This section provides information and advice to enable young people to connect with their New Zealand culture and heritage.

Primary Sources

People create and leave many clues about their lives including documents, objects and images. These are called primary sources. In this section you will find many examples of New Zealand primary sources that the National Library of New Zealand has digitised. These are arranged in a growing range of topic galleries here.

The section also has information about:

• What  primary sources are
• Using primary sources
• Where to find primary sources
• Primary source resources for teachers

Supporting Māori students

This section provides information and advice on delivering school library and information services that are inclusive and responsive to Māori learner needs in all New Zealand schools.

Three focal areas of library support are:

• Learning  Environments
• Māori Information Resources
• Supporting Students.

These key areas draw on the guiding principles of effective school libraries, as set out in the National Library of New Zealand/Ministry of Education joint publication for schools: School libraries and learning in the information landscape

Supporting Pasifika students

Find Pasifika information resources that give guidance on bringing Pasifika worlds and works into the library. Find library services that cater for Pasifika students and also examples designed to support learners in their reading and inquiry development. Specifically this section addresses:

• Pasifika resources to support literacy
• Appropriate library environments
• Services to support literacy and learning outcomes