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NZ Music Month Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa
May is New Zealand Music Month. Find out about music events at libraries, and explore our music resources.
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NZ Music Month Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa
May is New Zealand Music Month. Find out about music events at libraries, and explore our music resources.
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Kia ora Te Kaha! Share your pics of One New Zealand Stadium
We want your pictures of the stadium and the site, past and present, to give them a permanent home in the city’s memory
Gasav Ne Fäeag Rotuạm Ta - Rotuman Language Week
Ḁlalum 'ḁus 'e gasav ne fäeag rotuḁm te'is. Gasav Ne Fäeag Rotuạm Ta - Rotuma Language Week is on from Sunday 10 to Saturday 16 May 2026.
Tabletop Tūranga: Friday 5, Saturday 6, & Sunday 7 June 2026
Enjoy a free festival bringing together game lovers, creator, and curious newcomers for demos, workshops, talks and play.
Our Insect Neighbours exhibition: 21 March – 17 May 2026
Christchurch City Libraries and Canterbury Museum bring you a closer look at the hidden world of insects. Te Pito Huarewa Gallery, Tūranga.
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Kia ora Te Kaha! Share your pics of One New Zealand Stadium
We want your pictures of the stadium and the site, past and present, to give them a permanent home in the city’s memory
eResources
eResources
I want to listen: eResources you can listen to
Explore eResources you can listen to — eAudiobooks and Music. Free with your library membership.
Why wait? Listen now on uLibrary
These eAudiobooks are exclusive to uLibrary and available right away.
Naxos World Featured Albums
Listen to these Naxos World Featured Albums or choose from over 18,000 others.
eResources
I want to listen: eResources you can listen to
Explore eResources you can listen to — eAudiobooks and Music. Free with your library membership.
For Readers
For Readers
New For You - May 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.
Fantasy fiction reading guide
Find Fantasy authors you might like to try and reading lists for a range of Fantasy sub-genres including Epic, Grimdark, and Romantasy.
New For You
New For You - May 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
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Kia ora and welcome to Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi - join online now.
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The Australian Wars
Troy reviews The Australian Wars, an edited collection exploring the conflicts of settlers and state with Indigenous Australian nations
Magic and Make-Believe Day
Jul 8th | 10:00am - 5:00pm
Come down to Shirley Library for a day of magic, imagination and fun!
Redwood Reads May 2026
What the library staff and Book Group members have been reading and recommending this month.
Mythical Storytime with Teece Museum - 5-9 years
Jul 15th | 10:30am - 12:30pm
Join us for a mythical Storytime with the Teece Museum! Explore heroic stories, beautiful artifacts, and mischief by the gods!
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The Australian Wars
Troy reviews The Australian Wars, an edited collection exploring the conflicts of settlers and state with Indigenous Australian nations