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October 2024: Aotearoa New Zealand

 

Haere mai, welcome to our Aotearoa New Zealand newsletter. Explore new books, upcoming events, and heritage collections.

 

Christchurch Photo Hunt: 1 to 31 October 2024

The annual Christchurch Photo Hunt is on until 31 October. Share your photos old and new - and win Riverside Market vouchers!

Drop-in digitisation events

Need help to get your photos online? Come along to a digitisation event and we will help you digitise your photos and enter them into Photo Hunt.

More about Photo Hunt
 

Te ao Māori events

Event

Māori Land Court Drop In Advisory Clinic @ Tūranga

Series

Nov 13th | 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Tūranga

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Event

Rangahau-ā-Iwi: Te Āti Haunui ā Pāpārangi - Tūranga

Nov 13th | 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Tūranga

More Māori events
 

Te reo Māori

"Apirana Turupa Ngata Kt., MA., LLB., D. Lit., MP" by Ngata, Apirana, Sir, 1874-1950
"The Ever-standing Tree" by Tipene, Tim, 1972-
"A Ariā me te atua o te kūmara" by Ihimaera, Witi, 1944-
"He Tatau Pounamu" by Reese, Alistair, 1949-
"Because I'm Māori" by Hemi-Morehouse, Nicolla
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More te reo Māori books
 

New For You - Aotearoa New Zealand - October 2024

Have a taste of home-grown books! Here are some of our best New Zealand new arrivals for this month. Fiction, Biography, Poetry, and more.

More New For You
 

Local history events

Event

Hawker to Shopkeeper: Indian Muslims in early Christchurch

Oct 20th | 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Multicultural Recreation and Community Centre

Simon Daisley will give a talk on the lives of Indian Muslims who settled in Christchurch during the late Victorian and Edwardian periods.

Event

Beginner's Guide to Local History (6 week programme)

Oct 31st | 10:00am - 12:00pm

Tūranga

Are you interested in learning about the history of Ōtautahi Christchurch? Cost: $16.43, including booking fee

Local & Family history events
 

Pukapuka hou - New titles

Fiction

"17 Years Later" by Pomare, J. P.
"All That We Know" by Kino, Shilo
"2 Peas" by Ruth, Stephanie
"Amiant Soul" by Makarios, Deborah
"All of My Sundays" by Delany, Sarah
"Amma" by De Silva, Saraid
"All That We Know" by Kino, Shilo

Non- Fiction

"Serviceman J" by Pennell, Jamie
"Force of Nature" by Young, David 1947-
"Kai Hākari" by Rata-Lowe, Christall
"Rēwena and Rabbit Stew" by Cooper, Katie (Museum curator)
"Peace Is Her Song" by Manchester, Anne
"Modern Women"
"Force of Nature" by Young, David 1947-
More NZ new titles
 

Discover Canterbury

Explore our Picturing Canterbury and Discover Canterbury posts for an insight into Ōtautahi Christchurch.

Discover Canterbury: For the Love of Sport!

Check out this gem donated by Gabrielle Heath during Photo Hunt showing Judy Clancy roller skating. You can share your photos and win!

More Canterbury images
 

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

Read a review of the new book Bold Types: Indie Bookshops of Aotearoa New Zealand and enter our competition to win a copy.

Enter the competition
 
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