History
Want to know what it was like to be a child during WW2? How about life in Ancient Rome? Whatever happened to the Vikings? Great website to bring History alive(best with broadband)
Need to know more about Anzac Day? The Treaty of Waitangi? How Music Month came about? – Great source of historical information for New Zealanders.
From Christchurch City Libraries
If you have a project on the early settlers in Christchurch, this is a great place to start.
Lots of biographies about New Zealanders who have been successful on the world stage.
Te Ara: The Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
A terrific, interactive online encyclopaedia with heaps of photos, videos and links to support it, choose from long or short versions of articles. From New Zealand’s discovery and settlement to its plants and animal life it’s a great way to discover more about our country.
From Christchurch City Libraries.