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November 2024

 

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

 

New For You - Aotearoa New Zealand - November 2024

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.

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Video

Ngā Kōrero Auaha Creative Stories: The Paniora Whānau

The Paniora whānau talk about how much the reo Māori resources at the library mean to them in raising their boys as Māori speakers.

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Te ao Māori events

Event

Ngā Pakiwaitara - Bilingual Storytimes
Series

Mar 10th | 10:30am - 11:00am

Ōrauwhata: Bishopdale Library and Community Centre

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Event

Te Kāhui Ōhua
Series

Mar 27th | 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Tūranga

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More Māori events
 

Pukapuka hou - New titles

Fiction

"The Ballad of Joe Taihape" by Colquhoun, Glenn, 1964-
"A Grave Mistake" by Holmes, Steffanie, 1985-
"Fiery Attraction" by James, Sophia
"Party Boy" by Dukes, Breton
"The First Law of the Bush" by Parkes, Geoff
"Seed" by Easther, Elisabeth
"A Grave Mistake" by Holmes, Steffanie, 1985-

Te reo Māori

"Te akaaka rauwhero" by McGarvey, Haturini
"Both Versions of the Treaty of Waitangi" by Mason, Bruce, 1949-
"W Mō Wahine Toa + W Is for Wahine Toa" by Matata-Sipu, Qiane
"Hare Pota me te pakohu kura huna" by Rowling, J. K., 1965-
"Birdsong" by O'Rourke, Maris
"He pō maumahara" by Tamanui, Virginia
"Both Versions of the Treaty of Waitangi" by Mason, Bruce, 1949-

Non- Fiction

"This Is It Then" by Tremain, Garrick, 1941-2025
"New Zealand's Kiwi" by Boaz, Alyse
"The Art of Colonisation" by Moon, Paul, 1968-
"Homes of This Decade" by Chapman, Clare
"Mustang, Return to Flight" by Deere, Brendon, 1953-
"Worth A Detour" by Janssen, Peter
"New Zealand's Kiwi" by Boaz, Alyse
More NZ new titles
 

Discover Canterbury

Explore our Picturing Canterbury and Discover 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 Post

Author Talk: Michael Belgrave's Becoming Aotearoa

Troy reports back from Michael Belgrave's book launch for his general history of New Zealand at Scorpio Books Wednesday 30 October 2024.

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Coming soon

This December and January, tamariki and rangatahi can enter the Summertime Reading Challenge. It's easy. Pick up a postcard, complete at least three challenges, and drop the card into the library and be in to win cool prizes!

 
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