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te ara the encyclopedia of new zealand wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 history 2 structure 3 see also 4 references 5 external links toggle the table of contents te ara the encyclopedia of new zealand 8 languages esperanto español français italiano македонски nederlands norsk nynorsk русский edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia redirected from te ara online encyclopedia devoted to new zealand te ara the encyclopedia of new zealand website type online encyclopedia available in english māori headquarters wellington new zealand owner ministry for culture and heritage website teara govt nz commercial no launched 2005 current status first build completed 2014 te ara the encyclopedia of new zealand te ara meaning the road pathway in māori is an online encyclopedia established in 2001 by the new zealand government s ministry for culture and heritage 1 the web based content was developed in stages over the next several years the first sections were published in 2005 and the last in 2014 marking its completion 2 te ara contains over three million words in articles from over 450 authors it has over 30 000 images and video clips from thousands of contributors 3 history edit new zealand s first work that was recognisable as an encyclopedia was the cyclopedia of new zealand a commercial venture compiled and published between 1897 and 1908 in which businesses or people usually paid to be covered in 1966 the new zealand government published an encyclopaedia of new zealand its first official encyclopedia in three volumes although now superseded by te ara its historical importance led to its inclusion as a separate digital resource within the te ara website 4 te ara was developed between 2001 and 2014 and edited by historian jock phillips who oversaw a full time staff of about 20 writers editors image and resource researchers and designers during its creation 5 in 2010 during the development of the encyclopedia the decision was made to integrate the dictionary of new zealand biography into te ara 6 on completion of the work in 2014 jock phillips contribution to the project was recognised with a prime minister s award for literary achievement 7 the encyclopedia entered a maintenance phase and is now kept updated by a dedicated research team within the ministry for culture and heritage in late july 2025 phillips expressed concern that nz 8 million worth of cuts to the ministry for culture and heritage s budget made in the 2025 new zealand budget could undermine the operational viability of te ara these cutbacks included axing 26 roles including four senior historians by late july 2025 te ara was visited by 4 million separate users a year accounting for 13 million page views per year 8 structure edit the encyclopedia is organised into several sections by broad themes and entries on topics relating substantially to māori culture are published in both māori and english languages the encyclopedia launched in 2005 with the first theme focused on telling the stories of new zealanders it covers the migration of peoples to new zealand and the history of their settlement both new zealand s indigenous māori and other groups an overview section new zealand in brief presents concise information and facts about the country earth sea and sky published in 2006 covers ocean fish sea and shorebirds and other marine life the interactions of people and the sea the country s natural resources and shaping forces such as geology volcanology weather and climate distinctively new zealand features are the main focus of the content and scientific and technical data is presented within its social and human context in 2007 the bush was published covering new zealand s indigenous landscapes forests plants and animals and the ways that people have used them or attempted to understand them topics also include early mapping tramping conifer broadleaf forests native fauna taniwha māori exploration threatened species and logging native forests 9 later themes were the settled landscape 2008 economy and the city 2010 social connections 2010 government and nation 2012 daily life sport and recreation 2013 and creative and intellectual life 2014 10 colourful stripes website element used in the online edition of te ara each colour signifies a different section of content see also edit list of online encyclopedias references edit phillips jock 2003 the online encyclopedia of new zealand te ara new zealand journal of history 37 1 80 89 archived from the original on 21 september 2021 retrieved 20 january 2019 te ara the encyclopedia of new zealand ministry for culture and heritage ministry for culture and heritage 29 january 2016 archived from the original on 19 january 2020 retrieved 12 november 2016 butcher nick 23 october 2014 te ara encyclopedia of nz completed radio new zealand retrieved 20 january 2019 1966 encyclopaedia of new zealand te ara manatū taonga ministry for culture and heritage retrieved 16 may 2009 mccarthy angela 5 march 2008 my job researcher the encyclopedia of new zealand new zealand herald retrieved 9 march 2019 te ara a history biographies te ara the encyclopedia of new zealand ministry for culture and heritage retrieved 12 november 2016 manatū taonga ministry for culture and heritage 20 october 2014 jock phillips receives pm s award for literary achievement press release scoop media retrieved 20 january 2019 gillies amanda 31 july 2025 axe falls on history ministry for culture and heritage restructure sparks outrage radio new zealand archived from the original on 30 july 2025 retrieved 30 july 2025 brown may andrew 2007 review te ara the online encyclopedia of new zealand new zealand journal of history 41 2 227 229 archived from the original on 23 january 2021 retrieved 20 january 2019 who is te ara te ara the encyclopedia of new zealand ministry for culture and heritage retrieved 12 november 2016 external links edit official website signposts the blog of te ara ceased december 2020 archived 24 november 2020 at the wayback machine retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title te_ara _the_encyclopedia_of_new_zealand oldid 1374001738 categories 2005 establishments in new zealand internet properties established in 2005 encyclopedias about countries new zealand online 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