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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

Ngā Pakiwaitara - Bilingual Storytimes
Series

Sep 1st | 10:30am - 11:00am

Tūranga

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Event

Rangahau-ā-Iwi: Ngā Rauru

Sep 1st | 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Tūranga

More Māori events
 

Repair, Revive & Rewear: Clothing Repair & Visible Mending

Sep 17th | 1:30pm - 3:30pm

Tūranga

Got a favourite item that's torn, worn, or in need of a little TLC? Join us for a hands-on clothing repair and visible mending session.

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

Shortland Pounamu: WORD Christchurch Festival 2026

Sep 4th | 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Tūranga

Ngāi Tahu Archive panellists Atholl Anderson, Helen Brown, Takerei Norton, and Michael Stevens share the story of the Shortland Pounamu.

Event

The Fiordland Deer Recovery: WORD Christchurch Festival 2026

Sep 4th | 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Tūranga

Peta Carey's story of helicopter deer recovery in Fiordland is told through the lives of three brothers, Gary, Mark and Kim Hollows.

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

"He aha te raru ki tai?" by Sørly, Rita
"Kua kore tōku mataku"
"Kia hīteki i te rā whakanui māmā" by Wilson, Norah, 1981-
"Kupe me te wheke nui a Muturangi" by Tait, Mat, 1970-
"Ko ngā whetū raupī o Matariki, ko Pōhutukawa rāua ko Hiwa-i-te-Rangi" by Kamo, Miriama, 1973-
"Ngā maunga o Tāmaki Makaurau" by Wilson, Michelle
"Kua kore tōku mataku"

Non- Fiction

"Lucky You're Tough" by Law, Mark (Helicopter pilot)
"A Bushman's Book of Yarns" by Gibson, Sam
"501s" by Gillies, Angus, 1965-
"Bird Land" by Hall, Ken, 1960-
"Another Day Like Yesterday" by Clapshaw, Guy
"Captain Cook and the Unsettled Afterlives of Empire" by Ballantyne, Tony, 1972-
"A Bushman's Book of Yarns" by Gibson, Sam
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 2026

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

 
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