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Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Ch 256.6of 31Online Encyclopedias

1Runs onWeb
2Citation toolsYes
3Educator resourcesYes
4Content formatsmultimedia

4 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: teara.govt.nz

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Overview

Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand is ranked #25 of 31 in online encyclopedias on Specifiction. It runs on Web.

Compared on online encyclopedias

Free plan: Yesteara.govt.nz
Citation tools: Yesteara.govt.nz
Educator resources: Yesteara.govt.nz
Content formats: multimediateara.govt.nz
Update frequency: not statedteara.govt.nz

Facts

Coverage: Te Ara covers all aspects of New Zealand life.teara.govt.nz · 4 Oct 2026
Stories and resources: The site has almost 1,000 stories and around 25,000 images and other resources.teara.govt.nz · 4 Oct 2026
Search: Te Ara search covers its entries and the 1966 Encyclopaedia, and results are divided into categories including text, images and media, biographies, and the 1966 Encyclopaedia.teara.govt.nz · 4 Oct 2026
Search limit: The search engine does not search the Further Sources pages.teara.govt.nz · 4 Oct 2026
Biographies: Te Ara includes the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, with life stories of over 3,000 people.teara.govt.nz · 4 Oct 2026
Historical reference: The 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand is available online as part of Te Ara.teara.govt.nz · 4 Oct 2026
Audience: Te Ara’s history page says many users were New Zealand school students, with visitors from almost every country on Earth.teara.govt.nz · 4 Oct 2026
Social media: Te Ara’s history page says the site used Flickr, Twitter and Facebook to interact with users.teara.govt.nz · 4 Oct 2026
Feedback: Te Ara welcomes feedback by email and asks people reporting a page issue to provide its URL or title.teara.govt.nz · 4 Oct 2026
Text reuse: Unless otherwise stated, text is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 New Zealand; commercial use may be requested.teara.govt.nz · 4 Oct 2026
Image reuse: Te Ara and the Ministry do not hold copyright for all images and other non-text items, so users should check the item-specific reuse information.teara.govt.nz · 4 Oct 2026
Publisher: Te Ara is managed and updated by Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage.teara.govt.nz · 4 Oct 2026
Māori content: The Māori perspective appears throughout the sections, and stories with substantial Māori content are available in te reo Māori.teara.govt.nz · 5 Oct 2026
Historic encyclopedia: Te Ara includes the full text of the 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, which the site says has not been updated or corrected.teara.govt.nz · 5 Oct 2026
Content currency: Te Ara says it is not currently commissioning new stories, though existing stories may be updated or revised.teara.govt.nz · 5 Oct 2026
Use case: Te Ara describes its entries as accessible overviews for a general audience, supported by research and links to more in-depth sources.teara.govt.nz · 5 Oct 2026
Media rights: Te Ara does not hold copyright to all images and other non-text materials, so reuse permissions depend on the item’s rights information.teara.govt.nz · 5 Oct 2026
Text licence: Unless otherwise stated, text is licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0 New Zealand for non-commercial reuse with attribution.teara.govt.nz · 5 Oct 2026
Commercial reuse: Commercial reuse of material licensed under the non-commercial licence may require specific permission from Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage.teara.govt.nz · 5 Oct 2026
RSS: RSS feeds may be reused without further permission if reproduced accurately, attributed to TeAra.govt.nz and not used misleadingly.teara.govt.nz · 5 Oct 2026
Contact support: Te Ara welcomes feedback by email and lists a Wellington postal address, telephone number and Video Relay Service option for contact.teara.govt.nz · 5 Oct 2026
Operator: Te Ara is managed and updated by Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage in Wellington, New Zealand.teara.govt.nz · 5 Oct 2026