Previous competitions

We occasionally run competitions for kids, teens and adults. Here are our previous competitions.
See also our Current competitions page.

Win "Bold Types: Indie Bookshops of Aotearoa New Zealand"

Thanks to Ugly Hill Press and Lighthouse PR, we had a copy of Bold Types to give away. We asked entrants: What's the best thing about your favourite bookshop? The randomly selected winner was Zac McCallum who picked Scorpio Books: "The atmosphere. It just feels so nice to be in there!" Entries closed Sunday 20 October 5pm. 

See more words from entrants

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.

Tūhia mai tō whare colouring competition - 1 to 30 September

Māori & Multicultural Library Services invited entries in our Te Wiki o te Reo Māori colouring competition. The winners will have a miniature laser cut version of their whare with individual design as a sticker on the front. The winners were:

  • Liama, age 10
  • Meher, age 10
  • Nesa, age 15
  • Ian, age 11
  • Archie, age 3
  • Ivy, age 5
  • Mihirangi, age 8
  • Hari Lee, age 7

Honourable mentions (each receives a certificate and their artwork returned):

  • Oliver, age 7
  • Emily, age 9
  • Santhosh, age 8
  • Harper, age 9
  • Aggie, age 9
  • Amy, age 10
  • Kororia, age 10
  • Oliver, age 10
  • Lily, age 10
  • Aurora, age 10
  • Amber, age 5
  • Piata, age 5
  • Georgia, age 12
  • Bridget, age 9
  • Aaliyah-Love, age 7
  • Melody, age 7
  • Tyler, age 7
  • Kyroh, age 9
  • Jaimelee, age 8
  • Oscar, age 8
  • George, age 6
  • Poppy, age 6
  • Sophia, age 9
  • Sam, age 9
  • Isabella, age 8

Halswell Poetry competition - Friday 23 August to Sunday 8 September

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

  • Carolyn Packer
  • Stewart McKenzie
  • Sally Nutira-Hoani
  • Lidia Fleitas
  • Caitlin Connochie
  • Amelia Wilke
  • Ngaire McKenzie

Win a double pass to 'We were dangerous'

Thanks to Madman Entertainment we had 6 double passes to give away.  Entries closed at 5pm Wednesday 28 August 2024.

The winners were:

  • Sarah Lund
  • Holly Gemmell
  • Sue Leeming
  • Joan Boyer
  • Yvonne Laurier
  • Sam Dryden

Wish on a star – Bookmark competition: Vote for your favourite!

We chose 4 winners:
number 5 – Rata
number 14 – Kendall
number 32 - Edzen
number 19 - Lorelei

Thanks for all your fabulous bookmark competition entries.  Here are the finalists:

About the competition

Take inspiration from Hiwa-i-te-rangi, the Matariki star who brings the promise of a prosperous season and fulfilment of wishes. Unleash your creativity and craft a bookmark that embodies your wishes and aspirations for the new year. Whether you're young or young at heart, all are welcome to participate. Once the finalists are selected, it's over to the community to vote for the winning design. The winning bookmark will be printed and shared at our libraries. Plus, the winner will receive bookmarks to share with friends and whānau. 

Voting is open from Tuesday 16 July; the winners will be announced Thursday 1 August 2024. 

Terms and conditions

  • The competition is open from Saturday 1 June to Monday 1 July 2024.
  • Winners will be announced on the Christchurch City Libraries website.
  • Prize allocation is at the discretion of the Christchurch City Council. All decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into.
  • Prize is not transferable and cannot be exchanged for cash.
  • Entries must have all correct contact details.
  • Entries will become property of Christchurch City Libraries.

Ōtautahi is Flash WORD Christchurch competition

WORD is seeking a series of micro pieces of writing, from all ages, to be featured at The Crossing between August and October 2024 and it is part of WORD Christchurch Festival 2024 programme, from 27 August – 1 September.

What to submit: a memory, a scene, a moment in Ōtautahi

● Up to 100 words
● it could be microfiction, a prose poem or creative non-fiction
● tall tales, true stories or poetic moments about Ōtautahi/Christchurch
● in English and/ or te reo Māori

Entries close Monday 15 July

Find out more: Ōtautahi is Flash WORD Christchurch competition

This project is a collaboration between WORD Christchurch and At The Bay, opens a new window, with the support of The Crossing,, opens a new window the Mātātuhi Foundation and Christchurch City Council.

Wish on a star – Bookmark competition: Saturday 1 June to Monday 1 July 2024

Take inspiration from Hiwa-i-te-rangi, the Matariki star who brings the promise of a prosperous season and fulfilment of wishes. Unleash your creativity and craft a bookmark that embodies your wishes and aspirations for the new year. Whether you're young or young at heart, all are welcome to participate. Once the finalists are selected, it's over to the community to vote for the winning design. The winning bookmark will be printed and shared at our libraries. Plus, the winner will receive bookmarks to share with friends and whānau. 

Print the template to create your design (or pick up a paper copy from your library), then:
Drop it off at any library or email it to competition@ccc.govt.nz. 

Voting opens Monday 8 July 2024 for the finalists, and the winners will be announced Thursday 1 August 2024. 

Print a copy of the entry form [1MB PDF]

Terms and conditions

  • The competition is open from Saturday 1 June to Monday 1 July 2024.
  • Winners will be announced on the Christchurch City Libraries website.
  • Prize allocation is at the discretion of the Christchurch City Council. All decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into.
  • Prize is not transferable and cannot be exchanged for cash.
  • Entries must have all correct contact details.
  • Entries will become property of Christchurch City Libraries.

Win a school holidays comic book fun pack

Thanks to our book-pals at Scholastic we have a gift bundle of kids graphic novels to give away, and we've included a few extra goodies too, just in time for the July school holidays.

To go in the draw to win this prize tell us in the form below what your favourite kids comic or graphic novel series! Do you love Dog Man? Are you all about Baby-sitters Club? Do you enjoy Narwhal and Jelly?

This competition closed on Sunday 30 June 2024.

Win tickets to The Mountain, directed by Rachel House

The winners of double passes and Buy 1 get 1 free tickets, kindly given to us by Madman and Piki Films, to the new NZ movie The Mountain, directed by Rachel House are:

Double passes to the movie

  • Ngahuia Kota
  • Philippa Pidgeon
  • Henry Y

Buy one Get one Free vouchers

  • Kiki
  • Pamela Gibbons
  • Fredericka Litchmore – Tinga
  • Jade Hawkins
  • Amelia Mete
  • Hafsa Ahmed

Lunar New Year colouring competition

The Lunar New Year colouring competition for kids ran from 10 to 24 February 2024. Prizes were awarded to the following entrants:

0 – 5 years

  • Isabella (Redwood Library)
  • Penny (South Library)
  • Maeve (South Library)
  • Clara (Tūranga)
  • Ryder (Tūranga)
  • Ian (Ōrauwhata:Bishopdale Library and Community Centre)
  • Cruz (Fendalton)
  • Zoe (Fendalton)
  • Solemon (Linwood Library)
  • Nina (Shirley)
  • Amara (Linwood)
  • Poppy (Lyttelton Library)
  • Grace (New Brighton Library)
  • Lena (New Brighton Library)
  • Siena (Parklands Library)

6+ years

  • Ian (Redwood Library)
  • Ailia (Parklands Library)
  • Evan ((Ōrauwhata:Bishopdale Library and Community Centre)
  • Harper (South Library)
  • Ellie (Fendalton Library)
  • Oceana (Aranui Library)
  • Sheyla (Akaroa Library)
  • Yue (Upper Riccarton Library)
  • Daniel (Te Hāpua:Halswell Centre)
  • Leighton (Shirley Library)
  • Emily (Hornby Library)
  • Cleopatra (Papanui Library)
  • Zara (Matuku Takotako Sumner centre)
  • Esther (South Library)

Win a double pass to the WORD Christchurch Richard Ford event

Congratulations to Keith Stagg who won the double pass.

Read Eamonn's post

Brick your book at the library

This competition ran from 19 to 29 January 2024

Winners

Winner, Runner-up, Highly Commended, and Commended win Lego packs. Bonus Prize winners get an Imagination Station class. Honourable Mention get a certificate.

First Prize: William H—Robodog by David Walliams

First Prize: William Holmes—Robodog by David Walliams

Robodog

Runner-up: Adeline L—The Magic School Bus Inside a Beehive by Joanna Cole

Highly Commended
  • Alex T
  • Alice B
  • Jeremiah H
Commended
  • Benjamin and Samuel B
  • Eliza L
  • Jazmyn C
  • David W
Honourable Mention
  • Josie D
  • Keanu & Mai'ne R
  • Lily S
  • Lily W
  • Isabelle H
  • Jake D
Bonus Prizes
  • Casper B 
  • Jamie K 
  • Leo B 
  • Ryan C 
  • Keanu & Mai'ne R 

More photos of winning entries

First Prize: William H—Robodog by David Walliams

Christchurch Photo Hunt

Find out more about the winners

WORD Christchurch Book Bundle competition

Congratulations to Margaret, Pauline and Anne the winners of our WORD Christchurch Book Bundle Competition. Each winner gets a $20 book voucher courtesy of WORD. 

My Fair Lady

To enter the draw for one of two family passes to the Showbiz Christchurch production of My Fair Lady at the Isaac Theatre Royal, we asked you to name your favourite song from the Lerner and Loewe musical. This competition ran from 24 August to 7 September 2023.

The winners were:

  • Frederick Schwoerer
  • Monique Harding

Kiri and Lou colouring in competition

We asked you to drop in your completed entries to one of our libraries between 1 and 15 August. Prizes were awarded in two categories; 0-5 years and 6 years+.

0 – 5 years:

Ryan – Fendalton Library
Skylynne – Tūranga
Swayde – Redwood Library
Bobbie and Ava – Fendalton Library
Maniah – Ōrauwhata: Bishopdale Library
Alexia – Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre
Harper - Hornby Library
Havilah – New Brighton Library

6+ years:

Lexi – Tūranga
Stefanie –Tūranga
Sora – Ōrauwhata: Bishopdale Library
Anousha – Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre
Abigail – Tūranga
Amy - Tūranga

That Bloody Woman competition - win a double pass. Closed Tuesday 4 July

Kate Sheppard is an important figures in the history of suffrage and women’s rights and now she has her own musical! That Bloody Woman, presented by Showbiz Christchurch, rocks its way into the Christ’s College Auditorium in Christchurch from Wednesday 5 July to Saturday 15 July.
Thanks to the team at Showbiz Christchurch we have two double passes to give away. Entries closed 10am on Tuesday 4 July. The winners are Mel Fomison and Olivia Crothall. Congratulations to the winners and thanks to everyone who entered.

Wonderland Glow show - win a family pass. Closed Wednesday 28 June

The winner of one family pass (2 adults, 2 children) to give away to  Wonderland Glow Show at The Piano on Monday 10 July was Kiki Tsai.

Win a copy of Shifting Foundations: Post-quake architecture of Ōtautahi Christchurch

Win a copy of Freerange Press’s new book Shifting Foundations: Post-quake architecture of Ōtautahi Christchurch. Open to library customers, the competition closed on Monday 15 May at 5pm. The winner was drawn and announced on Wednesday 17 May 2023.

The winner was Alex van den Broek, who picked Tūranga as his favourite new building in Christchurch:

"Well it has to be Tūranga! It is completely free to walk in and you get treated like a human whenever you walk in. Most buildings that cost that sort of money would require a $100 ticket. I love the space, location, look, books and technology. But most of all I love the access."

Other entrants picked the Rehua building at the University of Canterbury, Ao Tawhiti, Te Pae, the Pacific Tower, the Observatory Hotel, and a special shout out for the SHIFT exhibition at the Canterbury Museum.

Win tickets to neo-noir crime detective thriller, Marlowe

We asked you to tell us your favourite fictional detective. The competition ran from 19 to 24 April 2023. The winners by random draw were:

Lunar New Year colouring in competition  

Our Lunar New Year colouring in competition ran from 22 January - 5 February 2023.

Winners

0-5 years category 
  • Ada (Spreydon Library)
  • Alex (Upper Riccarton Library)
  • Cordelia (Little River Library)
  • Eli (New Brighton Library)
  • Emma C (Tūranga)
  • Emma F (Shirley Library)
  • Harriet (Papanui Library)
  • Hudson (Hornby Library)
  • Kei D (South Library)
  • Kei O (Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre)
  • Melody (Redwood Library)
  • Mia (Fendalton Library)
  • Paige (Tūranga)
  • Tuiata (Tūranga)
6 years+ category
  • Alexander (Ōrauwhata: Bishopdale Library and Community Centre)
  • Angie (Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre)
  • Baily (Redwood Library)
  • Charlie (Papanui Library)
  • Eli (Tūranga)
  • Epeli (Hornby Library)
  • Israel (Spreydon Library)
  • Kate (South Library)
  • Lily (New Brighton Library)
  • Sarah (Upper Riccarton Library)
  • Sophie (Fendalton Library)
  • Stella Mae (Akaroa Library)
  • Veronica (Tūranga)
  • Violet (Diamond Harbour Library)
  • Willow (Little River Library)
  • Zara (Shirley Library)

Summertime Reading Challenge

Summertime Reading Challenge was on from Thursday 1 December 2022 to Tuesday 31 January 2023. See full list of winners.

Brick your book 2023

We asked you to recreate a scene or character in Lego to be in to win Lego prizes. This competition ran from 20 to 30 January 2023. 

See photos of all the winning entries.

Winners

Overall winner: Sebastian R—Ron Weasley from Harry Potter

Overall winner: Ron Weasely by Sebastian 

Highly commended:
Commended
Honorable Mention
Bonus Prizes
  • Coen W
  • Finley C
  • Huxley B
  • Sebastian B
  • Zelda D and Louis H

Best of 2022

We asked you to tell us your favourite books, movies, TV shows or albums from this year and we'll add them to our best of the year page and you'll go in the draw for one of two prize packs.

The winners were:

Christchurch Photo Hunt 2022

During October every year we accept submissions for Christchurch Photo Hunt. Winners and highly commended entries in Overall, People, Places and Collection categories were announced on 5 December 2022.

The Magic of Spiders Competition

We ran a competition alongside the Arachtober programme.
Entries closed Sunday 23 October. 

Prizes:

A copy of Simon Pollard’s Why is that spider dancing? (courtesy of Te Papa Press)

  • Riley, Finn and Arlo (Te Hāpua), Doctor Spider’s comment: I see a strong interest in spiders in this family! I think they would really enjoy and appreciate this book.
  • Delilah and Chevelle (Tūranga), Doctor Spider’s comment: Both entries are so good (they are equally good), and they are both worthy of a book, for sharing. I reckon they should receive this particular book, because the spiders they've drawn look like they are dancing!

A copy of Charlotte’s Web (courtesy of Telling Tales); 

  • Aubrey, Carter and Isabel (Parklands Library), Doctor Spider’s comment: These entries are all equally great! I can see a lot of interest in spiders here, but perhaps a little help is needed to be a bit less afraid of them. I reckon that Charlotte could help with that!

A copy of Spiders Worldwide Webs (courtesy of Dr Spider).

  • Emily and James (Ōrauwhata: Bishopdale Library), Doctor Spider’s comment: There's a really lovely appreciation for spiders here! I would like them to have this book so that they can learn more about spiders.
  • Simran (Linwood), Doctor Spider’s comment: We loved this entry!
  • Noa (Linwood), Doctor Spider’s comment: This is the only person who said "I want to learn more about them." Noa has spoken, and I have listened! If Noa can be located, then Noa can learn a whole heap about spiders in this book! It is a book full of facts, as well as spider adventures.
  • Samantha (Redwood), Doctor Spider’s comment: This is such a lovely entry! I'm sure she would enjoy learning more about spiders in this book.
  • Chayvannah (Redwood), Doctor Spider’s comment: I love these reasons to like spiders. They are very true!
  • Phoebe and Josh (South), Doctor Spider’s comment: These are really great entries! This book will help them learn about spiders in other parts of the world, too!
  • Sarah, Daniel and Abigail (Tūranga), Doctor Spider’s comment: I would like to give this family a book, thanks to Sarah's lovely entry. I can see a strong appreciation for spiders in this family, but it does look like poor Dad needs a helping hand! So, I would like this family to have this book, and would like to encourage Dad to have a look at it, too!
  • Imogen and Violet (Tūranga), Doctor Spider’s comment: I love these entries! I can tell that they would enjoy reading about spider adventures in this book!

Matilda Colouring Competition

We had 110 entries! Showbiz Christchurch kindly offered an extra prize.

The winners are:

Family Pass

Josephine Lendnal
Age: 7

Double Pass

Imogen Burgess
Age: 10

Showbiz Christchurch will contact the lucky winners to get their prizes to them.

International Day of Peace: Poetry Competition at Shirley Library

Entries closed 21 September.

Kiri and Lou

We asked you to tell us your favourite Kiri and Lou song to win a pack of two Kiri and Lou books. This competition ran from 29 August to 18 September 2022. The winner of a copy of What do they like? and Flowers & flowers & flowers was Nancy Taylor.

Amphora Decorating Colouring competition - July 2022

Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities and Tūranga are delighted to present the winners of the Amphora Decoration Colouring in Competition (part of the Myths and Heroes event at Tūranga last month). We’ve had a large number of entries and the competition was fierce, so join us in congratulating Devlin, Lexie, Elsie and Kelz! Thank you for all the great work and ka pai to all participants.

TOCK.earth Colouring Competition for Earth Day 2022 (Tuesday 19 April to Saturday 30 April)
Winners

  • Jesica V Nadarajah - Winner of 0-6 yr category
  • Claire Chu - Winner of 7-12 yr category 

TOCK and the TOCK Team were super impressed with the 68 wonderful entries. We certainly have some very creative children living here in Christchurch.
See our competition blog post. 

Lunar New Year colouring-in competition

The winners of our year of the tiger colouring-in competition have been drawn. They are:

0 - 5 years category

  • Fendalton Library: Frankie, Krystal
  • Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre: Anneli, Aisa, Carter, Zoe
  • Linwood Library: Tito, Ava, Luke, Violet
  • Lyttelton Library: Lucy
  • New Brighton Library: Junot, Pryana
  • Papanui Library: Owen, Pippa
  • Shirley Library: Hannah
  • Tūranga: Albie, Parker, Bridie, Carter

5+ years category

Lunar new year colouring in competition winners, Hannah and Lily
Lunar new year colouring in competition winners, Hannah and Lily
  • Aranui Library: Amaya
  • Diamond Harbour Library: Fanua
  • Fendalton Library: Hannah, Sahanna, Denise, Aimee
  • Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre: Hannah, Lily, Aurora, Angie, Alexis
  • Linwood Library: Patrick
  • Lyttelton Library: Arthur
  • New Brighton Library: Maisie
  • Ōrauwhata: Bishopdale Library and Community Centre: Courtney, Jessica
  • Papanui Library: Stello
  • Redwood: Sophia
  • Shirley Library: Cleo
  • Tūranga: Blake

Win a copy of NUKU: Stories of 100 Indigenous Women

Thanks to the team at NUKU, we had a copy to give away to one lucky person via our NUKU: Stories of 100 Indigenous Women competition. The competition closed on Monday 21 February at 5pm, and the winner was drawn on Wednesday 23 February. Congratulations to the winner Roberta T.

Brick your book

We invited entrants to get the whānau together, use our LEGO or yours, and recreate a scene or character to be in to win our Brick your Book competition! 

This competition was open from Friday 21 January to Monday 31 January 2022 5pm.

See photos of winning entries.

Treasure Island - Brick Your Book Highly Commended

Winners

First Prize:

Zachery M -- Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator

Highly commended:

Commended

Bonus Prizes

(Imagination Station school holiday class voucher)

  • Vinnie K
  • Callum S
  • Kora P
  • Jaxon N
  • Jacob T

Special Mentions

PRIZES

  • 5 free class prizes for use in the next school holidays (supplied by Imagination Station)
  • A LEGO prize pack supplied by Imagination Station)
  • 1 small LEGO set for each participating library
  • 3-4 small LEGO sets

Best of 2021

We asked you to tell us your favourite book, movie, TV show or album from this year and from those entries we drew two winners.

See all submissions on our Best of 2021 page.

Christchurch Photo Hunt 2021

During October every year we accept submissions for Christchurch Photo Hunt. Winners and highly commended entries in Overall, People, Places and Collection categories were announced on 1 December 2021.

Whānau Mārama New Zealand International Film Festival

Thanks to the team at the Whānau Mārama New Zealand International Film Festival, we had one double pass to give away to a movie that's "Based on Books. The winner was Michael who won tickets to Roadrunner: A film about Anthony Bourdain.

Find information on the movies based on books in this year's festival in Whānau Mārama New Zealand International Film Festival 2021 – watch the films, read the books.

Parenting in the Anthropocene

The winner of a copy of Parenting in the Anthropocene was Nicola Stapley.

Catalogue record for Parenting in the Anthropocene

Takahē magazine competition

The winner of the Takahē prize pack was Lynda Lawton.

Lunar New Year colouring-in competition

Pick up a Lunar New Year colouring-in sheet from the library (or download one), colour it in and then return it with name and details to the library.

There are two age categories - 0 to 5 years and 5 years+.

Winners were notified by Friday 12 March 2021.

5 plus Winners

  • Eva, South
  • Francecheska, Upper Riccarton
  • Yeonsu, Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre
  • Noah, New Brighton
  • Connor, Upper Riccarton

Under 5 winners

  • Rosario, Matuku Takotako: Sumner Centre
  • Nova, Linwood
  • Robyn, Upper Riccarton
  • Alex, Orauwhata: Bishopdale
  • Zack, Upper Riccarton

Summertime Reading Challenge - Kōrero pukapuka ā te wā o raumati

Kids and Teens - ages 0 to 18 - tell us about your summer reads in three words and be in to win!
Summertime Reading Challenge was on all through summer until Sunday 28 February 2021.
Find out more and read the list of winners.

Win with Christchurch City Libraries and Riverside Market

We gave away vouchers from Riverside Market, Ben and Jerrys, AHA Bakery and Donut Dispensary.

Competition ran from Monday 14 December 2020 to Friday 29 January 2021.

Winners (Instagram)

  • Monday 14 December: Bag of donuts from The Donut Dispensary - @ktacox2020
  • Tues 15 Dec: $5 Aha Bakery voucher - @mouth_canyon
  • Weds 16 Dec: $40 Riverside market voucher - @thekikiquinn
  • Thurs 17 Dec: $5 Aha Bakery voucher - @generationhomeschch
  • Fri 18 Dec: Bag of donuts from The Donut Dispensary - @anabelbray
  • Mon 21 Dec: Bag of donuts from The Donut Dispensary - @iri_ani_in_aotearoa
  • Tues 22 Dec: $5 Aha Bakery voucher - @Brillo68
  • Weds 23 Dec: $40 Ben and Jerrys voucher - @_Miek87
  • Thurs 24 Dec: $5 Aha Bakery voucher - @bibskb
  • Mon 28 Dec: Bag of donuts from The Donut Dispensary - @fentnz
  • Tues 29 Dec: $5 Aha Bakery voucher - @masorange
  • Weds 30 Dec: $40 Riverside market voucher - @scrapb00kofstyle
  • Thurs 31 Dec: $5 Aha Bakery voucher - @smallandorange
  • Mon 4 Jan: Bag of donuts from The Donut Dispensary - @taniakaytait
  • Tues 5 Jan: $5 Aha Bakery voucher - @r.e.mcrobb
  • Weds 6 Jan: $40 Riverside market voucher - @trinityymann
  • Thurs 7 Jan: $5 Aha Bakery voucher - @samGutschlag
  • Friday 8 Jan: Bag of donuts from The Donut Dispensary - @hawleysimmnds
  • Monday 11 Jan: Bag of donuts from The Donut Dispensary - @zurtle
  • Tuesday 12 Jan:  $5 Aha Bakery voucher - @reithemanbaker
  • Weds 13 Jan: $40 Riverside market voucher - @evararts
  • Thursday 14 Jan: $5 Aha Bakery voucher - @ _c.a.e.s.e.y_
  • Friday 15 Jan: Bag of donuts from The Donut Dispensary - @izzybellrose
  • Monday 18 Jan: Bag of donuts from The Donut Dispensary - @kittyluvs.nz
  • Tuesday 19 Jan:  $5 Aha Bakery voucher - @irisballerina
  • Wednesday 20 Jan: $40 Riverside market voucher - @rayssaguimaraes
  • Thursday 21 Jan: $5 Aha Bakery voucher - @rgomezfell 
  • Friday 22 Jan: Bag of donuts from The Donut Dispensary - @katbhavilland
  • Monday 25 Jan: Bag of donuts from The Donut Dispensary - @claradujakovic
  • Tues 26 Jan: $5 Aha Bakery voucher - @java.dmg
  • Weds 27 Jan: $40 Riverside market voucher - @sophie_r____
  • Thurs 28 Jan: $5 Aha Bakery voucher - @ rachaelistic
  • Friday 29 Jan: Bag of donuts from The Donut Dispensary - @annaamargaret

Cinderella

The Fairy Godmother of all Pantos Cinderella comes to life for Christmas. It's all go for pantomime fun, as slapstick, story and laughter takes over the Isaac Theatre Royal from 15 to 20 December 2020. Competition closed 5pm, Saturday 5 December - two tickets were won by John Collie.

NZ Opera: Eight Songs for a Mad King

Competition ran from Tuesday 24 November to Sunday 29 November. Winner of a double pass: Chris Harms.

Flower garland family challenge: Win tickets to The Sleeping Beauty

Competition ran from Monday 28 September to Friday 30 October 2020. Winners: Eliza, Amy, Kathy and Palmira. Highly commended runners up: Zoe and Sarah; Sharon, Maria and Teresa; and Miriam and Esther.

Thanks to everyone who took part in this family challenge and congratulations to you all.

Bookmark Competition

Aquila won a double pass to the Sleeping Beauty Ballet at the Isaac Theatre Royal.

KidsFest Claymation Stop Motion Competition

Kiri and Lou creators announced the winning entries on Sunday 26 July 2pm at a Tūranga screening of all the movies

Congratulations to our prize winning finalists :
8 – 10 Years

The Great Adventure - Daichi + Ritsuki
Monster Attack - Jacob + Liam
The Tree's Friends - Liam + Ruadhan
Firework Show - Sebastian + Oscar
Homemade Carrot Disaster - Maddison + Tridaya

11 years plus

One Bad Day - Nathan + Joel
The Thing - Eric + Lucas
The Clay Friends - Amelia + Curtis
The Story of Two Soulmates - Catherine + Sarah
Demon Bunny - Elise + Nya

Win a family pass to Dr Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat – Live on Stage at the Isaac Theatre Royal Friday 11 July

Competition closed on Thursday 2 July at 5pm.

Instagram poetry competition

It's Youth Week, and in the spirit of the theme 'We're speaking, are you listening?', we are holding an Instagram poetry competition! Post an original poem using the Youth Week theme as inspiration, tag @ChristchurchLib in it, use the hashtag #instapoetrychch, and our resident youth librarian and slam poet Ray will pick a winner.

There's glory and a sweet Bluetooth speaker up for grabs, and we'll share entries on our Instagram page too! Get writing - we can't wait to read your creations.

Entries close Sunday 17 May. We will contact the winner by dm. This competition is open to Christchurch residents only. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Instagram.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B_6RwJoArmL/


My Fair Lady has now been postponed until 11 to 26 September, instead of the 3 April original opening date. The winner of two tickets to the Showbiz Christchurch production of My Fair Lady is quiz!

My Fair Lady prize pack

WIN a My Fair Lady Family Prize Pack.

  • Name two songs from My Fair Lady and email to libraryevents@ccc.govt.nz with your name & phone number to be in to win My Fair Lady Family Group Tickets (A- Reserve seats for 2 x adults & 2 x children under 18 years), a Souvenir Programme and 4 ice creams.
  • Competition closes 4pm, 3 April 2020. Winner will be notified by email.
  • Prize is not transferable and cannot be exchanged for cash. Employees of Showbiz Christchurch and the My Fair Lady Company are not eligible to enter.

Find out more

Showbiz Christchurch presents the Saunders and Co season of Lerner and Loewe's My Fair Lady
Isaac Theatre Royal
3 to 18 April 2020

Win tickets to NZSO Podium series – Mavericks

Competition question: "Which of the 3 composers whose work features in this concert was born 250 years ago this year (in 1770)?" The answer, which could be found in the library catalogue, was "Beethoven" (1770-1827). Entries closed on Thursday 12 March at 5pm.

The following people won a double pass each:

  • Melissa Foster
  • Hayley Proffit

Summertime Reading Challenge – Kōrero pukapuka ā te wā o raumati 2019 / 2020

The Summertime Reading Challenge 2019 / 2020 was on from Monday 2 December 2019 to Saturday 29 February 2020. Discover something new and be in to win cool prizes.
View the winners.

Principal partner: PB Tech
Supported by: TSB, Foundation Cafe, Riverside Market, Wheelers

NZSO's Transfiguration concert

We gave away 2 double passes to the NZSO's concert on Saturday 14 September at the Christchurch Town Hall. The answer to the competition question "What was the composer Rachmaninov's first name?" was "Sergei". Entries closed at 5pm on Thursday 5 September.

The following people won a double pass each:

  • John Arnold
  • Ailsa Dodge

NZ Opera's The Barber of Seville

We gave away a double pass to NZ Opera's The Barber of Seville at the Isaac Theatre Royal. Entrants were asked to submit their favourite funny book, TV show or movie. The winner was drawn on Wednesday 31 July.  The winner was Aquila Utami.

NZSO Podium series - Winter Daydreams concert

We gave away 2 double passes to the NZSO's concert on Thursday 27 June at the Christchurch Town Hall.The answer to the competition question "Which piece of music being performed in this concert was composed by a New Zealander?" was "Angel at Ahipara". Entries closed at 5pm on Wednesday 19 June.

The following people won a double pass each:

  • Kristina Heep
  • Nicholas Wormald

NZSO Podium series - Enigma concert

We gave away 2 double passes to the NZSO's concert on Friday 5 April at the Christchurch Town Hall. The answer to the competition question "Which New Zealand composer is the Christchurch Town Hall Auditorium named after?" was "Douglas Lilburn". Entries closed at 5pm on Thursday 28 March 2019.

The following people won a double pass each:

  • Linda Allen
  • Marian Richards

I love New Brighton bookmark competition - Wednesday 6 February to Friday 1 March 2019

Design a New Brighton-themed bookmark and enter it in our competition!  Pick up an entry form from the library stall at I Love New Brighton (Thomson Park, Waitangi Day) and be in to win free enrolment in a library learning centre programme.  We will turn the winning entries into a bamboo bookmark using laser-cutting technology.

Open to the following age groups: 7-12, 13-18 and 19+ years of age.  Find more information including specs for your design and how to enter your design on the entry form at New Brighton Library.

Summertime Reading Challenge – Kōrero pukapuka ā te wā o raumati

The Summertime Reading Challenge runs from Saturday 1 December 2018 to Thursday 28 February 2019.

Spot prizes:

  • Monday 14 January: Luca (7 years) and Olivia (8 years) who have each won a copy of Aotearoa by Gavin Bishop, signed by the author.
  • Monday 4 February: Gus (5 years) and Alice (5 years) each received a book.

Summertime Reading Challenge - Facebook competition

A question will be added to the library Facebook and post your answer, share and like our page to be in to win. Prizes include Spotify vouchers, movie tickets and a family pass to Orana Park. Winners will be drawn and announced on our Facebook page, and on our website.

  • Challenge #1 Winner: Dean Brown (prize: Alice in Videoland golden ticket)
  • Challenge #2 Winner: Sarah Gardyne (prize: Book voucher)
  • Challenge #3 Winner:  Sarah Weber (prize: $50 voucher for Reading Gold Lounge Cinema)
  • Challenge #4 Winner: Alana Priest (prize: $50 Countdown voucher)

Jesus Christ Superstar

Win one of two double passes to see Jesus Christ Superstar at the Court Theatre. Email uncover@ccc.govt.nz with why you want to win, along with your name and contact details to go in the draw. Competition closes 30 November 2018.

Download uncover huraina issue 9 [11.83MB PDF)

Mad Hatter's Tea Party

Win one of three double passes to see Mad Hatter's Tea Party at the Isaac Theatre Royal. Email uncover@ccc.govt.nz with why you want to win, along with your name and contact details to go in the draw! Competition closes 30 November 2018.

Download uncover huraina issue 9 [11.83MB PDF)

NZSO Prokofiev & Tchaikovsky concert

We gave away 2 double passes to the NZSO's concert on Saturday 17 November at Horncastle Arena. The answer to the competition question "which floor of Tūranga, the new central library, holds the music collection?" Was "Auahatanga | Creativity, Level 4". Entries closed at 5pm on Sunday, 11 November.

The following people won a double pass each:

  • Wendy Marshall
  • Delia Talili

Christchurch Photo Hunt

We would love photos of people, places over time and events for our annual Christchurch Photo Hunt. Entries open on Monday 1 October and close Wednesday 31 October 2018. Winners in each category were announced on 1 December 2018.

Nutcracker Diorama: A Family Challenge

Be in to win a family pass to see the magical stage production of The Nutcracker! The prize is a ticket for two adults and two children to attend The Royal New Zealand Ballet production of The Nutcracker on Saturday 24 November, 1.30pm at the Isaac Theatre Royal.

Work together with your friends or family on this fun and creative challenge – just in time for the school holidays! Entries open Monday 17 September and close Sunday 27 October 2018. Re-create your favourite scene from The Nutcracker in a shoebox diorama. Find out more. 

View the winners.

NZSO and The Phoenix Foundation - Celebrate! concert

Entries closed 5pm Wednesday 22 August. The winners of a double pass each to the concert were Alice Capon and Sarah Bynevelt.

Dr Seuss Creation - A Family Challenge

We ran an exciting competition during June and July this year. Express your creativity and be in to win a family pass to The Cat in the Hat at the beautiful Isaac Theatre Royal on Tuesday 9 October! Competition was open from Monday 18 June to 5pm Sunday 29 July 2018. Visit the competition page.

View entries by the winners and finalists.

Winter Reading Challenge for teens

Challenge yourself to read or trial something new this winter and be in to WIN! Clip, tick, sticker, or stamp at least five ideas and then add your own for good luck. Competition opened Monday 2 July and ran until Sunday 29 July. Visit the competition page.

WINNERS

  • $30 Hoyts vouchers were won by Zoe, Tarlaye, Sophie, and Imogen
  • $30 Spotify vouchers were won by Amber, Matt, and Caitlin
  • Astroman tickets at the Court Theatre were won by Jasmine, Bianca, and Elliot.

Congratulations to the winners, and thanks to all of you who entered. The Winter Read Challenge generated these hot reading tips from Christchurch teens.

Tūranga’s Bookbots seek Earth names

Christchurch City Libraries launched a special online survey for local schools to help give names to Tūranga’s intergalactic heroes, the Bookbots.

During the month of July, local primary and intermediate students can vote on their favourite names for the digital characters and go in the draw to win prizes, including a real-life interactive robot for their school, with training provided by PBTech, and a class workshop with Imagination Station. Bluetooth speakers from Spark and giant Bookbot wall decals are also up for grabs.

Voting was open to local primary and intermediate students until 31 July 2018 (limited to one entry per student).

The grand prize, a real-life programmable Star Wars robot, was won by St Anne’s Catholic School, in Woolston. Read: Tūranga’s Bookbots get Earth names

Win tickets to the NZSO’s An Evening With Simon O’Neill

Entries closed 5pm Tuesday 5 June. The winners of a double pass each to the concert were Paul Dryden and Claire Berkahn.

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

Entries closed 5pm Sunday 29 April. The winners of a paperback and a double pass to the movie were Sophia Blake, Barbara Brockie, Joanne Davidson, Heather Gall and Wendy Hay.

uncover - huraina competitions 

Win tickets to Richard Dawkins: Science in the Soul

Win one of three A Reserve double passes to see Science in the Soul! Email uncover@ccc.govt.nz with the title of any book written by Richard Dawkins along with your name and contact details to be in to win!
Friday 11 May, 7.30pm at the Isaac Theatre Royal, Christchurch. Entries closed 5pm Sunday 29 April.
Winners: Warren Lloyd; Stephen Osborne; Rebekah Ayrey

Win a book: Find the missing word

Kids! Do you love puzzles? Find the words in the puzzle in uncover huraina issue 7. One of the words cannot be found! Write this missing word in an email to uncover@ccc.govt.nz along with your name and contact details to be in to win one of the beautiful books shown below. Entries closed 5pm Sunday 29 April.
Winners: Brian Kenneth Comrie; Laura Auld

Terms and conditions

  • Entries open to all ages.
  • Entries must be received by 5pm Sunday 29 April 2018 to be eligible for the draw.
  • Entries must be returned emailed to uncover@ccc.govt.nz
  • Winners will be drawn at random and announced on our website and Facebook page on, or before Wednesday 9th May 2018.
  • Prize allocation is at the discretion of the Christchurch City Council. All decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into.
  • Entries must have all correct contact details and answers to relevant questions included in their email.

Win tickets to the NZSO Mozart & Mahler concert

The answer to the competition question "Which of our Video and Film eResources has a 2004 performance of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 5? (as seen in blog post)" was Access Video.

The winners of a double pass each to the concert were:

  • Carmen Moylan
  • Nola Smart

Win tickets to the NZSO National Youth Orchestra concert - 2 February

This competition ran from 18 to 26 January. The winners of a double pass each to the concert were:

  • Traci Gibson
  • Goldie Wang

Teen Leisure Programmes at the new Central Library

From 1 September to 30 October 2017, teens between aged between 13 and 18 years had the chance to tell us what they’d like to see happening in new Central Library and go into the draw for a $100 Westfield voucher. Congratulations to Isla from New Brighton who won the voucher. 

Christchurch Photo Hunt 2017: Plains, Port Hills & Peninsula – Finding our way

Christchurch City Libraries has run a Photo Hunt since 2008. This year’s theme is Plains, Port Hills & Peninsula – Finding our way. Entries opened on Sunday 1 October and closed Tuesday 31 October. We announced the winners on Friday 1 December.

Win tickets to NZSO concert Rachmaninov with Joyce Yang – Tues 31 October

Thanks to the NZSO we had two double passes to give away to library members to the Rachmaninov concert! Congratulations Stephanie and Heidi who are the winners. 

Win tickets to DED All Stars vs Northland

The winner of the double pass to a DED All Stars vs Northland bout on Saturday 30th September was Roy Britten who picked his derby name as "Battler Britten".

This competition closed on 5pm, Wednesday 27th September.

Captain Underpants - movie tickets and prize pack

Open for ages 5 to 18, this competition closed Monday 18 September. 

Tickets to The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show

We ran two exciting competitions during June and July 2017 for 10 family passes to The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show at the beautiful Isaac Theatre Royal.

  1. Craft Yourself a Creature - A Family Challenge! (all ages)
    Entries closed Friday 30 June 2017.
  2. My Very Own Hungry Caterpillar (for ages 0 to 12 years)
    Entries closed Wednesday 19 July 2017.

Double passes to NZSO's Schumann & Barber concert

We gave away 2 double passes to the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's Schumann & Barber concert on 21 June at the Isaac Theatre Royal.

The winners were Susanna and Kyla.

Double pass to opening night of Cinema Italiano Festival NZ

The Cinema Italiano Festival NZ runs from 14 to 25 June at the Academy Gold Cinema at The Colombo. We gave away a double pass to the opening night of the Festival.

This competition closed on 5 June 2017. The winner of the double pass was Esther Hughes.

Read our post featuring the picks of the festival.

What’s your favourite place to read? Tell us, and win three books from HarperCollins New Zealand

We gave away three awesome books kindly supplied by HarperCollins New Zealand. Entries closed 5pm Friday 19 May and a winner will be drawn and announced on Monday 22 May. Steve was the winner.

NZSO Mozart & Beethoven concert tickets

We are gave away 2 double passes to the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's Mozart and Beethoven concert on 4 April at Horncastle Arena.

The winners were:

  • C Dodd
  • W Harvie

Modern Māori Quartet and NZSO tickets

We gave away a double pass to the NZSO and Modern Māori Quartet concert at Horncastle Arena, Friday 3 March at 7pm.

The winners were:

  • G Caughley
  • F Brooker

Pixies concert tickets

We gave away a double pass to the Pixies concert on Thursday 9 March at Horncastle Arena. D Fernandes was the winner.

Summertime Reading Club Winners 2017

SR-Club-2016

Readers from ages 5 to 13 too part in our Summertime Reading Club. They submitted a completed reading passport in a competition that ran from 16 December 2016 to 31 January 2017, with 8 reading related activities to complete in an activities booklet.

Winners were selected by random draw on 10 February 2017. First prize was an iPad mini 2. Runner-up prizes by were 1 x Orana Family pass, 5 x $20 book vouchers, 5 x $20 Movie vouchers and 5 x pool pass packages.

iPad Mini 2 (1st Prize)
Charlie Au

Orana Family Pass
Diamond Binnie

Book vouchers
Georgia Malie
Ashley Brown
Yvaine Betito
Anastasia Dodd
Jacque Wu

Movie vouchers
Rose Brorens
Viswakala Duna
Emily Allan
Cate Donaldson-Scott
Torin Ward

Christchurch Photo Hunt 2016

Our annual heritage photo competition ran from 1-31 October. Prizes include a tablet or Kobo Glo eReader. Winners were announced 25 November.

Win tickets to the Church Tour

Find out how to enter in our blog post. Entries closed Wednesday 21 September. Hugh Joughin was the winner.

VIP afternoon tea with Andy Griffiths

Find out how to enter in our blog post. Entries closed Wednesday 7 September. Jorja was the winner!

Win a double pass to Disney's The BFG

Find out how to enter in our blog post. Entries closed Monday 20 June.

Win a double pass to the Cinema Italiano Festival

We gave away 2 double passes the Cinema Italiano Festival from 15 to 25 June, for any screening following the opening night.

Entries for this competion closed at 12pm on Friday 10 June 2016.

See our post about the festival for more information.

Striking Gold competition

Cover of Striking goldWe invited library members to leave a comment with their suggestion of a great sporting or history read by 5pm Friday 22 April.

The winner of one copy Striking Gold: New Zealand Hockey's Remarkable Victory at the 1976 Olympics was weta1000 who suggested the book Born to run by Christopher McDougall.

Summertime Reading Club Winners 2016

Readers aged 0-16 years of age submitted a reading adventure calendar that ran from 18 December to 18 January, with a box for each day to record how long was spent reading. Winners were selected by random draw on 29 January 2016. In each category, first prize is an iPad mini. Runner-up prizes by category are: 0-6 years - books, 7-12 years - pool passes, 13-16 years movie passes.

0-6 years

  • Merryn Campbell (first prize)
  • Greta Derrick
  • Emerald Jin
  • Hudson Scott
  • Sophie Stead
  • Zane Wyber

7-12 years

  • Emilia Cox-Smith (first prize)
  • Samuel Allan
  • Richard Anderson
  • Emma Bailey
  • Briana Banks
  • Isaac Baugh
  • Benjamin Blakie
  • Anika Brown
  • Clara Dujakvic
  • Oscar Hastings-Bell
  • Emily Haughey
  • Daniel Powley

13-16 years

  • Josh James (first prize)
  • Dominique Barrett
  • Saoirse Hill-Shearman
  • Harriet Rowse
  • Gloria Wong

#dinosinchch selfie competition

Dinosaur Footprints: A Story of Discovery was a national touring exhibition brought to you by GNS Science and New Zealand Oil & Gas and supported in Ōtautahi by Christchurch City Libraries. It was on from 14 November to 16 December at Fendalton Library. There was a competition - kids could snap a selfie at the exhibition and upload to social media with the hashtag #dinosinchch and be in to win cool dinosaur LEGO. Here are the winners.

Dinovember

In the spirit of DINOVEMBER, the dinosaurs have come to life at Shirley Library! Come in and check out our display or see our images on Flickr. Bring in a photo to Shirley Library of your dinosaurs doing stuff (with your contact details) and we’ll put your picture up on display and you’ll go into the competition to win some dino-mo prizes. Closed 30 November 2015.

Courtney Barnett competition

Our Courtney Barnett ticket competition closed 29 October 2015. The winner of the double pass was Rebecca Taekema.

Christchurch Photo Hunt 2015

The theme of Christchurch Photo Hunt 2015  is ‘Arrivals and Departures — The journeys that have shaped us’. Take ownership of your city’s heritage, send in some of your old photos to help grow a photographic archive.

All entries had to be made by 5pm Saturday 31 October, 2015. The winner was announced on Friday 27 November 2015.

  • Overall winner Jill Blacklock
  • Places Ali Beken
  • People Kathleen Morris
  • Collection Flora Marker

Winners in each category (Places, People, Collection) won a Kobo Glow eReader. The prize for overall winner was a tablet. View the winning entries in our Christchurch Photo Hunt 2015 - the winners blog post.

Every Story tells a Picture art comp for teens

Every Story Tells a Picture – Art Competition for teens on the Pulse. Closed 5pm on Friday 31 July 2015.

Matariki competition - win an eReader

Win a Kobo Glo eReader on Facebook or our blog. Competitions closed Sunday 21 June 2015.
Find out about the winners.

2014

  • Soundtrack to summer competition for teens (originally published on thepulse.org.nz, now closed)
  • Christchurch photo hunt

2013

2012

Winner of the 2012 A&P show competition

  • Best reads of 2012: Four lucky people shared our great Best reads of 2012 prizes. Congratulations to Barbara, Katharine, Kerrie and Linda.
  • Best books for kids
  • Canterbury A&P Show competition. Congratulations to the winner of our Canterbury A&P Show competition, Peter, who was very happy to receive his Kobo Touch eReader®.
  • MoreFM Sony E-Reader competition
  • 2012 Christchurch Photo Hunt
  • 2012 Women’s Lifestyle Expo - Guess how many pages in the book. The answer was 767. The two closest answers were 765 by F Reid and 776 by Aleisha Hurd.
  • 2012 New Zealand Music Month. Congratulations to Rosanna who won an iPod Nano®.
  • Customer satisfaction survey online 2012 - Harvey won an iPod Nano® for completing our survey.
  • 2012 Summertime Reading photography competition

2011

2010

  • 2010 iPod shuffle winner announced. Braden Warnock won the iPod shuffle. He was one of 117 customers who completed an online card sort for the Source.

2009

2008

2006 competitions

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