In 1879 a young man named Henry Garmston Bottle undertook a great, but not uncommon journey from London to Lyttelton aboard the Himalaya. He kept a diary while on board, and wrote several letters to his family back in England, to his father (My dear Papa), his sister Nellie and his brother Fred. His shipboard diary is largely an…
Whakataukī – Te Wiki o te Reo Māori – Rāmere
Tēnā koutou katoa Ka nui te mihi ki a koutou Nō reira, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā tātou katoa Ko te reo te taikura ō te whakaaro marama Language is the key to understanding He pai ake te iti i te kore A little is better than none Whakataukī are a wonderful way of expressing…
A beautiful place to die
I've read a couple of books recently at opposite ends of the reading spectrum - one's funny and character-driven, and one's dark and atmospheric. The first you've probably heard of already -- Jojo Moyes' The One Plus One (not as sappy as it sounds! If you enjoy Liane Moriarty or Raffaella Barker you'll love it…
Writing and reading: Tuhituhinga me kōrero pukapuka
August is a busy month for lovers of words and ideas. Community Read - Magpie Hall by Rachael King This August, Christchurch City Libraries invites you to read, share and discuss Magpie Hall by Rachael King. Take a walk with us on the dark side, as we explore family secrets, taxidermy, Victorian tattooing, and Gothic…
Quick questions with Margaret Wilson – WORD Christchurch
Margaret Wilson is coming to Christchurch on Sunday 30 August to speak on The Struggle for Sovererignty. This event is part of the Shifting Points of View - WORD Christchurch at the Christchurch Arts Festival. Margaret is Professor of Law and Public Policy at the University of Waikato, and she has been an MP and…
Outliers
Success is such a loaded word. When I see the word on the cover of a publication, I'm almost always suspicious and repelled. And I suspect you are too. But! Please, PLEEEEEAAASE, don't be put off journalist Malcolm Gladwell's book Outliers: The Story of Success. Fundamentally, Mr Gladwell uncovers the critical drivers of success …
Happy birthday to Parklands Library
The fabulous community library at Parklands is celebrating ten years. There are some events on next week - come along and join in with the people of Parklands to have some fun. Hip Hip Hurrah! - Story-telling and craft Wednesday, August 5, 2015 (3:30PM – 4:15PM) A birthday themed Storytime for Parklands Library which is…
Happy birthday, Emily Brontë
Oh Emily. Your creations and their goings-on out on that moor have captured the imaginations of millions of women everywhere. And more than a few men I guess, although I've never met one. You only lived for thirty years but Cathy and Heathcliff (and Linton and Isabella and Edgar and Hareton and Nelly) are immortal…
Learning te reo Māori – Te Wiki o te Reo Māori – Rāpare
Karawhiua! Kōrero Māori. Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi has a range of te reo Māori resources to help you with your te reo Māori learning. Whether you are a visual learner or love to write, write and write some more or even if your best learning is done by listening, there is he pukapuka for…
William Burn – 100 years since the death of a Christchurch aviator
On 30th July this year it will be 100 years since William Wallace Allison Burn was killed in Mesopotamia (modern day Iraq). A pre-war member of the New Zealand Army, he had trained as a pilot in the UK and in 1915 was serving with the Australian Flying Corps in the Mesopotamian Campaign against the…
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