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Subscription databases are only available using a NZLS Library computer or WiFi network.
New Zealand
Butterworths Current Law
(Lexis+)
Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations
Dictionary of New Zealand Law
(Lexis+)
Hansard from 2003
Historical Hansard
Laws of New Zealand
(Lexis+;
Lexis Red
)
Linxplus
(NZ Law Society hosted by Lexis+)
New Zealand Forms & Precedents
(Lexis+;
Lexis Red
)
New Zealand Gazette
(from September 1993)
New Zealand Gazette
(1946-1992)
New Zealand Law Journal
(Lexis+)
New Zealand Law Society Library Catalogue
New Zealand Law Style Guide 3rd ed
(The Law Foundation)
New Zealand Legal Words & Phrases
(Lexis+)
New Zealand Libraries' catalogue
(Te Puna - public access)
New Zealand Treaties Online
OED (Oxford English Dictionary) - look on local public library website
Ngata Maori Online Dictionary
Australia
Australian Legal Words & Phrases
(Lexis+)
Halsbury's Laws of Australia
(Lexis+)
Canada
Halsbury's Laws of Canada
(Lexis+)
Singapore
Halsbury's Laws of Singapore
(Lexis+)
United Kingdom
All England Annual Review
(Lexis+)
Halsbury's Annotations
(Lexis+)
Halsbury's Laws of England
(Lexis+)
UK Official Documents
Words & Phrases Legally Defined
(Lexis+)