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Remarks: Contains over 3,000 biographies of New Zealanders. It does not include people who are alive.
Includes the collected biographies originally published in the printed Dictionary of New Zealand Biography series between 1990 and 2000, and in the parallel Maori-language series, Nga Tangata Taumata Rau.

Contains:
  • the biographies of 3,049 people in 2,977 biographical essays
  • the biographies of 492 Maori people in 481 essays, translated into Maori from the English-language biographies
  • The biographies have been published here as they appeared in the printed version, with a small number of minor corrections. The date given in the citation at the foot of each biography records when the text was last updated


  • Description: Authoritative biographies of about 3,000 notable New Zealanders - Electronic Book

    Title: Dictionary of New Zealand Biography

    Publisher: New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage

    Holdings: 1769-1960

    Frequency: Approx once every twenty years

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