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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 2026

Explore resources and events to help you strengthen your reo during Te Wiki o te Reo Māori - Māori Language Week, 14 to 20 September 2026.

More about Te Wiki
 

Te ao Māori events

Event

WHAIAO presents: Adults - Storytelling Workshop FULLY BOOKED

Oct 18th | 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Tūranga

Event

Ngā Pakiwaitara - Bilingual Storytimes
Series

Oct 20th | 10:30am - 11:00am

Tūranga

View all dates

More Māori events
 

Horroromance (because love is terrifying) 🫀

When you want a love story but to also to be frightened. Love is a battlefield, but also sometimes a slaughterhouse.

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

What did your ancestors do? Discovering local occupations

Oct 21st | 10:00am - 12:00pm

Tūranga

This two-week course will introduce you to resources and research tips to help to help you discover what your ancestors did for their jobs.

Event

Digitise Your Photos: Scan, sip and share at Linwood Library

Oct 21st | 10:00am - 2:00pm

Linwood Library

Add to our digital collection and share memories in this interesting conversation starter. Bring along your photos to scan & enjoy a cuppa.

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 videos, podcasts, 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

"He aha tāku e rongo nei?" by Tapiata, Hana
"He kete kiwaha" by Black, Hona
"He aha te raru ki tai?" by Sørly, Rita
"Kia hīteki i te rā whakanui māmā" by Wilson, Norah, 1981-
"He iti te kupu" by Black, Hona
"Ko Lisa Carrington me te tohu tainanakia"
"He kete kiwaha" by Black, Hona

Non- Fiction

"Dirty Work" by Hager, Nicky, 1958-
"Another Day Like Yesterday" by Clapshaw, Guy
"Lucky You're Tough" by Law, Mark (Helicopter pilot)
"A Bushman's Book of Yarns" by Gibson, Sam (Trapper)
"Home Again" by Toogood, Jon
"Roadscapes" by Smith, Derek, 1957-
"Another Day Like Yesterday" by Clapshaw, Guy
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: 16 to 26 October

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

 
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