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May 2025

 

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

 

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Podcast: Māori Lit Reading Challenge 2025

Listen to Julia, Ngapiu, Māia, Alexandra discuss their reading picks in the Māori Lit Reading Challenge 2025.

More about Māori Lit challenge
 

NZ Music Month Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa

May is NZ Music Month Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa. Find out about music events at libraries, and explore our music resources.

More about NZ Music Month
 

New For You - Aotearoa New Zealand - May 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
 

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NZ Music Month Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa

May is NZ Music Month Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa. Find out about music events at libraries, and explore our music resources.

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Dr Morgane Merien introduces Our Insect Neighbours

Dr Morgane Merien introduces you to Our Insect Neighbours and the exhibition on at Tūranga until 17 May.

See what's on
 

2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards

The shortlist has been announced for New Zealand's most prestigious literary awards.

Read the winners & shortlist
 

Pukapuka hou - New titles

Non- Fiction

"All in" by McHardy, Karina
"Aotearoa New Zealand"
"Alone in the World" by Lancewood, Miriam, 1983-
"Be Brave" by Dreaver, Barbara
"Aotearoa in Bloom" by Clare, Rachel
"Blue Is A Cracked Vase in Memory" by Ensing, Riemke, 1939-
"Aotearoa New Zealand"
"Be Brave" by Dreaver, Barbara
 

Fiction

"Other People's Bodies" by Reed, Megan Nicol
"Reaper" by Symon, Vanda, 1969-
"Remodelling Murder" by Scanlan-Dyas, Nic
"The Hidden Way" by Marillier, Juliet, 1948-
"The End and the Beginning" by Holdom, K. J.
"Fast & Fastidious" by Caldwell, R. M.
"Reaper" by Symon, Vanda, 1969-
"The Hidden Way" by Marillier, Juliet, 1948-
 

Te reo Māori

"Kupe me te wheke nui a Muturangi" by Tait, Mat, 1970-
"Te akaaka rauwhero" by McGarvey, Haturini
"Rere atu ki Poronihia" by Paul, Tangaroa
"W mō wahine toa" by Matata-Sipu, Qiane
"Seeking A Will" by Hinton, Emma
"The Whale and the Snapper" by Van Dam, Jo
"Te akaaka rauwhero" by McGarvey, Haturini
"W mō wahine toa" by Matata-Sipu, Qiane
More NZ new titles
 

Picturing Canterbury

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

John Britten: Picturing Canterbury

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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Blog posts

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Submerse yourself in Tina Shaw's A House Built on Sand

Fee reviews Tina Shaw's novel about a mother and daughter attempting to deal with early onset dementia.

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Happy 40th birthday, Alice in Videoland!

In May 2025, Alice in Videoland turns 40! Donna takes a look at this legendary Christchurch institution.

VE Day in Cathedral Square. Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt. In copyright. CCL-PH19-JoWe-001

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VE Day - 9 May 1945

A look back at Victory in Europe Day in New Zealand on 9 May 1945, celebrations that marked the end of the Second World War.

More NZ blog posts and reviews
 

Papanui Library Book Club March 2026

Tour of Tuakiri | Identity - Local and Family History Floor
Series

May 30th | 10:30am - 11:30am

Tūranga

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You can listen to the first memoir by Ruth Shaw The bookseller at the end of the world on uLibrary.

 

Matariki: Māori New Year

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

More about Matariki
 
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