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Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi

June 2024

 

Haere mai, welcome to our Aotearoa New Zealand newsletter. Explore new books, upcoming events, and heritage collections.

 

Matariki: Māori New Year

Join us in June and July for exciting free Matariki and Puaka activities and events for you and your whānau to enjoy.

More about Matariki
 

Blog Post

Ōtautahi stars: NZ Book Awards for Children & Young Adults

Local authors and illustrators are well represented, with Christchurch nominees in SIX of the seven categories!

Dip into the NZCYA shortlist
 

New For You - Aotearoa New Zealand - June 2024

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.

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Pukapuka hou - New titles

NZ fiction

"The Antiquarian's Object of Desire" by Holton, India
"Banjara" by Chandra, Shana
"Archangel's Eternity" by Singh, Nalini, 1977-
"The Black Monk" by Grimshaw, Charlotte, 1966-
"The Ballad of Joe Taihape" by Colquhoun, Glenn, 1964-
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"Banjara" by Chandra, Shana
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NZ non-fiction

"Advanced Techniques for New Zealand Deerstalkers" by Lentle, Roger
"Alone in the World" by Lancewood, Miriam, 1983-
"AInthropology" by Carapiet, Jon, 1963-
"Among Kinabuhi Sa Aotearoa"
"All in" by McHardy, Karina
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"Alone in the World" by Lancewood, Miriam, 1983-
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NZ eAudiobooks

"The Blood Says Otherwise : Murder, Forensics and Hidden Truths" by Miller, Ruben (Forensic scientist)
"Mana" by Iti, Tame Wairere, 1952-
"The First Law of the Bush" by Parkes, Geoff
"Seed" by Easther, Elisabeth
"Hooked up" by Sussman, Fiona
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"Mana" by Iti, Tame Wairere, 1952-
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More NZ new titles
 

Te ao Māori events

Discover te ao Māori events at libraries - from book groups to whakapapa research.

Event

Ngā Pakiwaitara - Bilingual Storytimes
Series

Jun 23rd | 10:30am - 11:00am

Tūranga

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Nau mai hoki mai rā, join us every Tuesday between 10:30-11am for our Ngā Pakiwaitara, bilingual story times.

Event

Ngā Waiata Rongonui
Series

Jun 24th | 10:30am - 11:00am

Linwood Library

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Join Tuahine Justice as she sings and dances her way through te ao Māori with Ngā Waiata Rongonui.

More te ao Māori events
 

What's new

Website

Christchurch Streets and Places

Discover the history and origins of Ōtautahi streets. NEW: the map now connects to Canterbury Stories images of 1,400 Christchurch streets.

Blog Post

Mrs Godley spills the tea

Was Charlotte Godley the Lady Whistledown of early Christchurch? She certainly was an excellent (and gossipy) writer.

More new posts
 

Discover Canterbury

Explore our Picturing Canterbury and Discover Canterbury posts for an insight into Ōtautahi Christchurch.

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NZ Music Month: Picturing Canterbury

Christchurch City Libraries celebrates NZ Music Month during May every year. Here are some musical highlights from Canterbury Stories.

More Canterbury images
 
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