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April 2025

 

Haere mai and welcome to our History & Current Events newsletter.

Find great reads and resources about wars, revolutions, and extraordinary lives all over the world - in the present day, and the past.

 

Staff List

New For You - History & Current Events - April 2025

New titles that explore history and global issues including politics, media, climate change, racism and more.

 

New titles

History

"Atlas of the New Zealand Wars" by Leask, Derek
"The Spark the Logs and the Gasoline" by Seed, Piers
"Life in the Viking Great Army" by Hadley, D. M. 1967-
"The Birth of the Anglo-Saxons" by Adams, Max, 1961-
"Overlord" by Hastings, Max, 1945-
"The African Gaze" by Sall, Amy
"The Spark the Logs and the Gasoline" by Seed, Piers
More history

New Zealand history

"That's What I Am" by Cox, Lois, 1941-
"Te Iringa A Tūpoto" by White, Paul
"Atlas of the New Zealand Wars" by Leask, Derek
"Pātaka Kai" by Hutchings, Jessica, 1972-
"The Spark the Logs and the Gasoline" by Seed, Piers
"Groundwork" by Leggott, Michele, 1956-
"Te Iringa A Tūpoto" by White, Paul
More NZ history

Featured topic: Activist women

"Black Panther Woman" by Phillips, Mary Frances
"Bite your Friends" by Eberstadt, Fernanda, 1960-
"Her Name Is Alice" by Litman, Caroline
"Bluestockings" by Gibson, Susannah
"I Will Scream to the World" by Dukureh, Jaha, 1989-
"Coretta" by King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006
"Bite your Friends" by Eberstadt, Fernanda, 1960-
More titles
 

Library events

Event

Exhibition: Tuakiri Investigates: Diaries and Letters Home
Series

May 21st, All day

Tūranga

View all dates

Personal letters, diaries, photos, records & medals from our Archives. Read what the war was really like for local lads. On until 25 May.

Event

Ōmōkihi South Library & Community Hub rebuild: info workshop

Jun 3rd | 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Online

Join a community information workshop at the Cashmere Club hosted by Christchurch City Council and Cook Brothers Construction.

 

Featured: Ōtautahi's built history

Blog Post

Open Christchurch 2025: Friday 2 to Sunday 4 May

Building lovers and architecture fans! Open Christchurch is back in May.

Blog Post

Ghostcat stirs up memories of places of the past

"Ghosts On Every Corner" brings iconic Christchurch places back to life with his miniature artworks. See our photos in Canterbury Stories.

Staff List

Impact of the Earthquakes on Ōtautahi Christchurch

The following books feature stories and images of the effect that the earthquakes had on the city.

 

Staff List

Facebook's failures and Billionaires behaving badly

Explore books related to Sarah Wynn-Williams' expose of Facebook "Careless People" - about billionaires, technology, data, and corruption.

 

All libraries closed for Anzac Day, Friday 25 April

  • Find out about local Anzac Day commemorations
  • Learn about Anzac Day and Gallipoli
 
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