Moata's Blog

Watchathon: Long weekend viewing

By Moata17/04/2025

Donna and Moata choose the movies, docos, and TV shows they're cueing up on to watch on Kanopy this long weekend.

By Moata14/04/2025

Moata considers the work of iconic Māori artist, Robyn Kahukiwa.

By Moata24/01/2025

Not all the crawlies are creepy! Some of them are quite cool! Voting for Bug of the Year 2025 is open until 17 February.

By Moata16/01/2025

Moata's family challenge for 2025 is learning a word a week in te reo Māori using the library's bilingual story starter cards.

By Moata09/01/2025

When Melanie Koster decided to write a picture book about Bishopdale's favourite slide she tried to find out how it came to be...

By Moata29/10/2024

Moata holds a magnifying glass to the world of miniatures and suggests library titles and equipment to help you make dainty models.

By Moata15/10/2024

Moata runs through some of her favourite recent horror watches - great picks for any Halloween horror-fest.

By Moata12/09/2024

Moata discovers a graphic novel that's a fun read for kids (and their grown-ups) and "interrogates" the New Zealand author/illustrator.

By Moata03/09/2024

Moata reports back from a good kōrero about short fiction with Airana Ngarewa, Emma Hislop, Tīhema Baker and Jordan Tricklebank.

By Moata02/09/2024

Moata reports back from Isaac Martyn's show, He Māori? at WORD Christchurch 2024 and finds jokes, songs, bad language and good stuff.

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