Title | Niupepa: Maori newspapers |
Brief description | A collection of historic newspapers published primarily for a Māori audience between 1842 and 1932. The newspapers can be searched (full text), browsed (by series) or accessed by date. |
Full description | The niupepa collection consists of over 17,000 pages taken from 34 separate periodicals. It is based on "Niupepa 1842-1933", a microfiche collection produced by the Alexander Turnbull Library. 70% of the collection is written solely in Māori, 27% is bilingual and about 3% is written in English. There were three main types of niupepa published; government sponsored, Māori initiated, and religious. English abstracts are provided for each issue. |
Access | Free |
Date range | 1842-1932 |
No. of licences | Multi-user |
Campus range | All |
Includes fulltext | Yes |
Includes NZ content | Yes |