Events of New Plymouth

Which events can I learn about?

Here are some events related to New Plymouth you could find out about:

Tips: These are just some examples of events you could research. You may have something different you're interested in finding out about. Just use words related to the event as your search terms in the resources below.

New Plymouth resources

Lots of things have happened that have had an impact on New Plymouth. The following resources explore these events and can offer some different perspectives.

Puke Ariki Heritage Collection

A collection of photographs, artworks, archives and interesting objects held at Puke Ariki Library and Museum.

• Enter keywords related to an event in the search bar.

• On the Object use the Refine results on the left hand side to get fewer objects eg Collection type.

• Choose an item to have a closer look at.

Tips: If your keyword doesn’t work, try thinking of other words you could use. Sometimes there are different names or spellings for words. Or they could have changed over time.

Rarau mai ki Te Rangi Aoao Nunui

This is a collection of historical and cultural stories from Taranaki's past and present. It has been put together by Puke Ariki.

• Enter keywords related to an event in the search bar.

• Or to browse stories go to Find a story.

• You can filter stories eg select Taranaki At War.

• Choose a story to read.

Taranaki Research Centre

There is lots of information about New Plymouth events at the Taranaki Research Centre including books, images and archives. Items can only be looked at in the library.

You can:

• Search Puke Ariki catalogue with a keyword related to an event.

• Visit Puke Ariki Library & the Taranaki Research Center on Level 2 and speak to a helpful librarian.

Tips: Stories can be told in different ways. It’s a good idea to look at multiple information sources about a topic to help you put together your own narrative.

General New Zealand resources

These websites have good information about the history of New Zealand as well as New Plymouth.

NZHistory

NZHistory is a great website for information about New Zealand Aotearoa. If we go all the way down the page we can see that the website belongs to the Ministry for Culture & Heritage, so the information is well-researched and reliable.

• Enter keywords related event in the search bar.

• Choose an article to read.

• Or go to Places and then Taranaki.

• Then choose New Plymouth.

• This will bring up some articles related to New Plymouth.

Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Te Ara is an excellent starting point for all questions about New Zealand Aotearoa. If we look down to the bottom of the page we can see that the website belongs to the Ministry for Culture & Heritage, so the information is well-researched and reliable.

• Enter search words related to something that happened into the search bar.

• Choose an article to read.

• Or go to Sections.

• Choose places.

• Look down to find Taranaki.

Tips: We like sites like this because they’re reliable. You can tell because of their web address – they have either .govt or .ac, meaning they are from government or educational organisations. They’re also New Zealand sites, so relevant for us.

Papers Past - Newspapers

This is a searchable collection of early NZ newspapers (19th and 20th centuries) by the National Library and its partners.

• Select the tab called By Region, then select Taranaki.

• Select a newspaper to choose one to read or search within.

• You can also search from the main page using keywords related to an event and then filter by date.

Tips: Primary sources like [insert primary source] are useful for gathering information about people’s values and attitudes about a topic from that time.

DigitalNZ

This is a search site that focuses on New Zealand history and brings together results from lots of different websites such as New Zealand libraries, museums, universities, and government sites all at once.

• Use search words about an event to view a range of videos, audio, articles and images, and more about your topic.

Te Arawhiti | The Office for Māori Crown Relations

This government website has information about Treaty of Waitangi settlements.

• Select Te Kāhui Whakatau (Treaty Settlements).

• Then choose Find a Treaty settlement.

• Look down the page to find the Deeds of Settlement for the iwi you're looking for.

• This will have information about the historical background to the claim and how the government will redress (set right) iwi losses.

The Aotearoa History Show

This video podcast from Radio New Zealand tells the story of Aotearoa New Zealand from when the land was formed to today.

• Select an episode to watch or listen to.

• Look under the video for the topics that the podcast covers.

Books

Here are some books about New Plymouth history for you to look for at your school or local library. Your local librarian is a great person to ask for the best books about your local area.

• Ask that mountain : the story of Parihaka by Dick Scott.

• Ko Taranaki te Maunga by Rachel Buchanan

• The New Zealand Wars by Philippa Werry.

• Māori Tribes of New Zealand by New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage.

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