Online Learning
Our libraries offer a range of online services that you, as our customer, are able to access.
If there is something you are interested in learning more about, please talk to one of our lovely staff members.
Coursera - partners with top universities and organisations to offer free courses online for anyone to take. Start streaming on-demand video lectures today from top instructors in subjects like business, computer science, data science, language learning & more.
FutureLearn - Sponsored courses - free online courses with certifications in September 2020. Whether you want to upskill and boost your career or learn new knowledge on different topics, take a look at the wide range of sponsored courses we offer. You can enroll today and earn a free certificate to show your friends or your future employers.
Khan Academy - Distance and personalised learning using trusted content with tools to empower teachers.
MOOCs - Massive Open Online Courses from great universities: take online courses from the world's top universities for free. You will find 1,500 online courses from universities like Stanford, Yale, MIT, Harvard, Oxford and more.
Niche Academy - Online tutorials to help with our library resources and other day-to-day topics.
NZ Road Code - New Zealand Road Code for cars, trucks, motorcycles, cycling - also includes theory test questions.
Open Learn is free to everyone! Browse subject categories to explore new topics, reference material for a course you are already studying, or learn something completely new to you.
Open edX is the open-source platform that powers edX courses and is freely available. With Open edX, educators and technologists can build learning tools and contribute new features to the platform, creating innovative solutions to benefit students everywhere.
Road to IELTS is your best possible online preparation and practice resource for IELTS. With over 120 hours of interactive activities, advice videos from British Council experts, hints and tips on question types, as well as downloadable practice tests - it is comprehensive, up-to-date, and aimed precisely at the challenges you might face.