Kōrero: City history and people

Ētahi atu tūhononga, pae tukutuku hoki

• Auckland Museum

  The Auckland War Memorial Museum’s site has information on Auckland’s environment, history and culture.

• Christchurch & Canterbury tourism

  The official visitor information website for Christchurch and Canterbury contains details of current events and activities, along with travel and accommodation information.

• Dunedin City Council

  The Dunedin City Council’s website includes extensive information, both contemporary and historical, for residents and visitors.

• The Quality of Life Project

  This project assesses and reports on the quality of life in 12 New Zealand cities, every two years.

• Tauranga City Council

  The Tauranga City Council website has news and events, and links to other Tauranga sites.

• Wellington City Council

  An introduction to Wellington, including maps, news, photos and publications.

Ētahi whakaaro puaki, takenga

• Cookson, John, and Graeme Dunstall, eds. Southern capital: Christchurch: towards a city biography, 1850–2000. Christchurch: Canterbury University Press, 2000.

• Hamer, David, and Roberta Nicholls, eds. The making of Wellington, 1800–1914. Wellington: Victoria University Press, 1990.

• Le Heron, Richard, and Eric Pawson, eds. Changing places: New Zealand in the nineties. Auckland: Longman Paul, 1996.

• Schrader, Ben. We call it home: a history of New Zealand state housing. Auckland: Reed, 2005.

• Stone, R. C. J. From Tāmaki-makau-rau to Auckland. Auckland: Auckland University Press, 2001.

• Thorns, David C. Fragmenting societies: a comparative analysis of regional and urban development. London: Routledge, 1992.