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Matariki: Māori New Year
Join us in June and July for exciting free Matariki and Puaka activities and events for you and your whānau to enjoy.
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Matariki: Māori New Year
Join us in June and July for exciting free Matariki and Puaka activities and events for you and your whānau to enjoy.
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Tabletop Tūranga: Friday 5, Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 June
Enjoy Tabletop Tūranga 2026, a free festival bringing together game lovers, creators, and newcomers for demos, workshops, talks and play.
Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa - Samoa Language Week
Tālofa lava. Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa - Samoa Language Week is on from Sunday 31 May to Saturday 6 June 2026.
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After School Activity Zones and Bookable Programmes
Join us for after school fun and learning. Join one of our Bookable Programmes or drop in to a free activity zone.
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Tabletop Tūranga: Friday 5, Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 June
Enjoy Tabletop Tūranga 2026, a free festival bringing together game lovers, creators, and newcomers for demos, workshops, talks and play.
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Ticket-free Favourites Collection on Kanopy
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New For You - June 2026
New For You is a monthly selection of new books, topical titles, and hidden gems — chosen especially for you by our book buyers!
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Every week we publish just ordered, new fiction, and new non-fiction lists. Find out the newest titles added to the library collection.
True crime reading guide
Truth can be stranger than fiction and just as gripping - read tales of murder, investigations, trials, and the wrongfully imprisoned.
New Zealand fiction reading guide
Explore adult fiction by New Zealand writers. Stories in a range of genres revealing something of our national character.
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New For You - June 2026
New For You is a monthly selection of new books, topical titles, and hidden gems — chosen especially for you by our book buyers!
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Make @ Tūranga Lunchtimes: Matariki earrings, part of a series
Jun 19th | 11:45am - 12:30pm
Celebrate Matariki by creating some earrings using pre-designed templates! Choose your design, shape, material, size, & earring hook type.
Best of the year so far - 2026 edition | Debora's picks
Olivia Laing has rocked my reading world but there's also room for Kaveh Akbar and other stellar voices.
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Make @ Tūranga Lunchtimes: Matariki earrings, part of a series
Jun 19th | 11:45am - 12:30pm
Celebrate Matariki by creating some earrings using pre-designed templates! Choose your design, shape, material, size, & earring hook type.