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{{Infobox website
{{Infobox book
| name = ''Te Ara: {{nowr|The Encyclopedia of New Zealand}}''
| name = An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
| url = {{URL|http://www.teara.govt.nz/}}
| editor = [[Alexander Hare McLintock|A. H. McLintock]]
| location = [[Wellington]], New Zealand
| language = [[English language|English]]
| logo = Te Ara New Zealand Encyclopedia, logo.png
| country = [[New Zealand]]
| type = Online encyclopedia
| pub_date = 1966
| language = English, [[Māori language|Māori]]
| publisher = R. E. Owen, Government Printer
| owner = [[Ministry for Culture and Heritage|Ministry for {{nowr|Culture and Heritage}}]]
| image = An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, cover.jpg
| launch date = 2005
| alt = Image of the front cover
| commercial = No
| caption = [[Dust jacket]] front cover
| current status = First build completed 2014
| subject = New Zealand – Encyclopedias
| media_type = 3 volumes, hardbound; republished online
| external_url = https://teara.govt.nz/en/1966
| pages =
| dewey = 993.003
| congress = DU405 .E5
| oclc = 1014037525
}}
}}


'''''An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand''''' is an official [[encyclopaedia]] about [[New Zealand]], published in three volumes by the New Zealand Government in 1966. Edited by [[Alexander Hare McLintock]], the parliamentary historian, assisted by two others, the encyclopaedia included over 1,800 articles and 900 biographies, written by 359 contributing authors.<ref name="about">{{cite web
'''''Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand''''' is an online [[encyclopedia]] established in 2001 by the [[Ministry for Culture and Heritage]] of the [[Government of New Zealand|New Zealand Government]].<ref>{{cite journal
| title = About this site
| work = Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
| publisher = Manatū Taonga / Ministry for Culture and Heritage
| url = https://teara.govt.nz/en/about-this-site
| access-date = 17 August 2022
}}</ref>

The encyclopaedia is more comprehensive, and more representative of [[minority group|minorities]], than previous New Zealand reference works, such as the vanity press ''[[The Cyclopedia of New Zealand]]'' published around sixty years earlier, but not as representative as the later ''[[Dictionary of New Zealand Biography]]''. A number of women were included as representing firsts, including [[Kate Edger]].

Its publication met with an enthusiastic response; within two months almost all of its initial print run of 34,000 copies had sold. After the last 3,000 copies sold, it was never reprinted, more due to the non-commercial priorities of the government-run printing office than any lack of demand or interest from the general public.<ref name="nzjh-phillips">{{cite journal
| title = The Online Encyclopedia of New Zealand: Te Ara
| title = The Online Encyclopedia of New Zealand: Te Ara
| last = Phillips | first = Jock
| last = Phillips | first = Jock
| journal = New Zealand Journal of History
| journal = New Zealand Journal of History
| date = 2003 | volume = 37 | issue = 1 | pages = 80-89
| date = 2003 | volume = 37 | issue = 1 | pages = 80–89
| url = http://www.nzjh.auckland.ac.nz/document.php?wid=256
| url = http://www.nzjh.auckland.ac.nz/document.php?wid=256
}}</ref> The encyclopaedia was well received by scholars and teachers, and is still regarded as an important New Zealand reference work, even considering its errors and omissions, and the biases of its time. [[Jock Phillips]], writing in 2003 about his editorship of its successor ''[[Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand]]'', considers it an "illustrious predecessor" and describes it as
| accessdate = 20 January 2019
{{blockquote | text = even now, a most impressive work. It remains an essential source of reference for students and scholars of New Zealand [...] But it is very much a creature of a particular time and place.<ref name="nzjh-phillips"/>}}
}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.mch.govt.nz/what-we-do/websites-we-run/te-ara-encyclopedia-new-zealand
| title = Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
| date = 29 January 2016
| work = Ministry for Culture and Heritage
| publisher = Ministry for Culture and Heritage
| accessdate = 12 November 2016
}}</ref> ''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.<ref>{{Cite news
| title = Te Ara - Encyclopedia of NZ completed
| author-last = Butcher | author-first = Nick
| work = Radio New Zealand
| date = 23 October 2014
| url = https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/257575/te-ara-encyclopedia-of-nz-completed
| access-date = 20 January 2019
}}</ref>


The work's importance, both as a reference and as an historical snapshot of mid-20th century New Zealand, motivated the [[Ministry for Culture and Heritage]] to digitise and republish the work online.<ref name="nzjh-review">{{cite journal
==History==
| title = Review – Te Ara: The Online Encyclopedia of New Zealand

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. The New Zealand Government published ''[[An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand]]'', its first official encyclopedia in three volumes in 1966. Although now superceded by ''Te Ara'', its historical importance led to its inclusion as a separate digital resource within the ''Te Ara'' website.<ref>{{cite web
| title = 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
| work = Te Ara
| publisher = Manatū Taonga / Ministry for Culture and Heritage
| url = http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/en
| accessdate = 16 May 2009
}}</ref>

The encyclopedia was developed between 2001 and 2014 and edited by historian [[Jock Phillips]], who oversaw a full-time staff of about 20 writers, editors, image and resource researchers and designers during its creation.<ref>{{cite news
| url = https://www.nzherald.co.nz/employment/news/article.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10496127
| title = My job: Researcher, the Encyclopedia of New Zealand
| newspaper = New Zealand Herald
| author-first = Angela
| author-last = McCarthy
| date = 5 March 2008
| accessdate = 9 March 2019
}}</ref> In 2010 during the development of the encyclopedia, the decision was made to integrate the ''[[Dictionary of New Zealand Biography]]'' into ''Te Ara''.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/te-ara-a-history/page-10
| title = Te Ara – a history – Biographies
| work = Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
| publisher = Ministry for Culture and Heritage
| accessdate = 12 November 2016
}}</ref> On completion of the work in 2014, Jock Phillips' contribution to the project was recognised with a Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement.<ref>{{cite press release
| title = Jock Phillips receives PM's Award for Literary Achievement
| author = Manatū Taonga / Ministry For Culture And Heritage
| publisher = Scoop Media
| date = 20 October 2014
| url = http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1410/S00405/jock-phillips-receives-pms-award-for-literary-achievement.htm
| access-date = 20 January 2019
}}</ref> 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 [[Māori culture]] are published in both [[Māori language|Māori]] and English languages. The encyclopedia launched in 2005 with the first theme, focused on telling the stories of New Zealanders. It covers the migration of peoples to New Zealand, and the history of their settlement – both New Zealand's indigenous [[Māori people|Māori]] and other groups. An overview section, "New Zealand in Brief", presents concise information and facts about the country. "Earth, Sea and Sky" published in 2006 covers ocean fish, sea and shorebirds and other marine life, the interactions of people and the sea, the country's natural resources, and shaping forces such as geology, volcanology, weather and climate. Distinctively New Zealand features are the main focus of the content, and scientific and technical data is presented within its social and human context. In 2007, "The Bush" was published, covering New Zealand's indigenous landscapes, forests, plants and animals, and the ways that people have used them or attempted to understand them. Topics also include early mapping, [[tramping]], conifer–broadleaf forests, native fauna, [[taniwha]], Māori exploration, threatened species, and logging native forests.<ref>{{cite journal
| title = Review - Te Ara: The Online Encyclopedia of New Zealand
| last = Brown-May | first = Andrew
| last = Brown-May | first = Andrew
| journal = New Zealand Journal of History
| journal = New Zealand Journal of History
| date = 2007 | volume = 41 | issue = 2 | pages = 227-229
| date = 2007 | volume = 41 | issue = 2 | pages = 227–229
| url = http://www.nzjh.auckland.ac.nz/document.php?wid=56
| url = http://www.nzjh.auckland.ac.nz/document.php?wid=56
| quote = The inclusion of McLintock on the site gives new life to a monumental resource, itself a snapshot of a nation’s self-fashioning.
| accessdate = 20 January 2019
}}</ref> The text and images have been made available, without corrections or updates, as a separate resource within ''Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand''.<ref>{{cite web
}}</ref> 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).<ref>{{cite web
| title = 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
| url = http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/who-is-te-ara
| title = Who is Te Ara?
| work = Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
| publisher = Manatū Taonga / Ministry for Culture and Heritage
| work = Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
| url = https://teara.govt.nz/en/1966
| publisher = Ministry for Culture and Heritage
| accessdate = 12 November 2016
| access-date = 17 August 2022
}}</ref>
}}</ref>


==See also==
== References ==
{{reflist}}


== External links ==
* [[List of online encyclopedias]]
* [http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/en ''An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand''] ({{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221111720/http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/en |date=21 February 2009 }}) – digitised version at ''Te Ara''


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==External links==
* ''[http://www.teara.govt.nz Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand]''
* [http://blog.teara.govt.nz/ ''Signposts'' – the blog of ''Te Ara'']
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Latest revision as of 06:39, 24 September 2024

An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
Image of the front cover
Dust jacket front cover
EditorA. H. McLintock
LanguageEnglish
SubjectNew Zealand – Encyclopedias
PublisherR. E. Owen, Government Printer
Publication date
1966
Publication placeNew Zealand
Media type3 volumes, hardbound; republished online
OCLC1014037525
993.003
LC ClassDU405 .E5
TextAn Encyclopaedia of New Zealand online

An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand is an official encyclopaedia about New Zealand, published in three volumes by the New Zealand Government in 1966. Edited by Alexander Hare McLintock, the parliamentary historian, assisted by two others, the encyclopaedia included over 1,800 articles and 900 biographies, written by 359 contributing authors.[1]

The encyclopaedia is more comprehensive, and more representative of minorities, than previous New Zealand reference works, such as the vanity press The Cyclopedia of New Zealand published around sixty years earlier, but not as representative as the later Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. A number of women were included as representing firsts, including Kate Edger.

Its publication met with an enthusiastic response; within two months almost all of its initial print run of 34,000 copies had sold. After the last 3,000 copies sold, it was never reprinted, more due to the non-commercial priorities of the government-run printing office than any lack of demand or interest from the general public.[2] The encyclopaedia was well received by scholars and teachers, and is still regarded as an important New Zealand reference work, even considering its errors and omissions, and the biases of its time. Jock Phillips, writing in 2003 about his editorship of its successor Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand, considers it an "illustrious predecessor" and describes it as

even now, a most impressive work. It remains an essential source of reference for students and scholars of New Zealand [...] But it is very much a creature of a particular time and place.[2]

The work's importance, both as a reference and as an historical snapshot of mid-20th century New Zealand, motivated the Ministry for Culture and Heritage to digitise and republish the work online.[3] The text and images have been made available, without corrections or updates, as a separate resource within Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "About this site". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Manatū Taonga / Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b Phillips, Jock (2003). "The Online Encyclopedia of New Zealand: Te Ara". New Zealand Journal of History. 37 (1): 80–89.
  3. ^ Brown-May, Andrew (2007). "Review – Te Ara: The Online Encyclopedia of New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of History. 41 (2): 227–229. The inclusion of McLintock on the site gives new life to a monumental resource, itself a snapshot of a nation's self-fashioning.
  4. ^ "1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Manatū Taonga / Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
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