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Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi

August 2025

 

Haere mai. Welcome to Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi – Christchurch City Libraries
WORD Christchurch Festival is on next week - from Wednesday 27 August to Sunday 31 August. Find out what's happening at Tūranga, and explore our WORD coverage.

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Look back at WORD Christchurch Festival 2025

The Festival is over for the year. Read librarian reports on WORD events.

Visit our WORD page
 

WORD at Tūranga

Blog Post

Living Books: The Voices of Hip-Hop: WORD Chch 2025

Sit down and kōrero with emerging and established Hip-hop artists from Aotearoa New Zealand. Thursday 28 August 6pm to 8pm at Tūranga.

Video

Popular on LinkedIn Learning - Unconscious Bias

In this course, diversity expert Stacey Gordon Stacey reveals the most common forms of unconscious bias. a

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Popular on LinkedIn Learning - Unconscious Bias

In this course, diversity expert Stacey Gordon Stacey reveals the most common forms of unconscious bias. a

Video

Popular on LinkedIn Learning - Excel Essential Training

Get up to speed with Excel expert Dennis Taylor as he demonstrates how to efficiently manage & analyse data in Microsoft Excel.

Video

Popular on LinkedIn Learning - Unconscious Bias

In this course, diversity expert Stacey Gordon Stacey reveals the most common forms of unconscious bias. a

Video

Popular on LinkedIn Learning - Excel Essential Training

Get up to speed with Excel expert Dennis Taylor as he demonstrates how to efficiently manage & analyse data in Microsoft Excel.

WORD at Tūranga
 

Library staff pick WORD sessions

Blog Post

The Romance of Fantasy: WORD Christchurch Festival 2025

Jessie is looking forward to seeing Andrea Eames and Rachael Craw speak at their WORD Christchurch 2025 event "The Romance of Fantasy".

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What is a Book (Fight) Club?: WORD Christchurch 2025

Ky ponders the mysteries of a Book (Fight) Club ahead of a "literati Thunderdome" at Cloisters Studio, The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora.

Staff picks of the programme
 

Borrow a book bundle and win!

For the duration of WORD Christchurch, we will be running a competition at Tūranga. Throughout the building there will be entry forms and entry boxes at self check kiosks and other prominent places.

  • Any customer who borrows a book bundle and puts their name and phone number on the entry form/label goes in a draw.
  • Customers can enter multiple times by borrowing multiple book bundles and placing a completed form in a box.
  • Winners will be drawn at random after WORD Christchurch Festival 2025 ends.
  • Prizes include one $100 UBS book voucher and three $20 Riverside Market vouchers.
  • This competition is exclusive to Tūranga and runs Monday 25 August to Sunday 31 August.
 

Quick Questions

WORD guests answer quick questions on what they think about libraries. They also share their desert island books, reveal surprising facts about themselves, and tell us what sparks JOY.

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Quick questions with Jo Cribb - WORD Christchurch 2025

Blog Post

Quick questions with Chris Tse - WORD Christchurch 2025

More Quick Questions
 

Read WORD writers

"The Book of Guilt" by Chidgey, Catherine, 1970-
"No Words for This" by Mau, Alison, 1965-
"Become Unstoppable" by Enoka, Gilbert
"No Words for This" by Mau, Alison, 1965-
"See How They Fall" by Paris, Rachel
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"No Words for This" by Mau, Alison, 1965-
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