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KIWIANA

These research suggestions and websites might help you with your research on  Kiwiana

Subject headings, keywords
New Zealand history, famous New Zealanders, Kiwiana, birds, plants, animals, pests, possums, rabbits
You can search for individuals e.g. Sir Edmund Hillary or John Britten, or individual birds, e.g. Kiwi or Kakapo

Dewey Numbers
993 - 993.8  New Zealand history, 920   Famous people,  796  Sports and sportspeople
590-599  Birds and animals,   799  Fishing and hunting

Information File
Famous New Zealanders, netball and  rugby players, athletes, skiers

Reference:
New Zealand heritage, New Zealand encyclopedias,

On-line databases:
On the Homepage, select EPIC database search. After you have put in your own login, login to Epic: darfieldhs, password: 22darfieldhs. 
Scroll down to Databases for yr 7-10 Students, then click "access database" when you reach Encyclopedia Britannica Online type in what you wish to research.  You have the option of primary or secondary level.
 

websites
http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~sarah/content/kiwiana.html 
http://www.fourcorners.co.nz/new-zealand/kiwiana/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_New_Zealand
http://www.virtualoceania.net/newzealand/culture/kiwiana/
http://www.tourism.net.nz/new-zealand/about-new-zealand/kiwiana.html
http://library.christchurch.org.nz/Kids/FamousNewZealanders/
http://www.nz.com/new-zealand/guide-book/history/notablenzrs.aspx http://library.christchurch.org.nz/Kids/NZBirdsAnimals
http://www.globalgourmet.com/destinations/newzealand/newzwhat.html  (food)