collections to DigitalNZ. In amongst these, we particularly wanted to highlight three exciting new collections full of material in te reo Māori and related to te ao Māori.
Bishop Selwyn Collection of Early Māori Documents (University of Waikato)
Written between 1842 and 1872, this collection of letters between New... Read more
December 2019 newsletter
Posted on 18 December 2019 by Admin
Each quarter we send out a newsletter where we share any updates on www.digitalnz.org, research projects we're working on, staff comings and goings, and other tidbits of interest. The newsletter currently goes out to all our content partners and we'll soon have a place where anyone who's interested can sign up.
In the meantime, you can have a read of our December 2019 newsletter.
In this edition we feature:
Seven new... Read more
September 2019 newsletter
Posted on 01 October 2019 by Admin
We send out a quarterly newsletter where we share any updates on www.digitalnz.org, research projects we're working on, staff comings and goings, and other tidbits of interest. The newsletter currently goes out to all our content partners and we'll soon have a place where anyone who's interested can sign up.
In the meantime, you can have a read of our September 2019 newsletter.
In September's edition we talk about:
New Collection: Torpedo Bay Navy Museum Medal Display
Posted on 28 August 2019 by Thomasin
We're delighted to welcome the Torpedo Bay Navy Museum as a content partner, with their Medal Display Collection now available via DigitalNZ.
This collection of over 180 images shows how they were worn by their recipient, arranged and mounted in the order they were received. Not only do the images tell a story of each recipient - Torpedo Bay Navy Museum's online archive provides detailed text information on each... Read more
July 2019 newsletter
Posted on 16 July 2019 by Thomasin
We send out a quarterly newsletter where we share any updates on www.digitalnz.org, research projects we're working on, staff comings and goings, and other tidbits of interest.
The newsletter currently goes out to all our content partners and we'll soon have a place where anyone who's interested can sign up.
In the meantime, you can have a read of our July 2019 newsletter.
In July's edition we talk about:
a bushel of... Read more
New content partners
Posted on 22 May 2019 by Thomasin
It’s always exciting to add new content partners to the DigitalNZ whānau and we’ve been working with some wonderful institutions recently to make their collections discoverable on our site.
National Army Museum
The National Army Museum in Waiouru has an extensive collection of personal photo albums of NZ soldiers in World War I which they've been working to make available online. This collection uncovers the personal side of war... Read more
March 2019 newsletter
Posted on 19 March 2019 by Thomasin
We send out a quarterly newsletter where we share any updates on www.digitalnz.org, research projects we're working on, staff comings and goings, and other tidbits of interest.
The newsletter currently goes out to all our content partners and we'll soon have a place where anyone who's interested can sign up.
In the meantime, you can have a read of our March 2019 newsletter.
In this edition we talk about:
the new... Read more
Te Puni Kōkiri
Posted on 14 March 2019 by Thomasin
We are delighted to welcome Te Puni Kōkiri as our newest content partner. Te Puni Kōkiri are the principal adviser on Māori-Crown relations and responsible for a range of areas, including te reo Māori, the environment and natural resources, as well as cultural and social issues.
One of DigitalNZ's key content priorities is "content created by and relating to Māori communities and in te reo Māori". So we are delighted to now be... Read more
A fresh new look
Posted on 28 February 2019 by Thomasin
You may have recently noticed some changes on DigitalNZ. We've been working on the individual item pages on the site and have improved both the design and the way information is worded and expressed alongside each item.
We've redesigned the pages so that the item information on DigitalNZ is more succinct and clear. The biggest change you'll see is in how copyright information is expressed. DigitalNZ's goal has always been... Read more
Newsflash: DigitalNZ reveals bold new moves
Posted on 21 August 2017 by Admin
Kia ora koutou,
Today we have some fabulous news, and most likely you’re reading this having already spotted our very new look – how could you not?DigitalNZ is the same, but different. We’ve been in the process of adding features, improving our accessibility and as always making things easier for you to find. As you’ll see the site is looking fresh, bright and clean. You may be in shock, you may feel you’ve landed in... Read more
These are the people in your neighbourhood
Posted on 24 February 2017 by Thomasin
DigitalNZ is expanding all the time, constantly adding wonderful content partners and their collections to our search. Our content partners are the lifeblood of our work, without the varied and stimulating New Zealand content we share we wouldn’t be the aggregator we are. And, in order to stay relevant, and to keep up with the new digital collections being developed constantly, we’re always on the look-out for new... Read more
DigitalNZ wins at the NZ Open Source Awards
Posted on 01 November 2016 by Thomasin
On 25 October, a cluster of our DigitalNZ team, present and past, arrived at Te Papa for the Open Source Awards. We were finalists for the third time, and hopeful of a win.
Image: DigitalNZ's trophy at the NZ Open Source Awards at Te Papa.
The awards began their life in 2007, and are a biennial celebration of innovative open source projects that are licensed for reuse – a natural fit with DigitalNZ’s... Read more