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May 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 - May 2025

What's new? Explore history and global issues including politics, media, climate change, racism and more.

 

New titles

History

"Queen Elizabeth II" by Vickers, Hugo, 1951-
"How Flowers Made Our World" by Haskell, David George, 1969-
"Defiance" by Mrie, Loubna, 1991-
"Freedom Lost, Freedom Won" by Robinson, Eugene, 1954-
"The Chief and the Empire" by Bingham, Eugene
"Self-help From the Middle Ages" by Jones, P. V.
"How Flowers Made Our World" by Haskell, David George, 1969-
More history

New Zealand history

"The British Monarch, Māori Chiefs & Sub Tribes of New Zealand" by MacKey-Hoterene, Beau, 1983-
"The Chief and the Empire" by Bingham, Eugene
"Aotearoa in Bloom" by Clare, Rachel
"Keep Calm We Are Coming" by Crosby, R. D.
"Hinewai Reflections" by Wilson, Hugh D. 1945-
"The Spirit of Manaaki" by Mines, Stephanie
"The Chief and the Empire" by Bingham, Eugene
More NZ history

Featured topic: Popes

"The Right Hand of the Lord Is Exalted" by Porfiri, Aurelio
"The Normans" by Green, Judith A.
"Conclave" by Harris, Robert, 1957-
"The Popes" by Norwich, John Julius, 1929-
"Jesus Wept" by Shenon, Philip
"Celebration of the Eucharist"
"The Normans" by Green, Judith A.
More titles about Popes
 

Library events

Blog Post

10 Reasons Why I’m Excited to Hear Louise Erdrich

Ray is excited for a WORD Christchurch event on Tuesday 26 May - Pulitzer Prize winning author Louise Erdrich in conversation with Nic Low.

Website

New to BWB Critical Issues Collection

'These guys aren't falling through cracks, it's absolute chasms.’ Read Asher Emanuel's The Valley now in BWB Critical Issues Collection.

 

Website

Second World War 1939 to1945

Explore our resources on the Second World War, 1939 to 1945.

Greetings from NZEF in the Pacific. 1943. Entry in the 2009 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt. CCL-DW-90431
Greetings from NZEF in the Pacific. 1943. Entry in the 2009 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt. CCL-DW-90431
 

More from the Library: Matariki

This June we celebrate Matariki and Puaka. Learn more about Māori New Year and find library resources, activities and events.

 
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