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February 2025

 

Haere mai and welcome to our Science & Nature newsletter.

Find library titles, events, and resources that reveal the surprising and wondrous about the world we live in.

 

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Seaweek 2026

Come along to Tūranga for an Ocean Immersive Experience, to New Brighton for a beach cleanup and more. 28 February to 8 March.

 

Library events

Event

Nancy Wake: The Spy, the Story and the Journey w/ Maria Gill

Oct 20th | 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Upper Riccarton Library

Author Maria Gill became fascinated by Nancy Wake's extraordinary story while researching her YA novel A Flame in the Dark.

Event

Nancy Wake: The Spy, the Story and the Journey w/ Maria Gill

Oct 20th | 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Upper Riccarton Library

Author Maria Gill became fascinated by Nancy Wake's extraordinary story while researching her YA novel A Flame in the Dark.

Event

Nancy Wake: The Spy, the Story and the Journey w/ Maria Gill

Oct 20th | 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Upper Riccarton Library

Author Maria Gill became fascinated by Nancy Wake's extraordinary story while researching her YA novel A Flame in the Dark.

 

New books

Science

"Sitting on the Shoulders of Giants" by Schumacher, Christoph R.
"The Paranoid Style in American Politics" by Hofstadter, Richard, 1916-1970
"Front Row Seat" by Gerrard, Juliet A.
"100 Ways I Almost Died" by Connolly, Bram
"Three Shocks" by Megalogenis, George
"The Samurai Swordsman" by Turnbull, Stephen R., 1948-
"The Paranoid Style in American Politics" by Hofstadter, Richard, 1916-1970

Nature

"Drawn to Nature" by Quentin, Caroline, 1961-
"Lessons From the Garden" by Little, Lahronda Welch, 1974-
"How to change everything" by Klein, Naomi, 1970-
"A Bushman's Book of Yarns" by Gibson, Sam (Trapper)
"Orwell's Roses" by Solnit, Rebecca
"The Vanishing Earth" by Crawford, James (Writer on aerial photography)
"Lessons From the Garden" by Little, Lahronda Welch, 1974-

Featured topics

Marine animals

"Secrets of the Sea" by Vennell, Robert
"Our Big Blue Backyard"
"Secrets of the Sea" by Vennell, Robert
"Our Big Blue Backyard" by Hunt, Janet, 1951-
"Secrets of the Sea" by Vennell, Robert
"Our Big Blue Backyard"
"Our Big Blue Backyard"

Earthquakes

"When Worlds Quake" by Tkalčić, Hrvoje
"Film on the Faultline"
"The Million Death Quake" by Musson, Roger
"Volcanoes and Earthquakes" by Bone, Emily
"Volcanoes and Earthquakes" by Petrone, Chiara Maria
"Volcano & Earthquake" by Van Rose, Susanna, 1941-
"Film on the Faultline"
 

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Popular science reading guide

Popular science takes science and makes it engaging and interesting to read. We recommend some great popular science titles and authors.

 

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New Zealand earth science and geology

Find resources and information on earth science and geology, including earthquakes, and volcanoes.

 

Book Sale coming soon!

Event

Nancy Wake: The Spy, the Story and the Journey w/ Maria Gill

Oct 20th | 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Upper Riccarton Library

Author Maria Gill became fascinated by Nancy Wake's extraordinary story while researching her YA novel A Flame in the Dark.

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