Haere mai, welcome to our Aotearoa New Zealand newsletter. Explore new books, upcoming events, and heritage collections.
There were 543 entries this year - and the winners include photos of tandem paragliding, a basketball team, and dragon boat racing.
Discover the most popular images and collections in 2024!
Library staff have compiled reports to discover 2024's popular items. Find out what customers loved!
Staff List
I read a range of great NZ pukapuka this year. Here are some favourites, both fiction and non-fiction. I listened to NZ audiobooks too.
This list is mostly by Kiwis - Here's a list of my favourite crime and thriller reads of the last year.
Ages 0 to 18. Keep reading this summer & win. Pick up a postcard, do 3 challenges, & drop the postcard in. Enjoy events & win prizes!
Event
Apr 23rd | 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Shirley Library
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Let's speak and build our te reo Māori skills together! Join us for a friendly kōrero, share your learning and learn from others.
Apr 24th | 10:30am - 11:00am
Akaroa Library
Come find Whaea Justice and her manuhiri as she flies around our libraries with a bilingual story time.
Have a taste of home-grown books! Here are some of our best New Zealand new arrivals for this month. Fiction, Biography, Poetry, and more.
May is NZ Music Month Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa. Find out about music events at libraries, and explore our music resources.
New to Kanopy. The Favourites Collection with unlimited, credit-free viewing.
Explore our Picturing Canterbury and Discover Canterbury posts for an insight into Ōtautahi Christchurch.
Born in Christchurch in 1950, John Britten found fame as the designer of motorcycles. The Britten Museum opened Wednesday 18 February 2026.
Fee reviews the latest mystery by J.P. Pomare. It has her hooked from the first line.
Tanya reports back on a sparkly gem of a new children’s novel: The Strange and unlikely tale of Montgomery, The Mysterious Bird of Mystery.
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