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June 2024

 

Haere mai and welcome to our History & Current Events newsletter.

Find great reads and resources about wars, revolutions, and extraordinary lives all over the world - in the present day, and the past.

 

Staff List

New For You - History & Current Events - June 2024

Newest additions to our collection that explore history and global issues including politics, media, climate change, racism and more.

 

New titles

History

"Ngāti Kuia" by Williams, Madi
"Ancient Times" by Bauer, S. Wise
"The Kennedys and the Windsors" by Hallemann, Caroline
"Freedom Round the Globe" by Pearsall, Sarah M. S.
"Coastline" by Robinson, Ben
"The Two Hundred Years War" by Livingston, Michael, 1975-
"Ancient Times" by Bauer, S. Wise
More history

New Zealand history

"Styx Mill Oral History Collection" by Styx History Group
"The Clay That Connects Us"
"Ngāti Kuia" by Williams, Madi
"Kicking up A Storm" by Rea, Ken
"The Chief and the Empire" by Bingham, Eugene
"The Good Settler" by Shaw, Richard, 1964-
"The Clay That Connects Us"
More NZ history
More documentaries

Featured topic: Democracy

"Te Tiriti, Equality and the Future of New Zealand Democracy" by O'Sullivan, Dominic, 1970-
"Captive Minds" by Margalit, Avishai, 1939-
"The Blind Spot" by Winters, Jeffrey A. 1960-
"The Future of Free Speech" by Mchangama, Jacob, 1978-
"Half-earth Socialism" by Vettese, Troy
"Why Democracy Needs the Rich" by McGinnis, John O., 1957-
"Captive Minds" by Margalit, Avishai, 1939-
More democracy titles
 

Blog Post

Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein

Troy reviews Doppelganger by Naomi Klein, winner of the Women's Non-Fiction Prize 2024. Journey into the mirror world and how we got there

 

Library events

Blog Post

Waitaha youth writers at 2026 NZ National Flash Fiction Day

Rachel reports back from the annual flash fiction event held at Tūranga where a wealth of local writing talent was on display.

Staff List

Kiribati language and culture

Library resources on Kiribati language and culture.

 

Staff List

If you like Shōgun

If you enjoyed the television adaptation of James Clavell's novel, delve further into the world of 17th century Japan.

 
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