ENCYCLOPEDIAS & GENERAL REFERENCE

AnyQuestions
The real time reference service for NZ school students manned by a possie of public librarians here in New Zealand. The online librarians at AnyQuestions.co.nz help you find useful, accurate, online information for your homework.  Many Answers is the the sister site to Any Questions.  Many Answers was built as a tool to redistribute and extend the most popular, and curriculum useful sessions between the students and the librarians. It also made the results of the sessions available to Google, while also offering both students - teachers -parents, and of course, other librarians - the chance to extend and enhance the answers. There is also a tagging feature.

Country Profiles (BBC)
This BBC website provides an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions. Audio and video clips from BBC archives are also included.

Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
Contains over 3,000 biographies of New Zealanders who have 'made their mark' on this country. It does not include people who are alive.

Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
‘Te ara’ in Mâori means ‘the pathway’. Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand offers many pathways to understanding New Zealand. When complete, it will be a comprehensive guide to the country’s peoples, natural environment, history, culture, economy, institutions and society.

Wikipedia
Wikipedia is a multilingual, Web-based, encyclopedia project. Since its creation in 2001, Wikipedia has grown rapidly into one of the largest reference Web sites. Wikipedia is written collaboratively by volunteers from all around the world; there are more than 75,000 active contributors working on more than 10,000,000 articles in more than 250 languages.