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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

"Iran and the Revolution" by Katouzian, Homa, 1942-
"The Christian Past That Wasn't" by Throckmorton, Warren
"This Vast Enterprise" by Fehrman, Craig
"This Land Is your Land" by Gage, Beverly
"Cultural Treasures of the World"
"The Two Hundred Years War" by Livingston, Michael, 1975-
"The Christian Past That Wasn't" by Throckmorton, Warren
More history

New Zealand history

"The Chief and the Empire" by Bingham, Eugene
"A Year at Awakino Station" by Mathisen, Jaz
"The First Anzacs" by Hulse, George
"The Good Settler" by Shaw, Richard, 1964-
"Kicking up A Storm" by Rea, Ken
"Haunted by Erewhon" by Robinson, Roger, 1939-
"A Year at Awakino Station" by Mathisen, Jaz
More NZ history

Featured topic: Popes

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

Library events

Blog Post

New Zealand Garden Bird Survey - 27 June to 5 July 2025

Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research runs the NZ Garden Bird Survey annually at the end of June. Find out more and take part!

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Library from Home

Access library services from home or when you are out & about — streaming movies, eBooks, audiobooks, magazines, newspapers, and more!

 

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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