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National & International Newspapers

Non-local newspapers (by title)
A list of newspapers held by
       Hastings District Libraries
       Napier Public Libraries
       & EIT Twist Library


Hawke's Bay Newspapers
Hawke's Bay newspapers are available in various formats from Sept 1857 until  today.  (Exception 1937 - 1957, see below.)

Papers Past - National Library of NZ - digitised collection of 19th century newspapers, including: Hawke's Bay Herald from Sept 1857.  May be used online from home but take advantage of our fast connections to view these in the library for no charge.

Hawke's Bay newspapers  A list of HB newspapers held by:
       Hastings District Libraries
       Napier Public Libraries
       & EIT Twist Library

 
List includes name changes and merger dates.

The following are held in Hastings Central Library on microfilm:

Hastings Standard - Apr 1896 - Dec 1910

Hawke's Bay Tribune - Feb 1911 - 15 Jan 1937

[There is a gap 1937- 1957 in our collection of HB Herald Tribune not yet microfilmed.  Print copies are held at HB Museum and may be viewed by appointment.]

Hawke's Bay Herald Tribune - we hold 1958 - 1 May 1999

Hawke's Bay Today - 3 May 1999 - [6 months before current date]

Print copies of Hawke's Bay Today are held for one year.
 

Microform Collections
List of microfilms and microfiche held in Hastings and Napier Libraries.

 

Databases   Websites
All may be used in the libraries from Research PCs.  External access also available except where indicated.

EPIC Databases

epicEPIC databases provide easy online access  to information on most topics.
 

Over 16,000 full-text easily searchable titles.  Included are New Zealand and international full text journal, magazine and newspaper articles, and reference sources: dictionaries, encyclopedias and directories. More on EPIC...

The Knowledge Basket

Newztext
[Use online in library only]

Includes: Full text of many NZ news and business publications. Newztext is an archive of the full text of many of New Zealand's key news and business publications. Newztext is produced by The Knowledge Basket, with the help of the publishers. 

Index New Zealand - INNZ
[Use online in library only]

Looking for an article in a New Zealand newspaper or magazine?

INNZ is an index (with abstracts) to articles from selected NZ serials, including newspapers and nearly 300 magazines and journals about New Zealand and the South Pacific.

Use INNZ to search for article on your chosen subject and find which NZ libraries hold them.  If not held locally these may be requested on interloan. 

New Zealand

HB Today
National Business Review
NZ Herald Online

Otago Daily Times
nzoom
Stuff.co -
INL newspapers for many NZ cities including Dominion Post & The Press
Wairarapa Times Age

News Agencies & Newswires
Scoop
7am.com (NZ edition)

Directories
Te Puna Web Directory - News, Media & Publishing - compiled by the  National Library of New Zealand

Finding a newspaper - National Library of New Zealand

International

BBC News
CNN
Cook Islands News
Economist

Izvestiya (Russia)
La Repubblica.it (Italy)
Melbourne Age
Newsweek
Spiegel (Germany)
Sydney Morning Herald
The Independent
(UK)

Directories
onlinenewspapers.com  - select from extensive lists of world newspapers

Internet Public Library - Online Newspapers  - all countries

 

Historic Newspapers Online

Papers Past - National Library of NZ - digitised collection 

Māori Niupepa Collection -  a collection of historic newspapers published primarily for a Māori audience between 1842 and 1932.

NZ Newspapers on microfilm  
National Library- Microfilms may be interloaned

[Note: The National Library's NZ Newspapers on microfilm is incorrect in listing HB Herald for 1875 as held on microfilm. WTU holds only odd issues of this year on hard copy only. 1871-1876 have not been filmed.]
 

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