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February 2025

 

Haere mai, welcome to our Aotearoa New Zealand newsletter. Explore new books, upcoming events, and heritage collections.

 

New For You - Aotearoa New Zealand - February 2025

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.

More New For You
 

Unconscious Bias on LinkedIn Learning

In this course, diversity expert Stacey Gordon Stacey explores the most common forms of unconscious bias and its implications.

More about the Book Sale
 

Aotearoa New Zealand eResources

Explore eResources about Aotearoa New Zealand.

See what was popular in 2024
 

What's on

Te Ao Māori events

Event

Ngā Pakiwaitara - Bilingual Storytimes
Series

Dec 9th | 10:30am - 11:00am

Tūranga

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Nau mai hoki mai rā, join us every Tuesday between 10:30-11am for our Ngā Pakiwaitara, bilingual story times.

Event

Kawhe & Kōrero
Series

Dec 11th | 10:00am - 11:00am

New Brighton Library

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Want to practise your reo? Drop in for a cuppa and build your conversational kōrero skills with fellow learners.

Local history events

Tuakiri Investigates: Eccentric Christchurch at Tūranga

Eccentric Christchurch is a Tuakiri Investigates exhibition telling stories of unique characters who have inhabited this city.

Rewi Alley in China Exhibition (18 to 27 November 2025)

Discover the remarkable story of a Kiwi whose life and work left a lasting mark in China.

Talks and exhibitions

Rewi Alley in China Exhibition (18 to 27 November 2025)

Discover the remarkable story of a Kiwi whose life and work left a lasting mark in China.

Ngā Pakiwaitara - Bilingual Storytimes
Series

Dec 9th | 10:30am - 11:00am

Tūranga

View all dates

Nau mai hoki mai rā, join us every Tuesday between 10:30-11am for our Ngā Pakiwaitara, bilingual story times.

See what's on
 

Pukapuka hou - New titles

Fiction

"1985" by Hoey, Dominic, 1977-
"Against the Grain" by Turkby, Bing, 1973-
"58% Too Far" by Noordermeer, M. A.
"All Her Lives" by Horrocks, Ingrid, 1975-
"After the War" by Fenton, Patricia, 1949-
"The Amber Owl" by Marillier, Juliet, 1948-
"Against the Grain" by Turkby, Bing, 1973-

Te reo Māori

"Ara" by Elder, Hinemoa, 1966-
"Hare Pota me te pakohu kura huna" by Rowling, J. K., 1965-
"Birdsong" by O'Rourke, Maris
"He pō maumahara" by Tamanui, Virginia
"E Kō, Nō Hea Koe" by Bennett, Matariki
"How Many Times?" by Tipene, Tim, 1972-
"Hare Pota me te pakohu kura huna" by Rowling, J. K., 1965-

Non- Fiction

"New Zealand Place Names" by Dowling, Peter
"The Professional Practice of Teaching in Aotearoa New Zealand"
"New Zealand History in Bite-sized Chunks" by McCloy, Nicola, 1971-
"Fire Stations of Aotearoa New Zealand" by Lockyer, G. A. 1959-
"New Zealand" by Edwards, Sue Bradford
"New Zealand" by Potton, Craig, 1952-
"The Professional Practice of Teaching in Aotearoa New Zealand"
More NZ new titles
 

Top picks

A Sky of Emerald Stars by A.K. Mulford

A. K. Mulford is back with a sequel! Be prepared for more shape-shifting magic, political intrigue and fantastical romance.

 

A Deaf in the Family: Free range antics and family adversity - a Kiwi boyhood in the 50s and 60s by Pete Majendie

Pete Majendie recounts hilariously growing up in 50s and 60s New Zealand, while tackling grief of family loss. A feel-good trip down memory lane.

 

Coming soon

Without Fear Or Favour: A Life in Law by Kenneth Keith

Part biography, part legal philosophy. If you want to understand the current state of New Zealand law this is the book to read.

 

Recommended Reads

Vanda Symon's Dunedin: Prey

Fee reviews the latest book in the Detective Sam Shephard series by Dunedin crime writing legend Vanda Symon.

Frontline Surgeon by Mark Derby

Troy reviews Frontline Surgeon by Mark Derby, a book about a surgeon who served in the Spanish Civil War and WW2.

More NZ blog posts and reviews
 

Discover Canterbury

Explore our Picturing Canterbury and Discover Canterbury posts for an insight into Ōtautahi Christchurch.

Donkey at Christmas Parade: Picturing Canterbury

A shepherd and his donkey walking in the New Brighton Christmas Parade, 9 December 2017. An image from Canterbury Stories.

More Canterbury images
 

Save the Date! Family History Expo: 1 to 3 August 2025

Christchurch Family History Expo at Tūranga: 2-3 August 2025

The biennial Family History Expo was last on in August 2025.

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