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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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Ahakoa he iti, he pounamu: Exhibition on until 26 July 2026
Ahakoa he iti, he pounamu brings library treasures together. Find out about the exhibition on now at Te Pito Huarewa Gallery in Tūranga.
Library from Home
Access library services from home or when you are out & about — streaming movies, eBooks, audiobooks, magazines, newspapers, and more!
What's on
Find out about what's happening in libraries in June, July, and August. Pick up our Winter brochure in libraries or read it online.
Join us for school holiday fun and learning
Come to the library in the school holidays for bookable programmes and free drop-in activities.
Featured
Ahakoa he iti, he pounamu: Exhibition on until 26 July 2026
Ahakoa he iti, he pounamu brings library treasures together. Find out about the exhibition on now at Te Pito Huarewa Gallery in Tūranga.
eResources
eResources
I want to watch: Movies and TV
Movies, documentaries, or dramas. Stream them for free with your library membership.
Land has landed in uLibrary
Listen to Land by Maggie O'Farrell and other new eAudiobooks. Available now in uLibrary.
It's goodbye for some of our streaming video services
Jun 16, 2026
Tuesday 30 June is the last day you can access Beamafilm, Access Video On Demand and Just for Kids as part of your library membership.
eResources
I want to watch: Movies and TV
Movies, documentaries, or dramas. Stream them for free with your library membership.
For Readers
For Readers
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!
New this week
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.
New For You
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!
New titles
New titles
Join the library. It's free!
Kia ora and welcome to Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi - join online now.
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Just Added
My best audiobooks of 2026...so far
Gardening while "reading" a book? How convenient! Here are the best audiobooks Hayley has listened to so far in 2026
NZ Chinese Language Week: 29 June - 5 July 2026
Nĭ hăo! New Zealand Chinese Language Week 2026 is on from 29 June to 5 July. Find out what's on.
Open Archives: Treasures of Tuakiri
Jul 22nd | 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Explore our city’s past through archival objects and discover what we can learn from these precious treasures in a hands-on experience.
Non-fiction: Poetry of Aotearoa
Features well-known names and as well as lesser-known poets. Dig deeper with a variety of contemporary poetry cultivated here in Aotearoa.
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My best audiobooks of 2026...so far
Gardening while "reading" a book? How convenient! Here are the best audiobooks Hayley has listened to so far in 2026