Biography

Sites

Biographical Directory of Anglican Clergy

1,500 Anglican priests who served in New Zealand, Polynesia, and Melanesia are included in this directory. The compiler aims to include all the Anglican clergy from the first visit of Samuel Marsden in 1814. For privacy reasons, clergy ordained after 1926 are not included. The compilation of this directory has been done by the Rev’d Michael Blain and is published by the John Kinder Theological Library

Cultural Icons

The Cultural Icons project celebrates people who have shaped New Zealand's arts and culture scene. A valuable, informative and accessible series of recorded interviews, conducted between contemporaries, with the aim to sharing the histories, stories and experiences of some of New Zealand’s most significant arts and culture contributors.

Dictionary of New Zealand Biography

This website contains over 3,000 biographies of New Zealanders who have 'made their mark' on this country. It does not include people who are alive. So you will not find people like Helen Clark or Sean Fitzpatrick, but you will find people like George Nepia or Michael Joseph Savage. The information on this site is the online version of the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.

Famous New Zealanders

Factsheets about famous New Zealanders from sports-people to artists. From Christchurch City Libraries.

New Zealand Parliament Biographies

History resource from NZ Parliament, links to selected biographies of politicians from the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.

Ngā Tangata Taumata Rau

Te Reo version of Dictionary of New Zealand Biography

Photographers' Database

Auckland City Libraries' photographers database is an index of photographers who worked in New Zealand from the 1840s through to the present day. The database draws on sources such as advertisements, newspapers, electoral rolls, published articles, trade directories and other resources.

Prime Ministers of New Zealand

Brief biographies of past New Zealand Prime Ministers. From the Prime Minister's Office

Southern People - A Dictionary of Otago-Southland Biography

Southern People collects together stories of the multitude of over 3000 interesting people who have lived in Otago and Southland.