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Arts and Culture

Explore our resources on arts and culture.

Arts and Culture

Architecture

Explore Christchurch architects, local architectural landmarks, digitised building plans of historical buildings and more.

Crafts and Collecting

Explore resources to improve your craft skills. If you enjoy collecting, we have guidebooks, catalogues and online resources to help.

Games and gaming

Take a leap into a universe of gaming - PlayStation, table football or board games.

Poetry

Explore the world of poetry, including poetry from New Zealand, with lyrical library resources.

Public art in Christchurch

Learn more about public art in Christchurch. SCAPE Public Art Season 2022 is on from 5 November 2022 to 29 January 2023.

Movies and TV

Movies, indie documentaries, or binge-worthy dramas. Stream them for free. Or read about your favourite films, directors, and actors.

Māori arts and music

Explore traditional and contemporary Māori arts and music.

Pūoro - Music

Listen online, research, or make music of your own at the library.

Waka toi – Contemporary Māori art

This page highlights established and up and coming contemporary Māori artists working in different media.

Toi Māori – Traditional Māori art

Resources about traditional Māori arts such as whakairo (carving) and raranga (weaving).

Writing

Resources for people who want to improve their writing and / or get published.

Win tickets to The Mountain, directed by Rachel House

We have double passes & buy 1 get 1 free tickets to NZ movie The Mountain, thanks to Madman & Piki Films. Competition closes Sunday 28 April
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Irish Literature

Monday 13 May, Tūranga will play host to Irish editor, essayist and now novelist Sinéad Gleeson, thanks to WORD Christchurch.
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Storylines award-winners

Storylines gives awards to New Zealand writers, illustrators, publishers and those working in the field of children’s literature.

International Booker Prize 2024

The shortlist has been announced for this prestigious prize for works of fiction translated into English.

Hans Christian Andersen Award

Winners of the most prestigious award in international children’s literature given biennially to one author and one illustrator.

Art

Our art resources include pages on local artists and information on how to locate art resources. We have pages on Māori art and public art.

Bill Elderton shares a page with Richard and Justine McKeogh
Bill Elderton shares a page with Richard and Justine McKeogh. Flickr CCL-Star-526

Books and reading

We link you to the best books. Recommended reading, literary prizes, and information on book festivals and events.

Dance

Links and resources for those interested in dance - where to find dance classes, performances and events, and online resources.

Fashion

Resources for the dedicated follower of fashion – books, magazines and web sites on the elements of style. Our New Zealand fashion page has information on Kiwi fashion and designers.

Photography

Find out some famous Christchurch photographers, and explore our resources for photographers and those interested in looking at photos.

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