Ngā rauemi rangahau ā-ipurangiOnline Research Resources
Your Puke Ariki library membership provides you with free access to subscription databases that puts information at your fingertips about every subject you can think of and probably some you can't!
We have grouped our databases into categories to help make it easier to find the database you might be interested in.
General Research
Britannica Library
Whatever your age Britannica Library can help answer your questions about the world around you. Browse, search and learn.
Australia / New Zealand Reference Centre Plus
Newspaper and magazine articles with an emphasis on New Zealand and Australian titles.
EBSCOHost
EBSCOhost databases are the most-used, premium online information resources for tens of thousands of institutions worldwide, representing millions of end users.
MasterFILE Complete
General research database for a wide range of topical issues including business, health, education, general science and mass media.
Family and Local History
Ancestry Library Edition
Ancestry 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.
Find My Past
Find my Past is an online database that will help you uncover your family history. Find my Past is only available onsite in our libraries.
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.
Funding
GivMe (fomerly Breakout)
GivMe has 4,532 Awards, Scholarships, Schemes or Grants for individuals. Only those that are active will be displayed. You will be required to set up an account before you can apply for any of these.
GivUS (formerly FundView)
GivUS has 1,301 schemes for community groups and organisations. Only those that are active will be displayed. You can only apply for these if you have an account.
Digital Library
Your Puke Ariki library membership also provides you with free access to thousands of best-selling eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines and eNewspapers.
You can view the full collection in our Digital Library.