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The New Zealand Electronic Text Collection ( NZETC; Māori: Te Pūhikotuhi o Aotearoa) is a freely accessible online archive of New Zealand and Pacific Islands texts and heritage materials that are held by the Victoria University of Wellington Library. It was named the New Zealand Electronic Text Centre until October 2012.
The accepted English common names of a number of species of animal and plant native to New Zealand are simply their Māori names or a close equivalent: huhu. a type of large beetle. huia. a recently extinct bird, much prized traditionally by Māori for its feathers. kākā. a native parrot. kākāpō. a rare native bird.
Landlines. New Zealand landline phone numbers have a total of eight digits, excluding the leading 0: a one-digit area code, and a seven-digit phone number (e.g. 09 700 1234), beginning with a digit between 2 and 9 (but excluding 900, 911, and 999 due to misdial guards). There are five regional area codes: 3, 4, 6, 7, and 9.
e. New Zealand English ( NZE) is the variant of the English language spoken and written by most English-speaking New Zealanders. [3] Its language code in ISO and Internet standards is en-NZ. [4] It is the first language of the majority of the population. The English language was established in New Zealand by colonists during the 19th century.
help. " God Defend New Zealand " ( Māori: "Aotearoa", [ a] meaning 'New Zealand') is one of two national anthems of New Zealand, the other being "God Save the King". Legally the two have equal status, but "God Defend New Zealand" is more commonly used. Originally written as a poem, it was set to music as part of a competition in 1876.
This is a list of print media in New Zealand. New Zealand once had several daily newspapers in each major city, usually a morning paper (which had a wider circulation into rural areas) and an evening paper) As in other countries, the print medium has been damaged by radio, then television and then the internet. The major cities now have only ...
E-text. e-text (from " electronic text "; sometimes written as etext) is a general term for any document that is read in digital form, and especially a document that is mainly text. For example, a computer-based book of art with minimal text, or a set of photographs or scans of pages, would not usually be called an "e-text".
The New Zealand Archivist Vol 3 No 1 pages 5–10 includes a more comprehensive history of archives in New Zealand. [12] In December 2020, the DIA confirmed that Archives NZ along with the National Library and Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision would move to a proposed purpose-built business park called the Horowhenua Business Park in Levin at an ...