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Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi

February 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 - February 2025

Explore new titles on history and global issues including politics, media, climate change, racism and more.

 

New titles

History

"The Burning Earth" by Amrith, Sunil S., 1979-
"Henry's Shadow" by Wood, Ashley
"Making Sense of the Troubles" by McKittrick, David, 1949-
"Elizabeth of York and the Birth of the Tudor Dynasty" by Adams, Beverley (Historian)
"Midnight in Moscow" by Sullivan, John Joseph, 1959-
"Never Turn Back" by Gewirtz, Julian B., 1989-
"Henry's Shadow" by Wood, Ashley
More history

New Zealand history

"Maranga! Maranga! Maranga!"
"Route 52" by Burt, Simon, 1954-
"The First Flight" by Newey, Chris
"The Staff of Life" by Foley, John, 1938-
"Still Second to None"
"Haerenga Tapu Aotearoa" by Hornblow, John
"Route 52" by Burt, Simon, 1954-
More NZ history

Featured topic: Social prediction

"21 Lessons for the 21st Century" by Harari, Yuval N.
"Second Nature" by Rich, Nathaniel, 1980-
"Utopia for Realists" by Bregman, Rutger, 1988-
"Living in the Long Emergency" by Kunstler, James Howard
"Conversations on the Edge of the Apocalypse" by Brown, David Jay
"Neuromined" by Grant, Robert Edward
"Second Nature" by Rich, Nathaniel, 1980-
More titles
 

Library events

Event

Exhibition: Tuakiri Investigates: Eccentric Christchurch
Series

Mar 4th, All day

Tūranga

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This summer the Tuakiri team investigates Eccentric Christchurch - the unusual people, places and events of the 19th and 20th century.

Event

Māori Land Court Drop In Advisory Clinic
Series

Mar 12th | 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Tūranga

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Do you have a Māori Land Court enquiry? Staff from the Māori Land Court will be available to answer questions and provide advice.

 

Blog Post

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.

 

Featured magazine: Attitude

Each issue has a balance of features on a diverse range of subjects, with block busting A-list celebrity exclusives and in-depth analysis of news and issues affecting the LGBT community.

 

Online Resource

New Zealand History Collection

Access major and authoritative New Zealand history and biography published by Bridget Williams Books.

 

Book Sale coming soon!

Event

Big Bargain Book Sale - Friday 21 and Saturday 22 March 2025
Series

Mar 21st | 9:00am - 7:00pm

Pioneer Recreation and Sport Centre

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Our annual book sale will be held at the Pioneer Recreation and Sport Centre: 9am to 7pm Friday 21 March and 9am to 4pm Saturday 22 March.

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