This year is the International Year of Light. To acknowledge this, Primary Science Week, which runs from the 4th to the 8th of May, will see primary school children join people all around the world in their celebration of light. The NZAPSE (New Zealand Association of Primary Science Educators) has some exciting experiments that children…
Cool Stuff from the Selectors: New Fiction
Upcoming fiction has a lot of interesting material, but if you don’t want to read: novels about domestic disharmony, nice tales which you know are going to be nice as they have flowers on the cover, blokey novels about saving the world in the way Tom Clancy and his many imitators do, endless dark crime…
Brass and Pipe Bands of Christchurch
Early settlers from England and Scotland brought with them both brass and pipe traditions, and early New Zealand bands were often the military bands of the colonial regiments. Settlers also formed bands, sometimes associated with the militia, and garrison bands sprang up around the country. Bands formed by workers The gold rushes also saw miners…
Learning music
Have you ever considered learning an instrument, or learning to sing? This page lists music tuition options from community information directory CINCH and links to library resources and learn-to-play materials — so you can get started and improve your skills. Search our catalogue Resources for learning piano, violin, guitar, ukulele, flute, saxophone, drums and trumpet. Music instruction Guides to…
New, cute, and perhaps crazy knitting for winter
I get together with some friends fortnightly in an informal weekly craft group, or "stitch and bitch" as one participant calls it. The cosy surroundings and good chat lends itself well to trying new things and meeting new people. It's interesting to see what crafts people are into and at what level of skill they're at. Whether…
Te Kupu o te Wiki – The Word of the Week
Kia ora. To celebrate Te Reo Māori we are publishing kupu (words). Kīwaha (colloquialism) Te āhua nei. It certainly looks that way. Kupu (word) manu bird He kererū, he kea rānei te manu rā? Is that bird a kererū or a kea? Previous Te Kupu o te reo Māori posts. Browse our Te Reo Māori…
This week in Christchurch history (27 April to 3 May)
27 April 1872 Railway north open to Kaiapoi. 28-29 April 1983 Visit of Prince and Princess of Wales. 29 April 1974 Cr. David Caygill, aged 25, becomes the city’s youngest ever acting Mayor (for 5 days). 30 April 1875 New library building completed on the corner of Cambridge Terrace and Hereford Street. Designed by W.B…
Anzac Day, 1952
Anzac Day, 1952. Norman Pierson : Korean War photographs Anzac Day, Korea, 1952. Norman Pierson : Korean War Photographs Browse our Digital Collection, Wars and conflict Join the conversation…
Remembering them
Taking a ride on the tram is becoming a bit of a school holiday habit for the Young Lad and I. On our trip round the loop the other day, we passed the Field of Remembrance at Cranmer Square. Field of Remembrance. Flickr, 2015-03-27-IMG_6779 I have to admit that Anzac Day has never really meant much…
A lesson for conscriptionists
We've recently digitised a very interesting publication that shows a different side to military service than the one we're used to seeing. In 1912, military training or "drills" were compulsory for boys from 14 years of age. Refusal to attend training, even on religious grounds, was considered a serious infringement that could result in confinement at a…
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