Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
Encyclopedia
The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography contains biographies for over 3,000 New Zealanders. It is available in both English
and Maori
. All volumes of the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography are available online.
The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography only includes biographies of people who have died. The editors believe that this helps to ensure that the biographies have an appropriate perspective. People who are regarded as sufficiently notable to be included in the Dictionary, are included in the volume whose dates reflect the period when they were making their most significant contribution to New Zealand society.
In 2007, the editors of the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography are working on Volume Six/Nga Tangata Taumata Rau 1961-1980, and are asking for nominations of people who were active in New Zealand at this time to be forwarded to them.http://www.mch.govt.nz/projects/web/dnzb/database.html
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and Maori
Maori language
Māori or te reo Māori , commonly te reo , is the language of the indigenous population of New Zealand, the Māori. It has the status of an official language in New Zealand...
. All volumes of the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography are available online.
| Volume One, 1769–1869, published 1990 | Nga Tangata Taumata Rau, 1769–1869, published 1990 |
| Volume Two, 1870–1900, published 1993 | Nga Tangata Taumata Rau, 1870–1900, published 1994 |
| Volume Three, 1901–1920, published 1996 | Nga Tangata Taumata Rau, 1901–1920, published 1996 |
| Volume Four, 1921–1940, published 1998 | Nga Tangata Taumata Rau, 1921–1940, published 1998 |
| Volume Five, 1941–1960, published 2000 (out of print) | Nga Tangata Taumata Rau, 1941–1960, published 2000 |
The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography only includes biographies of people who have died. The editors believe that this helps to ensure that the biographies have an appropriate perspective. People who are regarded as sufficiently notable to be included in the Dictionary, are included in the volume whose dates reflect the period when they were making their most significant contribution to New Zealand society.
In 2007, the editors of the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography are working on Volume Six/Nga Tangata Taumata Rau 1961-1980, and are asking for nominations of people who were active in New Zealand at this time to be forwarded to them.http://www.mch.govt.nz/projects/web/dnzb/database.html
Accolades
- In 1991, the first volume won the 1991 Goodman Fielder Wattie Book Awards.
- In 2002, Yahoo users in New Zealand and AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
voted the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography website "site of the year".
External links
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on the New Zealand Ministry for Culture and HeritageMinistry for Culture and Heritage (New Zealand)The Ministry for Culture and Heritage is a government agency within the New Zealand government. The current Chief Executive is Lewis D. Holden. The current Minister for Culture and Heritage is Chris Finlayson.-History:...