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November 2024

 

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 - November 2024

The newest additions to our collection that explore history and global issues including politics, media, climate change, racism and more.

 

New titles

History

"Stuff the British Stole" by Fennell, Marc
"Captain Cook and the Unsettled Afterlives of Empire" by Ballantyne, Tony, 1972-
"Stolen Revolution" by Torbati, Yeganeh
"The Tattooed Hills" by Woolcott, Jon
"The Four Wives of Windsor" by Vigar, Simon
"After Nations" by Dasgupta, Rana, 1971-
"Captain Cook and the Unsettled Afterlives of Empire" by Ballantyne, Tony, 1972-
More history

New Zealand history

"Captain Cook and the Unsettled Afterlives of Empire" by Ballantyne, Tony, 1972-
"Fleur Adcock"
"Marilyn Duckworth"
"Ngāti Kuia" by Williams, Madi
"Witi Ihimaera"
"Another Day Like Yesterday" by Clapshaw, Guy
"Fleur Adcock"
More NZ history

Featured topic: Te Tiriti o Waitangi/The Treaty of WaitangI

"The Far-right Playbook"
"Te Tiriti, Equality and the Future of New Zealand Democracy" by O'Sullivan, Dominic, 1970-
"The Ngai Tahu Deeds" by Evison, Harry, 1924-2014
"The Story of A Treaty" by Orange, Claudia, 1938-
"Understanding Te Tiriti" by Smail, Roimata
"Understanding Hauora" by Smail, Roimata
"Te Tiriti, Equality and the Future of New Zealand Democracy" by O'Sullivan, Dominic, 1970-
More Tiriti titles
 

Event

Behind the Curtain: In Rehearsal Workshop

Sep 8th | 5:45pm - 7:00pm

Tūranga

Take part in a rehearsal room process in this 1-hour workshop unpacking a scene with Director Kathleen Burns.

 

Online Resource

Opposing Viewpoints: Gale In Context

Perspectives on major contentious social, political, and technological issues, from immigration to marijuana, over 20,000 pro/con viewpoints

 

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.

 

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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