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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

"Stuff the British Stole" by Fennell, Marc
"Captain Cook and the Unsettled Afterlives of Empire" by Ballantyne, Tony, 1972-
"Stolen Revolution" by Torbati, Yeganeh
"The Tattooed Hills" by Woolcott, Jon
"The Four Wives of Windsor" by Vigar, Simon
"After Nations" by Dasgupta, Rana, 1971-
"Captain Cook and the Unsettled Afterlives of Empire" by Ballantyne, Tony, 1972-
More history

New Zealand history

"Captain Cook and the Unsettled Afterlives of Empire" by Ballantyne, Tony, 1972-
"Fleur Adcock"
"Marilyn Duckworth"
"Ngāti Kuia" by Williams, Madi
"Witi Ihimaera"
"Another Day Like Yesterday" by Clapshaw, Guy
"Fleur Adcock"
More NZ history

Featured topic: Social prediction

"The Challenge of the Future" by Grayling, A. C., 1949-
"Another Now" by Varoufakis, Yanis, 1961-
"21 Lessons for the 21st Century" by Harari, Yuval N.
"Conversations on the Edge of the Apocalypse" by Brown, David Jay
"Second Nature" by Rich, Nathaniel, 1980-
"Neuromined" by Grant, Robert Edward
"Another Now" by Varoufakis, Yanis, 1961-
More titles
 

Library events

Event

Behind the Curtain: In Rehearsal Workshop

Sep 8th | 5:45pm - 7:00pm

Tūranga

Take part in a rehearsal room process in this 1-hour workshop unpacking a scene with Director Kathleen Burns.

Blog Post

Demolition begins: The Rutherford Ward, Queen Mary Hospital

We look at the history of the Queen Mary Hospital at Hanmer Springs as demolition work begins on its South Block, or Rutherford Ward.

 

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

Behind the Curtain: In Rehearsal Workshop

Sep 8th | 5:45pm - 7:00pm

Tūranga

Take part in a rehearsal room process in this 1-hour workshop unpacking a scene with Director Kathleen Burns.

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