Updates from DigitalNZ
New content partners and collections — March 2025
Posted on 11 March 2025 by Kelly
A new collection for fans of New Zealand’s art history
We’ve added a new collection to DigitalNZ — the Robert and Barbara Stewart Library and Archives from Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū.
The collection of more than 1300 items includes rare books, journals, newsletters, exhibition catalogues, and artist papers — including an inventory of an archive of The Group, an influential art association... Read more
New content partners and collections — December 2024
Posted on 13 December 2024 by Kelly
We have recently added three new content partners to DigitalNZ - Warkworth Museum, Auckland Fire Brigades Museum and Historical Society, and Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities.
We’ve also added two new collections to DigitalNZ — the University of Canterbury Heritage Collection and the University of Otago Open Journal Systems, which includes the journals Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work, Focus on Health... Read more
2024 ... the numbers
Posted on 13 December 2024 by Kelly
As the year ends, we’re taking a look at what visitors are searching for, plus our most visited records and stories.
Top 10 search terms on DigitalNZ
dawn raids
wellington
springbok tour
parihaka
Papers past
auckland
maori
dunedin
treaty of waitangi
Featherston Camp
Top 5 records
Māori Land March 1975 - Petition Sheet | Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga
Māori Land March (1975) - Why We March | Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o... Read more
New content partners and collections — October 2024
Posted on 08 October 2024 by Kelly
We'd like to welcome new content partners — Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, Pantograph Punch, and The Sapling. We also have two new collections — Pakiaka Rotorua Heritage Online from Rotorua Library - Te Aka Mauri, and Te Rangi Aoao Nunui from Puke Ariki.
It's wonderful to point to your collections from digitalnz.org.
New content partners and collections
Christchurch Art Gallery Te... Read more
Updates to our copyright pages on DigitalNZ
Posted on 08 October 2024 by Kelly
We are excited to announce important updates to our copyright pages DigitalNZ.org for both website visitors and for content partners.
Reusing items on DigitalNZ
For our visitors, the Reusing Items on DigitalNZ and Copyright page has been updated to clarify what you can and cannot do with the content you find through our website. This ensures that everyone can enjoy and share digital content responsibly and... Read more
New content partners and collections — February 2024
Posted on 23 February 2024 by Kelly
In our first newsletter for 2024, we take a look at our new Explore page, welcome new content partners, and pause the DigitalNZ Twitter / X account.
New content partners and collections
We'd like to welcome new content partners — Brain Watkins House Museum, Hastings District Libraries, Our Health Journeys, and Tagata Pasifika. We have also added Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington's... Read more
New ways of exploring DigitalNZ
Posted on 23 February 2024 by Kelly
Telescope, binoculars, or the naked eye? We all have our own preferences when it comes to seeing the world. Acknowledging the many ways to explore DigitalNZ, we've revamped the Explore page.
A redesigned Explore page
You can still use keywords to search DigitalNZ, and we've added links to popular searches and highlighted our newest partner organisations.
A new feature is a slider to explore by date range. Or scroll... Read more
Designing search results on DigitalNZ
Posted on 17 November 2023 by Kelly
We've been busy behind the scenes making a few front-end design changes to DigitalNZ in response to recent user testing. The changes are focused on the design and presentation of search results.
One key changes is that user stories are now easily identifiable in search results.
And users can now choose to view search results as the traditional tile view, or as a list view which shows more of the description text... Read more
New content partners and collections — November 2023
Posted on 17 November 2023 by Kelly
We'd like to welcome two new content partners Lincoln and Districts Historical Society and the Our Stories Project.
We're also thrilled to add more than 17,000 images to Hocken Digital Collections – Uare Taoka o Hākena, University of Otago after updates to their cloud-based collection management platform.
Our Stories Project
Image: Grass sliding on the Lyttelton Hills. Photo from Our Stories... Read more
New stories from our content partners
Posted on 17 November 2023 by Kelly
We'd like to highlight three new stories from our content partners that promote items in their own and other DigitalNZ collections.
If you're feeling inspired to create your own story but don't know where to start, email info@digitalnz.org for more information. We're available to give an online talk about creating DigitalNZ stories if this is something that your team or a community group may be... Read more
Welcome to NZ Research
Posted on 17 November 2023 by Kelly
You may have noticed we have a new link in our top level navigation - NZ Research. This is the new home for theses and research papers migrated from the website NZresearch.org, which was retired in September 2023.
The research items will appear in general DigitalNZ searches, or users can choose to only search NZ Research content. Use the search box or browse by type. You can then filter your search results by... Read more
New content partners — July 2023
Posted on 17 July 2023 by Kelly
Nau mai, haere mai to our new content partner Timaru District Libraries. And a new collection from Te Herenga Waka, Victoria University of Wellington — Tapuaka Heritage and Archive Collections.
Timaru District Libraries
Image: A young boy with a satchel stands at the issues desk in the Timaru Children's Library. 18 August 1959. Timaru District Libraries.
Te Herenga Waka, Victoria University of Wellington —... Read more
New content partners and collections — May 2023
Posted on 05 May 2023 by Kelly
It’s the season for harvesting pumpkins, and also new DigitalNZ collections. Nau mai, haere mai to our new content partners Canterbury Centre for Historic Photography and Film, Te Ūaka The Lyttelton Museum, Katherine Mansfield House and Garden, Te Pataka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Clutha District Libraries, Wellington City Council Archives, and Cromwell Museum. We are also thrilled to bring in a new collection from... Read more
Kura compound record pilot project — May 2023
Posted on 05 May 2023 by Tim
Auckland Council Libraries Kura Heritage Collections Online is a fantastic resource that we are very proud to be able to share via the DigitalNZ website.
Some of the records on the Kura site are compound records — that is they have one record that describes an object (a two-page letter, for example), and additional records for each image (page) of the letter. This displays beautifully on Kura (see image below),... Read more
New content partners and collections — December 2022
Posted on 16 December 2022 by Kelly
Nau mai, haere mai! Welcome to our new content partners Central and Western Murihiku Southland Archive, Charlotte Museum, Far North District Libraries, Huntly Museum Te Whare Taonga O Raahui Pookeka, The Edwin Fox Ship and Maritime Centre, SignDNA - Deaf National Archive New Zealand, and Villa Maria College Archive.
We are also thrilled to bring in new content types (videos and stories) from the New Zealand... Read more
Telling the stories of content partner collections
Posted on 16 December 2022 by Kelly
We are loving the new stories that content partners have created using their own and other collections. DigitalNZ stories are a creative way to share research and tell stories about the items in collections. Recent content partner stories include:
Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections
Villa Maria College
Hari Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori!
Posted on 16 September 2022 by Kelly
It has been an important week here in Aotearoa New Zealand as we mark the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, and celebrate Te Wiki o te reo Māori and the 50th anniversary of the presentation of Te Petihana Reo Māori to Parliament. These events prompt us to look back at our past and consider the importance of these historic moments.
DigitalNZ is an important source for information related to these moments, and last month we saw our... Read more
Connecting collections and communities with the DigitalNZ API
Posted on 16 September 2022 by Tim
DigitalNZ's API (application programming interface) is an integral part of our work, acting as a key to content on DigitalNZ. We structure the metadata from content partner collections and make it available via the API. Developers can simply plug in and extract information from DigitalNZ for their own use.
A new API-driven project to look out for is Kōtuia ngā Kete, managed by National Services... Read more
New content partners and collections — September 2022
Posted on 16 September 2022 by Kelly
Nau mai, haere mai! Welcome to our latest new content partners — Driving Creek Pottery, Paekakariki Station Museum, Pahiatua Museum, Tasman District Libraries, Te Ahu Museum, The Fletcher Trust, Waipu Scottish Migration Museum, and a new collection from Hutt City Libraries, Lower Hutt MyRecollect.
Hutt City Libraries, Lower Hutt MyRecollect
Image: Mr George Gee, Mayor 1968-1980. CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 NZ.... Read more
New content partners and collections — July 2022
Posted on 01 July 2022 by Kelly
New content partners
Nau mai, haere mai! Welcome to our latest new content partners — Jonesonian Institute, Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History, New Zealand Rugby Museum, Wyndham & Districts Historical Museum, LIANZA, Aotea Utanganui Museum of South Taranaki, and Mangawhai Museum.
Mangawhai Museum
Image: Flour sacks. All rights reserved. Item from Mangawhai Museum.