Heritage Services and Resources are on the 2nd floor of the Palmerston North Central Library.
You can access collections of Maori, local history and genealogy resources.
Search and download thousands of photographs, archives and other items about the Manawatu.

National Army Museum Te Mata Toa

Signatures that shape New Zealand
A declaration.
A treaty.
A petition

Haere mai.

E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā iwi o te ao.

Nei rā te mihi ki a koutou, nau mai, haere mai ki te whakāturanga hou nei a He Tohu.

E kore ngā taonga nei e rangatira, ki te noho wahangu,

Nō reira, haere mai koe, piki mai koutou ki He Tohu.

Find images and stories about Aotearoa New Zealands histories and society from 1800s to 2020s

These resources are provided by National Library Services to Schools.
Choose your topic

Facts about animals, science, history and geography

Kei roto i ‘He Meka! He Meka!’ ētahi kāri, he pātai, he pikitia, he meka hoki kei runga, hei toha ki te whānau me ngā hoa, hei whakakōrero hoki i te tangata mō ngā tatai kōrero o mua, mō te tuakiri, me te āmua.

‘He Meka! He Meka!’ is a set of questions, images, and facts to share with family and friends to prompt conversations about history, identity, and the future.

Yearbooks 1976-2022

NCEA help from real students and teachers

Articles and pictures of events in our history

Many Answers will show you to the websites on your topic and other resources so that you can find the information yourself

Interactive Science Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Human anatomy

The Bridget Williams Collection

Choose by Age, Genre, topics or Keywords

Classic and curious collections of NZ Television, Film, Music Video and Web Series

Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand is the
complete guide to our peoples, environment, history, culture and society

Stories, videos and more

Newspapers, Magazines and Journals, Letters and Diaries.
Just some of the content available online from National Library of New Zealand

New Zealand Digital Content

Lastest breaking news articles, photos, video, blogs, reviews, opinion and reader comments from New Zealand
and around the world