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March 2025

 

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

 

Book Sale on next week!

Behind the Curtain: In Rehearsal Workshop

Sep 8th | 5:45pm - 7:00pm

Tūranga

Take part in a rehearsal room process in this 1-hour workshop unpacking a scene with Director Kathleen Burns.

More about the Book Sale
 

New For You - Aotearoa New Zealand - March 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.

More New For You
 

What's on

Author talks

WHAIAO presents: The Art of Māori Zine-Making

Aug 28th | 11:00am - 4:00pm

Tūranga

This zine workshop is for everyone. Whether you’re an experienced maker and writer or new to the world of zines—nau mai, haere mai!

Librarian picks of WORD Christchurch Festival 2026

Our librarians are getting ready to WORD. Here are some of the hottest hot tips for WORD Christchurch Festival, on from 1 to 6 September.

 

Speakers

WHAIAO presents: The Art of Māori Zine-Making

Aug 28th | 11:00am - 4:00pm

Tūranga

This zine workshop is for everyone. Whether you’re an experienced maker and writer or new to the world of zines—nau mai, haere mai!

Librarian picks of WORD Christchurch Festival 2026

Our librarians are getting ready to WORD. Here are some of the hottest hot tips for WORD Christchurch Festival, on from 1 to 6 September.

 

Te Ao Māori events

Event

WHAIAO presents: The Art of Māori Zine-Making

Aug 28th | 11:00am - 4:00pm

Tūranga

This zine workshop is for everyone. Whether you’re an experienced maker and writer or new to the world of zines—nau mai, haere mai!

Event

Te Kāhui Ōhua
Series

Aug 28th | 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Tūranga

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Casual, monthly reading group that celebrates our Ngā Pounamu Māori Collection. All welcome, bring the whānau! Free! No booking required!

See what's on
 

Read Poorhara by Michelle Rahurahu on Libby now!

A tragicomedy set in the confines of a 1994 Daihatsu Mira, Poorhara is a journey of epic proportions. No wait list for our featured eBook.

Borrow Poorhara now
 

Pukapuka hou - New titles

Fiction

"Cygnet River" by Martin, Sharron
"Kluge" by Adam, Pip
"Every Lake" by Perry, Adam
"Murder and Mojitos" by Ward, Gareth, 1968-
"For All the Dead Girls" by Clark, Sherryl
"No Prisoners" by Blake, Ellis, pseud., 1989-
"Kluge" by Adam, Pip
 

Non- Fiction

"501s" by Gillies, Angus, 1965-
"The Apothecary Chef" by MacAller, Natasha
"Alone in the World" by Lancewood, Miriam, 1983-
"Big Bang Bread" by Uivel, Lily
"Another Day Like Yesterday" by Clapshaw, Guy
"Bird Land" by Hall, Ken, 1960-
"The Apothecary Chef" by MacAller, Natasha
 

Te reo Māori

"He aha te raru ki tai?" by Sørly, Rita
"Kua kore tōku mataku"
"Kia hīteki i te rā whakanui māmā" by Wilson, Norah, 1981-
"Ngā maunga o Tāmaki Makaurau" by Wilson, Michelle
"Ko ngā whetū raupī o Matariki, ko Pōhutukawa rāua ko Hiwa-i-te-Rangi" by Kamo, Miriama, 1973-
"Ngāti Kuia" by Williams, Madi
"Kua kore tōku mataku"
More NZ new titles
 

Recommended Reads - Fee's picks!

Leave the Girls Behind? Not on Jacqui Bublitz's watch...

Fee reviews the latest from award-winning writer, Jacqueline Bublitz - a tale of a woman obsessed with a serial killer and his victims.

Charity Norman keeps the Home Truths burning

Fee reviews Home Truths, the latest mystery by Charity Norman.

More NZ blog posts and reviews
 

Picturing Canterbury

Explore our Picturing 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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