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New Zealand - General
- www.govt.nz - Connects you to NZ government department websites.
- www.teara.govt.nz - An online encyclopedia of New Zealand.
- www.oag.govt.nz - Click on Reports to access the Auditor-General’s reports relating to Defence, e.g. on the Timor deployments.
- www.stats.govt.nz - NZ statistics, census profiles, data from the New Zealand Yearbook etc.
- http://www.parliament.govt.nz/en-NZ/PubRes/Research/ - The research papers written by the Parliamentary Library for MPs on a wealth of current topics such as the Foreshore and Seabed, Iraq and Disarmament and Leaky Buildings
- www.legislation.govt.nz - Searchable, full-text site with all NZ Acts, Regulations, and Bills.
- www.censorship.govt.nz – Information about censorship and relevant legislation
- www.vuw.ac.nz/css - The New Zealand Centre for Strategic Studies site. Includes papers and reports on local and international strategic security.
- webdirectory.natlib.govt.nz - A directory of New Zealand and Pacific websites, hosted and selected by National Library.
- www.wises.co.nz - Wises Maps of NZ; just enter the street name you are looking for, and a map pops up.
- www.nzherald.co.nz - Browse the current issue of the New Zealand Herald, or search their full-text online archive.
New Zealand – Military History
- www.nzhistory.net.nz - Great essays on New Zealand’s military history, and links to relevant sites.
- www.dnzb.govt.nz - The online Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.
- www.rsa.org.nz - About the RSA, a selection of articles from RSA Review, Remembrance days, Anzac Day etc.
- www.nram.org.nz - The National Register of Archives and Manuscripts, searchable by name or subject.
- www.matapihi.org.nz - Searchable image collections from the Alexander Turnbull Library, Auckland Art Gallery, Auckland City Libraries, Christchurch City Libraries and the Otago Museum.
- www.nzetc.org - Includes online copies of both WWI and WWII New Zealand war histories, as well as books on the New Zealand Wars.
- www.cwgc.org - The Commonwealth War Graves Commission site: details and places of commemoration for all Commonwealth forces who died during the First and Second World Wars.
- www.gazettes-online.co.uk - The London Gazette, also the Belfast and Edinburgh Gazettes. Includes WWI and WWII editions that are useful for genealogists.
- www.aucklandmuseum.com - Search their Cenotaph database for information about your military ancestors
- www.archives.govt.nz - Archives New Zealand. See their reference guide for War Archives, and search "Archway", their online listing of files.
Overseas - General
- www.mfat.govt.nz - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade – click on Foreign and Trade Policy to access their Country Reports.
www.vuw.ac.nz/css - The New Zealand Centre for Strategic Studies site. Includes papers and reports on local and international strategic security.
- webdirectory.natlib.govt.nz - A directory of New Zealand and Pacific websites, hosted and selected by National Library.
- www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook - The CIA World Factbook.
- usinfo.state.gov - The U.S. Government’s website on what’s happening there and around the world.
- www.apcss.org - Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. Gives access to full-text books, Asia-Pacific Security Studies Series, and Occasional Papers.
- www.accessasia.org - By selecting Electronic Publications you gain access to several publications which give information on Asia policy issues.
- www.icrc.org - The site of the International Committee of the Red Cross. Information about countries where the Red Cross works, as well as the texts of the Geneva Conventions.
- nationmaster.com - A central store of country statistics from sources such as the CIA World Factbook, the United Nations, WHO, World Bank, and the OECD, and a handy way to then graphically compare nations.
Overseas – Military History
- www.cwgc.org - The Commonwealth War Graves Commission site: details and places of commemoration for all Commonwealth forces who died during the First and Second World Wars.
- www.gazettes-online.co.uk - The London Gazette; also the Belfast and Edinburgh Gazettes. Includes WWI and WWII editions that are useful sources of medal citations.
- www.awm.gov.au - The Australian War Memorial site has photos, articles from their journal, Australian nominal rolls, the war histories, the WWI Official Histories, an online encyclopaedia, answers to frequently asked questions, and statistics on Australia’s military history.
- www.naa.gov.au - The National Archives of Australia website features service records from World War I.
- RAF aerial reconnaissance photos from archives held at Keele University
- www.mpr.co.uk - The Lancaster Index to Defence & International Security Literature. NZDF personnel can contact their NZDF Library for access to this database.
Overseas - Military Resources
- http://www.nato.int/ - Website for NATO.
- www.un.org - Website for the United Nations.
- www.lib.adfa.edu.au/webvoy.htm - The Australian Defence Force Academy Library site. Search their catalogue; many of the items will be available to NZDF personnel through their NZDF Library.
- www.defence.gov.au/library - The Australian Defence Library. Not everything on this site is available to outside viewers, but includes some that is, as well as references that may be of use.
- merln.ndu.edu/ - The Military Education and Research Network. Provides links to the Army War College Library, National Defense University, Naval War College sites, amongst others.
- www.au.af.mil - Highly recommended. Alabama’s Air University Library site. The link to the Library site is often changing. Once in the site choose Air University, then Other Air University Links, then Library.
Click on Find Articles to access the AUL Index to Military Periodicals. Also check out their great online bibliographies.
Military Arts and Science
- www.rand.org/research_areas - The Rand Research Organization publishes well-researched, online reports on a variety of topics including defence.
- merln.ndu.edu/ - The Military Education and Research Network. Provides links to the Army War College Library, National Defense University, Naval War College sites, amongst others.
- www.comw.org - The Commonwealth Institute has a focus on international security. The site includes material on Defense Alternatives, and the RMA Debate.
- www.mpr.co.uk - The Lancaster Index to Defence & International Security Literature. NZDF personnel can contact their NZDF Library for access to this database.
- www.lib.adfa.edu.au/webvoy.htm - The Australian Defence Force Academy Library site. Search their catalogue; many of the items will be available to NZDF personnel through their NZDF Library.
- www.au.af.mil - Highly recommended. Alabama’s Air University Library site. The link to the Library site is often changing. Once in the site choose Air University, then Other Air University Links, then Library.
Click on Find Articles to access the AUL Index to Military Periodicals. Also check out their great online bibliographies.
- www.clausewitz.com - All about Clausewitz.
Style and Writing Guides, Dictionaries etc.
Miscellaneous
- www.bpir.com – The Business Performance Improvement Resource – includes resources on management best practice. NZDF personnel can contact their NZDF library to gain full access to the site, including 600+ management journals.
- lii.org - Set up by a team of Librarians, this site researches and evaluates websites on all manner of topics, and arranges them in subject order. Look no further for the best of websites on dictionaries, quotations, sites on science, the arts, history etc. Also gives you the opportunity to sign up to a weekly email newsletter with the week’s best new sites.
- www.resourceshelf.com – a collection of websites selected by librarians and researchers. Includes a collection of military websites.
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov - PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, includes over 15 million citations for biomedical articles. (Useful also for Sports Medicine articles)
- www.anyquestions.co.nz – online homework help with your very own online New Zealand librarian.
- homeworkspot.com - Plenty of resources for homework assignments. The site is American, so is geared towards their school curriculum, but still includes some good, useful material.
- www.abebooks.com - A recommended site for purchasers of second hand books.
Disclaimer
References to other sites are provided for convenience as part of the service offered at this website. However, the New Zealand Defence Force cannot accept any liability for those sites' accuracy or content. Visitors who rely on this information do so at their own risk.
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