What AI says about Papers Past
Papers Past is a digitised archive from the National Library of New Zealand that provides full-text copies of New Zealand and Pacific newspapers, magazines, journals, books, and other formats.
AI mentioned Papers Past from November 2025 to July 2026.
Questions and answers
- Most mentioned
- What are the best online databases, beyond the major ones, for a genealogist to find obscure records?Internet Archive is the most-mentioned brand
Excerpts where Papers Past appeared in the AI's answer
Google AI ModeJul 23, 2026, Google AI Mode Papers Past: A New Zealand-based repository that is excellent for finding international, including American and British, news snippets not found in US newspapers.
Google AI ModeJun 9, 2026, Google AI Mode Papers Past: An excellent, free New Zealand newspaper archive that often contains articles from the US, UK, and Ireland, making it useful for international research.
Papers Past in AI answers
What are the best online databases, beyond the major ones, for a genealogist to find obscure records?
Sites AI cites
None of these answers cited paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. AI cited reddit.com, youtube.com, and familytreemagazine.com.
Brands AI mentions
AI mentioned Papers Past most often alongside Find A Grave, Internet Archive, and FamilySearch.
