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Central Hawke's Bay
District Libraries
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Useful Links
Links for Kids and Teens
Search engines
| Ask Jeeves Kids |
A popular search engine for kids. |
| Yahooligans |
Good for searching and also has fun and games. |
| Kids |
Click web search for kids by librarians. |
Dictionaries and encyclopedias
| Fact Monster |
Countries of the world, famous people and maths and science. Fun Harry Potter quizes too. |
| Word Central |
An easy-to-use dictionary as well as fun activities. |
People
New Zealand History
Science and technology
| How Stuff Works |
An American website with facts on how hundreds of things work - from animal camoflague to computers to slot machines. |
| Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences |
Learn about earthquakes and volcanoes. Next time you feel an earthquake look up this website and find out how big it was and where it was centred. Information about becoming a Geologist. |
| National Geographic.com for Kids |
Homework help topics including places, history, animals and science, maps to print out and games to play. |
| Wicked |
Mathematics, science, computing, literacy - heaps of fun stuff in here. |
| Wow! It's science |
This website proves that science can be fun as well as educational! |
| Forest and Bird |
The Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society website has lots of up-to-date information about conservation. Learn about the Kiwi Recovery Programme, the Painted Apple Moth and more. |
| Ministry for the Environment |
Lots of information about the environment from the Ministry of Environment - special pages for kids too. Find out how healthy our environment is and learn about 10 simple things you can do to help protect our environment. |
| Kiwi Kids Conservation |
Check out the Facts Sheets on this website for awesome information about genetic engineering, threatened species, NZ birds, insects, mammals and sea creatures. |
Around the world
Computers
| Cyber-kidz |
Learn about how to use the Internet safely. Puzzles, a quiz and information for Mums and Dads. |
Money and the law
| Consumer Kids |
A fun, colourful website that teaches kids about consumer laws, shopping, why prices are rounded up and down and so on. This site is in English and Maori so great for practising your Te Reo. |
Books and reading
| International Children's Digital Library |
A collection of more than 10,000 books in at least 100 languages that is freely available to children, teachers, librarians, parents, and scholars throughout the world. |
| Booksellers New Zealand |
Where do you find up-to-the minute information about New Zealand's premier book awards, the hottest bestsellers and book reviews? Booksellers New Zealand offers you a 'one-stop-shop' for all of this information and more! |
Employment
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WorkSite/PaeMahi is a government portal that provides access to a wide range of Labour market information. Worksite/PaeMahi www.worksite.govt.nz is a great resource for anyone who needs up-to-date and reliable information about work, skills and employment opportunities in New Zealand. |
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