ðɪ ɛnsˌaɪkləpˈiːdiə wʌz wˈɛl ɹᵻsˈiːvd baɪ skˈɑːlɚz ænd tˈiːtʃɚz, ænd ɪz stˈɪl ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd æz ɐn ɪmpˈoːɹtənt nˈuː zˈiːlənd ɹˈɛfɹəns wˈɜːk, ˈiːvən kənsˈɪdɚɹɪŋ ɪts ˈɛɹɚz ænd oʊmˈɪʃənz, ænd ðə bˈaɪəsᵻz ʌv ɪts tˈaɪm.
The encyclopaedia was well received by scholars and teachers, and is still regarded as an important New Zealand reference work, even considering its errors and omissions, and the biases of its time.