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March 2025

 

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 - March 2025

New additions to the library collection that explore history and global issues including politics, media, climate change, racism and more.

 

New titles

History

"Rasputin" by Beevor, Antony, 1946-
"Frostlines" by Shea, Neil
"Keep Calm We Are Coming" by Crosby, R. D.
"These Isles" by Groom, Brian
"The Queen" by Morgan, Michelle, 1970-
"I'll Make Me A World" by Givens, Jarvis R.
"Frostlines" by Shea, Neil
More history

New Zealand history

"The British Monarch, Māori Chiefs & Sub Tribes of New Zealand" by MacKey-Hoterene, Beau, 1983-
"Keep Calm We Are Coming" by Crosby, R. D.
"Atarau" by Light, Rowan
"The Spirit of Manaaki" by Mines, Stephanie
"Wild Life" by Werry, Philippa, 1958-
"Ngā Kakahu Māori O Mua" by Mead, Sidney M., 1927-
"Keep Calm We Are Coming" by Crosby, R. D.
More NZ history
More documentaries

Featured: Social justice

"Movements That Win" by McBay, Aric
"Our Voices, Together" by Inda Ahmad Zahri
"We Will Not Cancel Us" by Brown, Adrienne M.
"La collision" by Gasnier, Paul, 1990-
"Breakthrough Communities"
"Growing Papaya Trees" by Hernandez, Jessica, 1990-
"Our Voices, Together" by Inda Ahmad Zahri
More titles
 

Library events

Staff List

Romance - New & Trending

These new and trending titles are shaping what’s hot in romance right now, with fresh voices, bold storytelling, and irresistible chemistry.

Staff List

Romance - Essential Reading

Start with the romances that made the genre what it is, These bold, beloved titles showcase love in all its forms and remain essential reads

For kids

Staff List

Romance - New & Trending

These new and trending titles are shaping what’s hot in romance right now, with fresh voices, bold storytelling, and irresistible chemistry.

 
Into North Korea. Norman Pierson : Korean War Photographs. CCL-Pierson-CCL-PH-0007

Website

The Korean War 1950 to 1953

Explore our resources on the Korean War. It began 75 years ago on 25 June 1950.

 

Easter Hours

Good Friday 18 April: All libraries closed
Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 April aren't public holidays, so libraries will be open their normal hours except:

  • Linwood Library at Eastgate will be closed on Easter Sunday

Monday 21 April: Easter Monday our central library Tūranga is open from 10am to 5pm. All other libraries are closed.

More about Easter
 
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