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June 2025

 

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

 

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Matariki: Māori New Year

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

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Unconscious Bias on LinkedIn Learning

In this course, diversity expert Stacey Gordon Stacey explores the most common forms of unconscious bias and its implications.

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Excel Essential Training on LinkedIn Learning

Get up to speed with Excel expert Dennis Taylor as he demonstrates how to efficiently manage & analyse data in Microsoft Excel.

More Matariki
 

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Unconscious Bias on LinkedIn Learning

In this course, diversity expert Stacey Gordon Stacey explores the most common forms of unconscious bias and its implications.

Toiora exhibition & events
 

New For You - Aotearoa New Zealand - June 2025

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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New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults

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The NZCYA Book Awards feature four finalists from Ōtautahi

The finalists in this year's national awards for children's and young adults books have been announced with some familiar names featuring.

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New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults

The winners of the 2025 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults have been announced.

More about the finalists
 

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New Zealand films and documentaries on Beamafilm

Watch movies and documentaries from Aotearoa New Zealand on Beamafilm.

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Pukapuka hou - New titles

Non-Fiction

"New Zealand" by Edwards, Sue Bradford
"Behind the Hill" by Robilliard, Robin, 1934-
"100 Words That Make Us Kiwi" by Broatch, Mark
"Between" by Fitchett, Sue
"50 Years of the Waitangi Tribunal"
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"Behind the Hill" by Robilliard, Robin, 1934-
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Fiction

"The American Boys" by Spooner, Olivia
"How to Paint A Nude" by Mahon, Sam, 1954-
"Good Things Come and Go" by Shapiro, Josie
"The Shadow Weaver" by Cliffwater, Ivy
"The Hidden Daughter" by Lane, Soraya
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"How to Paint A Nude" by Mahon, Sam, 1954-
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Te reo Māori

"Ara" by Elder, Hinemoa, 1966-
"Hare Pota me te pakohu kura huna" by Rowling, J. K., 1965-
"Birdsong" by O'Rourke, Maris
"He pō maumahara" by Tamanui, Virginia
"E Kō, Nō Hea Koe" by Bennett, Matariki
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"Hare Pota me te pakohu kura huna" by Rowling, J. K., 1965-
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Picturing Canterbury

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

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Donkey at Christmas Parade: Picturing Canterbury

A shepherd and his donkey walking in the New Brighton Christmas Parade, 9 December 2017. An image from Canterbury Stories.

More Canterbury images
 

Blog posts

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Tina Makereti's incredible credible book: The Mires

Fee reviews Tina Makereti's novel, a magical story about place, identity and prejudice.

More NZ blog posts and reviews
 

Top pick

A different kind of power by Jacinda Ardern

A deeply personal memoir chronicling her extraordinary rise and offering inspiration to a new generation of leaders.

 

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New Zealand fiction reading guide

Explore adult fiction by New Zealand writers. Stories in a range of genres revealing something of our national character.

Explore NZ fiction
 
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