Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

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Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Type of site
Online encyclopedia
Available inEnglish, Māori
HeadquartersWellington, New Zealand
OwnerMinistry for Culture and Heritage
URLwww.teara.govt.nz
CommercialNo
Launched2005
Current statusFirst build completed 2014

Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand is an online encyclopedia established in 2001 by the New Zealand Government's Ministry for Culture and Heritage.[1] The web-based content was developed in stages over the next several years; the first sections were published in 2005, and the last in 2014 marking its completion.[2] Te Ara means "the pathway" in the Māori language, and contains over three million words in articles from over 450 authors. Over 30,000 images and video clips are included from thousands of contributors.[3]

History

New Zealand's first recognisable encyclopedia was The Cyclopedia of New Zealand, a commercial venture compiled and published between 1897 and 1908 in which businesses or people usually paid to be covered. In 1966 the New Zealand Government published An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, its first official encyclopedia, in three volumes. Although now superseded by Te Ara, its historical importance led to its inclusion as a separate digital resource within the Te Ara website.[4]

Te Ara was developed between 2001 and 2014 and edited by historian

Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement.[7]
The encyclopedia entered a maintenance phase and is now kept updated by a dedicated research team within the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.

Structure

The encyclopedia is organised into several sections by broad themes, and entries on topics relating substantially to

tramping, conifer–broadleaf forests, native fauna, taniwha, Māori exploration, threatened species, and logging native forests.[8] Later themes were "The Settled Landscape" (2008), "Economy and the City" (2010), "Social Connections" (2010), "Government and Nation" (2012), "Daily Life, Sport and Recreation" (2013), and "Creative and Intellectual Life" (2014).[9]

Colorful stripes (Website element) used in the online edition of Te Ara. Each colour signifies a different section of content.

See also

References

  1. ^ Phillips, Jock (2003). "The Online Encyclopedia of New Zealand: Te Ara". New Zealand Journal of History. 37 (1): 80–89. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand". Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 29 January 2016. Archived from the original on 19 January 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. ^ Butcher, Nick (23 October 2014). "Te Ara – Encyclopedia of NZ completed". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  4. ^ "1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand". Te Ara. Manatū Taonga / Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
  5. ^ McCarthy, Angela (5 March 2008). "My job: Researcher, the Encyclopedia of New Zealand". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Te Ara – a history – Biographies". Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  7. ^ Manatū Taonga / Ministry For Culture And Heritage (20 October 2014). "Jock Phillips receives PM's Award for Literary Achievement" (Press release). Scoop Media. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  8. ^ Brown-May, Andrew (2007). "Review – Te Ara: The Online Encyclopedia of New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of History. 41 (2): 227–229. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Who is Te Ara?". Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 12 November 2016.

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