Kealani Cook is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Hawai'i, West O'ahu. His book, Return to Khaki: Native ...

Join Jason Murphy and Fiona Gray as we recap the highlights of Papers Past this year, including user text correction, preview ...

Born in Christchurch, and raised in Hawke’s Bay, Alan Dingley is the current Te Awhi Rito NZ Reading Ambassador. Alan has over 25 years of experience working with children and young people, almost 20 ...

Picture books aren't just for little kids, they're a delightful experience for everyone, young and old. Dive in and explore ...

Can’t make it to the library? No problem! You can still explore “A child of the sun” with our online exhibition. When Katherine Mansfield ecstatically proclaimed in her notebook that she wanted to be ...

Tuia Mātauranga highlights local people, places, and events that have helped shape our nation. The histories of Aotearoa New Zealand have multiple perspectives, some are presented here for you to ...

Te Awhi Rito Reading Ambassador Ben Brown says, ‘Our brain lights up when we find the right books to energise it’. We want to energise readers too, so here's our annual selection of the best ...

Drawing on his deep knowledge of the Flying Nun record label and associated bands, William Daymond writes about his work helping the Library improve our catalogue records for the 162 audiocassettes ...

For Taranaki Māori, 5 November 1881 is known as ‘Te Rā o te Pāhua’ or the ‘Day of Plunder’. The invasion of Parihaka — te pāhuatanga — involved 1500 armed constabulary and volunteers led by the Native ...

Description: Comprises short introduction by Brett Sinclair with summary of William Sinclair's life; `Memories', by William Sinclair (1926) in which he describes his life in Scotland prior to ...

Pablos Art Auction 2024 is a GO! Join us for this mainstay on Wellington's creative events calendar. Bid in a live, silent auction for a diverse collection of artworks. Also available a plethora of ...

Reports on a visit to the Rangitoto Ranges to view the area where a bush tramway ran in logging operations in the mid 1950s until Oct 1956. Backgrounds the operation of the Smyth Bros and Boryer ...