Competitions

We occasionally run competitions for kids, teens and adults. Enter and win!

See winners of previous competitions.

Tūhia mai tō whare colouring competition - 1 to 30 September

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori Colouring Competition

Māori & Multicultural Library Services invites you to be part of our Te Wiki o te Reo Māori colouring competition.
Pick up an entry form from the library or download a copy [341KB PDF]

Terms and Conditions

  • There are three sections: 2–5 years, 6–11 years, and 11–17 years
  • Entries must be submitted by Monday 30 September 2024 at any Christchurch City Library
  • One entry per person
  • Once you’ve finished colouring in, complete the panel below and give your entry to a staff member at any Christchurch City Library
  • You may take the entry form home to work on it but it must be given to a library staff member before or on Monday 30 September 2024
  • One winner from each section will be selected and notified by phone
  • All winning entries and runners up will be displayed on the Christchurch City Libraries webpage
  • No correspondence will be entered into

Halswell Poetry competition - Friday 23 August to Sunday 8 September

The Library at Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre is celebrating National Poetry Day on Friday 23 August by launching a Halswell Poetry competition, and winning entries will have their poem custom printed onto a tote bag! 

This is open to all ages and we will have winners across different ages and categories.

Grab an entry form from Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre or enter online and make sure to have your entry back in by Sunday 8 September.

Halswell Poetry competition

Enter the competition to celebrate National Poety Day, Friday 23 August 2024.
Name of poet
Name of contact (if different from the poet)
Age
Attach the poem
Max. file size: 30 MB.
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

This information will be submitted via email. .

Top of the Pods podcasting competition for years 5 to 10

GCSN, Christchurch City Council Libraries, LOOP (Papanui Youth Development Trust) and Plains FM are excited to present Top of the Pods 2024, a podcasting competition where teams of ākonga from across greater Christchurch can create and submit their own podcast, learn new skills, and win awesome prizes - including up to $500 worth of podcasting equipment! 

There are two categories for this year's competition: The Future is a Wonderful Place and Open. Teams can choose which category they would like to enter.

Schools or whānau from across the Greater Christchurch region can register teams of up to 12 tamariki in Years 5 - 10 with each team having until the end of the Term 3 school holidays to create and submit their own unique podcast(less that 20 minutes in length).

Find out more about Top of the Pods

Important dates

  • Competition entries open - June 2024
  • Podcast support & drop in sessions - Monday 9 September - Friday 11 October (Week 8, Term 3 - Term 3 school holidays)
  • Submissions close - Friday 18 October (Week 1, Term 4)
  • Prizegiving and showcase - Wednesday 23 October, 5:30pm - 7:00pm at Tūranga.
    Share your podcast with friends and whānau, meet the other teams, and hear what the judges thought of your entry.

Previous competitions

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