Haere mai, welcome to our Aotearoa New Zealand newsletter. Explore new books, upcoming events, and heritage collections.
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.
Ages 0 to 18. Keep reading this summer & win. Pick up a postcard, do 3 challenges, & drop the postcard in. Enjoy events & win prizes!
Blog Post
Moata's family challenge for 2025 is learning a word a week in te reo Māori using the library's bilingual story starter cards.
Find library resources, facts, and history about our country, Aotearoa New Zealand.
Explore the history of Aotearoa New Zealand with library resources.
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.
Staff List
A mix of titles looking at the history of Māori protest and activism in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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.
Symbiosis is a new local artist magazine dedicated to amplifying Otautahi’s vibrant creative community.
Discover the vibrant history of Chinese folk art through the traditions of shadow puppetry, New Year pictures and clay sculptures.
May is NZ Music Month Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa. Find out about music events at libraries, and explore our music resources.
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.
Christchurch City Council Archives & Christchurch City Libraries have launched the Ōtautahi Christchurch Central City Living History Walk.
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