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Kia ora koutou, The DigitalNZ Twitter/X account is taking a break and won't be actively monitored. If you have a pātai for our team please reach out through Facebook or contact us at https://t.co/azwAHazkQP. https://t.co/69vq5kI6r4

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We've just added @WgtnUniLibrary's open journal collection to DigitalNZ! There are a total of 5,457 new-to-DigitalNZ articles, including this interesting sports history of NZ and South Africa in the 'The Journal of New Zealand Studies'. https://t.co/DxhNx3wCeJ

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Cavalry of the Second Contingent parade at Island Bay in Wellington, 18 January 1900. Photo from @ManatuTaonga. https://t.co/HdezIGswgi

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Nau mai, haere mai to our newest content partner, the online museum @Ourhealthjourn! They collect and share New Zealand's healthcare history, including this story about Pātea's iron lung which is in the @WhMus collection. https://t.co/oE4eN7JEGF

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Mary McAlpine polishes a bowl for her Nanna at the Katikati Bowling Club, 17 January 1964. Photo from @tgactylibraries. https://t.co/y7RAyykSaZ

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#OnThisDay in 1941 the formation of the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force was approved by the NZ War Cabinet to free up men to undertake military duties overseas. #DigitalNZstory https://t.co/c2a6axdobX

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We are thrilled to share a new project that uses the DigitalNZ API! ExhibitExplorer is a Mastodon-based bot that periodically posts random items from museum, library, and gallery collections. https://t.co/v2aOkyh7bH

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Hari tau hou! The first week back in the office is over and we're jumping into the weekend like: https://t.co/QxK6l6GTWP

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Who else is dreaming of lazy afternoons sitting in the garden? We're signing off until 8 January. Ngā mihi mō te Kirihimete! Photo from Brain-Watkins House Museum. https://t.co/wcspcpg3zN

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This 1926 promotional booklet for a very summery Timaru and South Canterbury is from Timaru District Libraries. https://t.co/YLx7AAbo0C

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These Christmas "parcels of comforts" are on their way to New Zeland soldiers fighting in the First World War, 1916. Photo from Hastings District Libraries. https://t.co/YdCgZpgO8y

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This Lincoln Parochial District Christmas card from 1915 lists the Christmas Day Holy Communion service times and greetings from Vicar F. B. Redgrave. Item from Lincoln and Districts Historical Society. https://t.co/sow3okCqpA

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It's our last week in the office so we thought we'd share some holiday inspiration from our newest content partners. First up @WgtnUniLibrary! Members of the VUW Antarctic Expeditions club celebrate Christmas 1968 with a display of red and green gear. https://t.co/xn2zUKdmzp

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We're thrilled to welcome our final content partner for 2023, Hastings District Libraries! Their facinating collection adds nearly 3000 new items to DigitalNZ including some spectacular mid-century colour photos of the Hastings Blossom Festival Parade. 🌹🌷https://t.co/b3l5HDAeFJ

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Nau mai, haere mai to our newest content partner, Tauranga's Brain-Watkins House Museum! The Brain family lived in the house for almost a century and the collection includes domestic and household items, including some quite incredible hats! https://t.co/xgSviKKp7o

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#onthisday the Chinese poll tax was abolished. Find out what it was and how our digitisation team is connecting Chinese New Zealanders with their ancestors by digitally imaging the poll tax certificates that are a record of their entry into NZ. https://t.co/RieD1tfQTV

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2nd Reinforcements for the New Zealand Expeditionary Force aboard the steam ship Willochra HMNZT (Her Majesty's New Zealand Transport) No 14, which sailed from Wellington on 14 December 1914. Photo from @DocHocken. https://t.co/2lVXMJjkuM

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A #DigitalNZ story celebrating five generations - from child to parent to grandparent to great-grandparent to great-great-grandparent. https://t.co/EEZTlRW1HG

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When Radio Hauraki were declined for a private commercial radio licence from the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation, they outfitted a ship, CV Tiri, and headed out to sea. Their first broadcast was on 4 December 1966. https://t.co/7v39tRBoBx

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Happy birthday to https://t.co/ZyteWnkNFC! On 3 December 2008 the website was launched with an API designed to make NZ's digital content available via a single search. In 15 years we've grown to over 30 million items from more than 200 organisations.🪄 https://t.co/IEnMDG0cAc