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Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi

August 2025

 

Haere mai and welcome to our sustainable living newsletter.
Find out about all the latest titles, resources and events the library has that can help you live more sustainably.

 

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The Dublin Literary Award

The 2026 winner for this international book prize for a novel written in or translated into English has been announced.

 

Join us for Sustainable Spring

Libraries around the city will have a range of sustainability-themed events in the coming months.

Event

Make @ Tūranga Lunchtimes: Matariki earrings
Series

Jun 19th | 11:45am - 12:30pm

Tūranga

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Celebrate Matariki by creating some earrings using pre-designed templates! Choose your design, shape, material, size, & earring hook type.

Staff List

Best of the year so far - 2026 edition | Debora's picks

Olivia Laing has rocked my reading world but there's also room for Kaveh Akbar and other stellar voices.

Event

Make @ Tūranga Lunchtimes: Matariki earrings
Series

Jun 19th | 11:45am - 12:30pm

Tūranga

View all dates

Celebrate Matariki by creating some earrings using pre-designed templates! Choose your design, shape, material, size, & earring hook type.

Website

The Great Library Seed and Plant Swap

Every year in September Christchurch City Libraries hosts the Great Library Seed and Plant Swap. Find out where and when you can swap.

More sustainabililty events
 

Latest titles

Growing your own food

"The Compact Garden" by Lopez, Char
"The Preserver's Garden" by Hill, Staci
"The Continuous Vegetable Garden" by Nardozzi, Charlie
"The Productive Garden" by Hafferty, Stephanie
"The Preserver's Garden" by Hill, Staci
"Ripe Tomato Revolution" by Hyman, Frank
"The Preserver's Garden" by Hill, Staci
"The Productive Garden" by Hafferty, Stephanie

Low waste cooking

"Leftovers" by Barnett, Eleanor
"Cook Once Eat Twice" by Hussain, Nadiya
"Low Waste Kitchen" by Vitale, Alessandro (Gardener)
"Make More With Less" by Coles, Kitty
"$10 Meals With Chelsea" by Goodwin, Chelsea
"Make More With Less" by Coles, Kitty
"Cook Once Eat Twice" by Hussain, Nadiya
"Make More With Less" by Coles, Kitty

Waste and refuse

"Discarded" by Gabbott, Sarah
"Wasteland" by Franklin-Wallis, Oliver
"Waste Wars" by Clapp, Alexander
"Wasteland" by Franklin-Wallis, Oliver
"Total Garbage" by Humes, Edward
"Year of No Garbage" by Schaub, Eve O.
"Wasteland" by Franklin-Wallis, Oliver
"Wasteland" by Franklin-Wallis, Oliver

Recycling for kids

"Problems With Plastic" by Montgomerie, Samantha
"Gifts From the Garbage Truck" by Larsen, Andrew, 1960-
"Recycling Day" by Faber, Polly
"Loop De Loop" by Curtis, Andrea
"Tin Man" by Walker, Rachel
"The Big Book of Nature Art" by Zommer, Yuval
"Gifts From the Garbage Truck" by Larsen, Andrew, 1960-
"Loop De Loop" by Curtis, Andrea
 
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