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September 2024

 

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

 

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 14 -20 o Hepetema 2025

Explore resources and events to help you strengthen your reo during Te Wiki o te Reo Māori - Māori Language Week, 14 to 20 September 2025.

More about Te Wiki
 

Te ao Māori events

Event

Celebrate Matariki with Dr Hinemoa Elder FULLY BOOKED

Jun 19th | 5:30pm - 7:00pm

Tūranga

Event

He kai kei āku rika - Matariki Whānau Day

Jun 20th | 10:00am - 3:00pm

Tūranga

More Māori events
 

Period pieces on Kanopy

Watch movies and TV series set in a range of historical periods on Kanopy with your library card.

Listen to The Mires
 

New For You - Aotearoa New Zealand - September 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.

More New For You
 

Local history events

Event

Heritage Highlight: 154 years of Funerals in Canterbury

Jun 23rd | 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Tūranga

Bell, Lamb & Trotter have provided funeral services in Canterbury for 154 years. Andrew Bell will discuss the changes seen over the years.

Event

Meet the objects: Treasures of Tuakiri

Jun 25th | 12:15pm - 12:45pm

Tūranga

Join the Tuakiri team for a series of informal lunchtime talks exploring highlights of the Ahakoa he iti, he pounamu exhibition.

Local & Family history events
 

Aotearoa NZ eResources

New Zealand Geographic

Writers, photographers and scientists tell the story of NZ in this online magazine archive. Includes video, podcast, and photography.

NewsBank - Access New Zealand

The largest online collection of national, regional, rural, and local news sources from across the North and South Islands.

More Aotearoa NZ eResources
 

Pukapuka hou - New titles

Fiction

"The Antiquarian's Object of Desire" by Holton, India
"Banjara" by Chandra, Shana
"Archangel's Eternity" by Singh, Nalini, 1977-
"The Black Monk" by Grimshaw, Charlotte, 1966-
"The Ballad of Joe Taihape" by Colquhoun, Glenn, 1964-
"Black Velvet & Vengeance" by Challinor, Deborah, 1959-
"Banjara" by Chandra, Shana

Te reo Māori

"A Ariā me te motu pouākai" by Ihimaera, Witi, 1944-
"The Other Catherine" by Keenan, Lauren
"Ko ngā whetū raupī o Matariki"
"Pepeha Portal" by Tikao, Ariana, 1971-
"Kupe me te wheke nui a Muturangi" by Tait, Mat, 1970-
"Rere atu ki Poronihia" by Paul, Tangaroa
"The Other Catherine" by Keenan, Lauren

Non- Fiction

"A Year at Awakino Station" by Mathisen, Jaz
"The Clean" by Langston, Richard, 1959-
"The Good Settler" by Shaw, Richard, 1964-
"Let's Go Native" by Hessell, Guy
"Haunted by Erewhon" by Robinson, Roger, 1939-
"Zines NZ" by Galloway, Bryce
"The Clean" by Langston, Richard, 1959-
More NZ new titles
 

Discover Canterbury

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

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NZ Music Month: Picturing Canterbury

Christchurch City Libraries celebrates NZ Music Month during May every year. Here are some musical highlights from Canterbury Stories.

More Canterbury images
 

WORD Christchurch Festival 2024

Revisit WORD Christchurch 2024 - read our event reports, and find works by WORD writers in our collection.

More about WORD Christchurch
 

Coming soon

Awesome Antarctica

In October, celebrate Ōtautahi Christchurch's connection to Antarctica.

Christchurch Heritage Festival: 11 to 27 October 2025

Explore the interesting and fun local history events, exhibitions, and activities on at the Christchurch Heritage Festival.

 
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