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There are literally dozens of search engines available to help you track down the information you require.  If you are looking for NZ based info, we suggest one of the NZ or Aust/NZ search engines as the results should be more applicable.

Our favourite 'all rounder' search engine is "AllTheWeb.com".  This tends to give good results, at blinding speed, and with none of the 'padding' that other search engine providers fill their pages with. 
 
New Zealand
searchnz Probably the most popular local search engine.  "Fuzzy" matching allows for mis-spelling
accessnz Browse or search for sites based on the site description - not the site contents
anzwers Select between Australia/NZ/World for region limited search
nzexplorer Allows you to select between URL and URL / keywords for search - Fast
nzsearch Searchable directory of a wide range of NZ based resources
piperpat Extensive directory of categorised NZ websites
yahoo nz Select between Australia/NZ/All yahoo for searches
Global
alltheweb Excellent, Fast, General search engine
amnesi Domain name / IP lookup
cnn search! Search the CNN archives for that old news!
cyclesearch Motorcycle websites
embassyworld Embassy and Consulate directory
insectlopedia Insect site directory
lifestyleuk Directory of over 10,000 links in the UK
max Search the South African web
ozsearch Australian directory / search engine
ru Russia on the net (in English!)
sdw Semiconductor Manufacturer's Directory (more than 500 manufacturers)
studyweb Ideal research site with access to over 120,000 academic URLs
webinfosearch If you want a parallel search - webinfosearch searches more than 50 search engines!
whowhere People locator: find email addresses etc

If you know a useful site that we haven't listed, please let us know!

You can contact us at thebest@orcon.net.nz