More links and websites
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Communitynet Aotearoa is an organisation that
co-ordinates and provides a focus for community
groups around the country. The site describes its
work and has links to over 800 community
websites.
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The Department of Labour has responsibility for
immigration, employment relations, community
employment, and occupational health and safety. The
site gives details about these services, and also
policies, publications, and news.
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The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography site
contains numerous biographies of New Zealand people
who were active between 1769 and 1960, giving an
insight into the development of New Zealand
society. To find people engaged in a particular
activity, choose ‘Advanced search’ and then select
an occupation. The section ‘Our Land, Our People’
contains historical exhibitions about New Zealand
society.
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The Human Rights Commission was established in
1978. It promotes an equal and just society by
opposing discrimination on the grounds of race,
sex, marital status, sexual orientation, age,
disability or religious or political beliefs. The
site provides a range of educational resources
including historical information, media releases, a
newsletter, and links to related sites.
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The Ministry of Education supports and advises
parents, teachers and education managers to ensure
New Zealanders gain the best they can from
education. The site contains information on the
national curriculum, qualifications, and school
management, with numerous policy papers, guidelines
and reports. Online resources include the New
Zealand Education Gazette and a directory of
educational institutions. There are links to
related sites including Te Kete Ipurangi – The
Online Learning Centre.
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The Ministry of Health develops policy on health
matters, administers legislation and funds, plans
and maintains nationwide health services. The
website contains information on the structure of
the health sector in New Zealand, coverage of news
and current issues, a wide range of online
publications and newsletters on health topics, an
online library catalogue, and links to related
sites.
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The Ministry of Social Development carries out
social policy research and is responsible for the
Ministry of Youth Development, the Office for
Disability Issues, the Office for Senior Citizens,
the Office for the Community and Voluntary Sector,
and also the establishment of the Families
Commission. There are links to all these sites and
the full text of research papers.
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The Ministry of Transport provides advice to
government on transport policy and manages the
transport sector Crown Entities: the Civil Aviation
Authority, the Aviation Security Service, the Land
Transport Safety Authority, the Road Safety Trust,
Transit New Zealand and Transfund. The site
contains links to their websites. Also provided are
online policy publications, media statements and
speeches, and the latest copy of the ministry’s
newsletter.
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The Ministry of Women’s Affairs carries out
research on the status of women in New Zealand and
provides advice to government to eliminate
discrimination. The site contains online research
reports, statistical information, a national
directory of women’s organisations, a newsletter
and related links.
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This site, which promotes New Zealand as an
international tourism destination, has brief
information about New Zealand people, history,
culture, society and environment, together with key
facts about the country.
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NZHistory.net.nz is produced by the Ministry for
Culture and Heritage and provides information and
exhibitions on New Zealand history. The site
contains a gallery of historical exhibitions, many
of which relate to social attitudes and customs,
and links to other sites of interest.
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Statistics New Zealand, a government department,
is responsible for gathering and publishing
official statistics about New Zealand. This site
gives detailed statistics (under Economy) on
national accounts, the labour market, and consumer
spending.
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Te Puni Kōkiri is the New Zealand government’s
principal adviser on Māori issues, and is
responsible for some major Māori development
programmes. This site describes the work of Te Puni
Kōkiri and gives information on the current status
of Māori in New Zealand, politics and governance,
business and community activities. It includes
resources, links and a newsletter.
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This government-sponsored education site
contains copies of the text of the 1840 Treaty of
Waitangi, a timeline, a history of the treaty and
links.
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