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 arrivals for this month including Fiction, Biography, Non-Fiction.
Staff List
Recent additions to our Ngā Pounamu Māori Collections for Adults and Tamariki.
Here is a few titles to get involved with the MāoriLitBlog Reading Challenge.
Explore our Picturing Canterbury posts for an insight into Ōtautahi Christchurch.
Blog Post
Born in Christchurch in 1950, John Britten found fame as the designer of motorcycles. The Britten Museum opened Wednesday 18 February 2026.
Explore Aotearoa New Zealand and Ōtautahi Christchurch eResources. Free with your library membership.
Website
How to rebuild trust in Journalism. Award-winning journalist Tim Watkin confronts the breakdown in trust between journalism and the public.
Online Resource
Survey plans as imaged by Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) for Landonline. Available only on Family History Computers.
Summertime is cricket time. Cricket has a long history in Ōtautahi Christchurch. We have eleven Canterbury cricket questions for you!
Missbeecrafty reads about the history of The Elms, Tauranga heritage building and finds lyrical descriptions and fascinating stories.
Event
Mar 19th, All day
Tūranga
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Exhibition looking at some of the more unusual movements of people and objects around Ōtautahi Christchurch. On until 20 March 2026.
Unity Week is a coordinated approach to remember & honour those lost in the 2019 mosque shootings, & to promote a socially cohesive society.
Mar 27th | 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Casual, monthly reading group that celebrates our Ngā Pounamu Māori Collection. All welcome, bring the whānau! Free! No booking required!
The 2026 winners have been announced for adult fiction, lifestyle book, young adult fiction, junior fiction, and picture books categories.
It's on! Embrace the challenge this summer and win prizes. When the mānuka blooms, it’s time to read. Entries open until 30 January!
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