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Welcome to the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page. This is composed by compiling the most frequently asked questions by visitors to this site. Although the links page has a quite a number of related links, this FAQ will be grouping links related to the most asked questions.

 

Categories
   
General New Zealand history Māori related
Biographies The New Zealand Wars
New Zealand fauna and flora Useful discussion groups
Tourism, immigration New Zealand government
Education in New Zealand Submitted links

 

New Zealand history
   
Where can I find more on New Zealand history? The Ministry of Culture and Heritage of New Zealand Excellent site for comprehensive info on New Zealand history. A good discussion forum as well.
   
Where can I find statistics concerning New Zealand? The New Zealand Official Yearbook
   
Where can I find info and a timeline concerning New Zealand Governor-Generals? Governor General listing
   
Māori related
   
Where can I find Māori information sites?

Maori.org Excellent Māori info site. Includes a music section with songs and a video.

   
Where can I find info about Māori tattoo? Tamoko.org.nz
  Tamoko.org.nz/artists/uruora/
   
Where can I see a haka video? The haka as performed by the All Blacks
  See, hear and learn the haka here
  Go to Google video and do a search for "Haka". Some good results come up.
   
Where can I find an online Māori/English dictionary?

Ngata Dictionary

English and Māori word translator From Otago University

   
Biographies
   
Where can I find biographies of early New Zealand Prime Ministers?

The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography

A listing of early Premiers and Prime Ministers

   
Where can I find all Māori and European biographies?

The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography

Famous New Zealanders

   
Where can I find more info on Te Kooti? The New Zealand Wars from HistoryOrb.com. Articles on specific historical events and broad trends from around the world. Additionally HistoryOrb.com contains a searchable archive of important events, famous births and deaths spanning thousands of years.
   
   
The New Zealand Wars
   
Where can I find other sites containing info on the New Zealand Wars?

The New Zealand Wars Official site

New Zealand's 19th Century Wars

The New Zealand Wars from HistoryOrb.com. Articles on specific historical events and broad trends from around the world. Additionally HistoryOrb.com contains a searchable archive of important events, famous births and deaths spanning thousands of years.

  The battle of Rangiriri
  The battle of Gate Pa
  The story of Parihaka (multimedia presentation)
   
New Zealand fauna and flora
   
Where can I find info about New Zealand native species, including extinct and protected? New Zealand native species
   
Where can I find info on New Zealand birds? NZbirds.com Very comprehensive site
   
Where can I find info about the Moa? The Moa
   
Useful discussion groups
   
Where can I find Māori discussion groups?  
   
Where can I find a general history related discussion group? The Ministry of Culture and Heritage Excellent discussion group
   
New Zealand government
   
Where can I find info about New Zealand's system of government? New Zealand Government
   
Tourism / immigration
   
Where can I find info on immigration or tourism to New Zealand?

New Zealand Immigration Service

PureNZ Official tourism site

Tourisminfo News about the New Zealand tourism industry

   
Education
   
Where can I find more about the education system in New Zealand?

New Zealand's educational system The New Zealand Official Year Book

The New Zealand education system

International Student Services

   
Submitted links
   
New Zealand timeline

This link from Timelines.ws, was found by Jeye-Michael Tuhewa Hereni King. Thanks Tuhewa.

   
 
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 Please be aware that this website is a personal homepage. It would therefore be wise to cross check information which I have presented here. A list of many official New Zealand history sites may be found within my Links section.