Haere mai, welcome to our Aotearoa New Zealand newsletter. Explore new books, upcoming events, and heritage collections.
Join us in June for exciting free Matariki and Puaka activities and events for you and your whānau to enjoy.
Blog Post
Local authors and illustrators are well represented, with Christchurch nominees in SIX of the seven categories!
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.
Discover te ao Māori events at libraries - from book groups to whakapapa research.
Event
Apr 30th | 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.
May 5th | 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Tūranga
Interested in Iwi history and research? Come along to our Iwi Research event where the focus this month will be Ngāti Pikiao.
Website
Discover the history and origins of Ōtautahi streets. NEW: the map now connects to Canterbury Stories images of 1,400 Christchurch streets.
Was Charlotte Godley the Lady Whistledown of early Christchurch? She certainly was an excellent (and gossipy) writer.
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.
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