Whare Pukapuka MatihikoDigital Library
Your Puke Ariki library membership provides you with free access to thousands of eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines, eNewspapers, movies and documentaries that can be accessed from your computer, smartphone or tablet.
To use the Digital Library you need to be a Library Member.
If you already have a library card, make sure you have it to hand and your pin number. If you need to reset your pin, please contact us on 06 759 6060 or fill in our online form.
If you aren't a library member, you can sign up online here.
Library App
Use the Puke Ariki library app to renew books, search the catalogue and access our online resources straight from your tablet or smartphone.
eBooks and eAudiobooks
Download one of the free apps below to get eBooks or eAudiobooks on your phone, tablet or ereader. Each app has a different selection of eBooks and eAudiobooks. All the eBooks and eAudiobooks that you can access are listed in our catalogue.
Available apps:
BorrowBox
BorrowBox brings you a wide range of eBooks and eAudiobooks from Bolinda to your tablet, smartphone, PC and ereader.
Libby App
The Libby app lets you access a fantastic selection of eBooks and eAudiobooks from ePukapuka.
OverDrive App
The OverDrive app lets you access a fantastic selection of eBooks and eAudiobooks from ePukapuka.
uLibrary
Enjoy a wide range of eAudiobooks until 31 July. Check out our instructions for how to sign up, then browse, relax and listen.
Find out how to sign up
Browse uLibrary online
Story Box Library
Imagine the best stories being read aloud by our favourite storytellers! Inspire young imaginations as they have fun with stories, improving language and literacy skills along the way.
Tumble Book Library
The Tumble Book Library has a great selection of children's story books. There are also puzzles and games accompanying each book, creating a fun learning experience.
Check out the Tumble Book Library Collection
eMagazines and eNewspapers
Use your Puke Ariki library card number and PIN to get free access to eNewspapers and eMagazines on your computer, tablet or smartphone.
Available apps and online resources:
PressReader
Read full-colour versions of recent national and international newspapers from your PC or device by logging on with your library card.
Learn more about using PressReader
Download the app or read PressReader online
Change to Pressreader content
Library users can no longer access some New Zealand newspapers remotely via Pressreader. The titles affected are owned by Stuff and include the Taranaki Daily News, the Sunday Star Times and the Dominion Post. You can still access this content through the Pressreader website when you are onsite in our libraries connected to our wifi.
You can read full-text versions of the articles in these newspapers through Newsbank from home.
New Zealand Geographic
A magazine for New Zealand, celebrating our people, places, wildlife and environment. Read it online now using your library card number.
Newsbank
Complete full-text content of local, regional, and national newspapers from New Zealand.
The British Newspaper Archive
The British Newspaper Archive provides online access to millions of pages of British and Irish newspapers from 1703 - 2003. The British Newspaper Archive is currently only available to use onsite in our libraries.
Film and TV
Get free access to a huge range of international films, documentaries and TV shows on your computer, phone or tablet. Use your Puke Ariki library card number and PIN to login.
Films, documentaries and TV shows:
Kanopy
Over 30,000 films and programmes free with your library card. Stream anytime, anywhere on your preferred device.
Learn more about using Kanopy
View the collection and watch films online
Beama Film
A curated streaming collection of over 500 award-winning documentaries, independent features and festival favourites.
Reading Resources
Who Else Writes Like?
Have a favourite author? Not sure what to read? Who Else Writes Like gives suggestions of writers based on a fiction author you enter.
Who Next?
Who Next is an excellent guide to children's authors. You can search for authors and books based on child's age, genre and keywords.
Online Research Resources
Puke Ariki also has a great selection of online databases which gives you access to millions of articles, reports, papers, statistics, publications, historical data and much more.
These databases can only be accessed by Puke Ariki Library members, so have your library card handy.
Ancestry Library Edition
Ancestry.com is now available to use for free from your place. You will need to login using your library card and PIN. Free access from home is only available during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Britannica Library
Whatever your age Britannica Library can help answer your questions about the world around you. Browse, search and learn.