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Puoro - Music

Listen online, research, or make music of your own at the library.

Stream music online using one of our great eResources, including classical, jazz, world, country folk and popular. Our streaming music is free to library card holders and is ad-free.

Find music from around the world and in a range of genres - thousands of CDs, LPs and DVDs as well as music scores, music books and magazines, and online music research resources

Create your own music at the library using instruments, recording equipment and specialist software.

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Just For Joy - Choir with L.A. Mitchell {Christmas Edition}

Dec 7th | 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Tūranga
All ye Merry Gentle-people, announcing a special Christmas edition of Just For Joy - Choir. Join us for 1 hour of festive community singing!

Music collections

With the increasing popularity of streamed music the libraries offering music CD collections are now Tūranga and Linwood Library.

Some music CDs are held in storage and along with our vinyl LP collection may be requested.

There is also a range of music DVDs and scores available for borrowing across the network.

Music eResources

Listen online to streaming music eResources.

Music eResources

Naxos Jazz

Stream over 32,000 jazz albums, from jazz legends to contemporary jazz.

Naxos Music Library World

Streaming over 10,000 world music albums, from legendary historical performances to contemporary world music.

Naxos Music Library

Online classical music library of streaming music. Includes standard and rare recordings, album notes, reference and tuition material.

Naxos Jazz

Stream over 32,000 jazz albums, from jazz legends to contemporary jazz.

Naxos Music Library World

Streaming over 10,000 world music albums, from legendary historical performances to contemporary world music.

Naxos Music Library

Online classical music library of streaming music. Includes standard and rare recordings, album notes, reference and tuition material.

Music books

Taupuni Oro/Ataata – Audio/Video Studio: Tūranga

Ngā Kōrero Auaha – Creative Stories: King Cass

Rapper King Cass uses the Taupuni Oro/Ataata Audio/Video Studio at Tūranga to record and produce his motivational hip-hop music.

Ngā Kōrero Auaha – Creative Stories: The Burdetts

Lorelei & Rosanne Burdett talk about their experience using Tūranga to record an audio version of Lorelei's book about her mental health.

Taupuni Oro/Ataata – Audio/Video Studio: Tūranga

The Audio/Video Studio is a place to shoot and edit video, record and edit sound, and to compose, record, and mix sound recordings.

New in Music

Recent necrology, November 2025

Some well-known people who have died recently including NZ filmmaker, Lee Tamahori; actor, Diane Ladd; and US politician, Dick Cheney.

Just For Joy - Choir with L.A. Mitchell {Christmas Edition}

Dec 7th | 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Tūranga
All ye Merry Gentle-people, announcing a special Christmas edition of Just For Joy - Choir. Join us for 1 hour of festive community singing!

Recent necrology, October 2025

Some well-known people who have died recently including actor, Diane Keaton; former PM, Jim Bolger; and broadcaster and author, Nigel Latta.

I want to listen: eResources you can listen to

Explore eResources you can listen to - eAudiobooks and Music. Free with your library membership.

Recent necrology, November 2025

Some well-known people who have died recently including NZ filmmaker, Lee Tamahori; actor, Diane Ladd; and US politician, Dick Cheney.

Just For Joy - Choir with L.A. Mitchell {Christmas Edition}

Dec 7th | 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Tūranga
All ye Merry Gentle-people, announcing a special Christmas edition of Just For Joy - Choir. Join us for 1 hour of festive community singing!

Recent necrology, October 2025

Some well-known people who have died recently including actor, Diane Keaton; former PM, Jim Bolger; and broadcaster and author, Nigel Latta.

I want to listen: eResources you can listen to

Explore eResources you can listen to - eAudiobooks and Music. Free with your library membership.

Streaming music titles

Music magazines

Music magazines

Latest music by genre

Latest music by genre

Māori music — Taonga Puoro

Information and resources about Māori musical traditions and taonga puoro.
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New Zealand Music

Celebrate New Zealand music - we have CDs, books, and resources about the music of Aotearoa.

New Zealand and Christchurch music

Explore our New Zealand and Christchurch music resources.

CSO music trails through the library

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CSO music trails through the library

Free, 45 minute music and story performances for kids by the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra.

Music scores and sheet music

Written music

Some of our extensive collection of music scores and sheet music is available at Tūranga. The rest is in storage but may be requested (see placing holds).

Scores are available for piano, guitar, but also for flute, clarinet and many other instruments.

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The hidden magic of Tūranga's score collection

Jessie chats with Jill about how she's used Tūranga's score collection, as well as providing some top tips for score searching.

Explore more music resources

Music images
View a set of musical images on Canterbury Stories

Music images
Browse music-related photographs on the Discovery Wall

Learning music
Music tuition options from community information directory CINCH and links to library resources and learn–to–play materials

Learning a musical instrument
Resources to help music learners

Māori music
Traditional and modern Māori music

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eBooks

eAudio

Fiction

Non-Fiction

Movies & TV

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