A selection of stories and songs from the 50s, 60s, and 70s that were both written and performed by New Zealanders from the Sunday morning radio show, Small world. Notes The kiwi bird / Whitcup, ...

Guest blogger Jacqueline Leckie writes about her new book to mark the centenary in 2025 of Wellington’s Indian community.

Search to find standardised terms for iwi and hapū in New Zealand. Use them when cataloguing and describing relevant material. The Iwi Hapū Names list identifies alternative spellings and variations ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Oral history advisor Lynette Shum and historian Nigel Murphy will take attendees on a walking tour exploring the rich history of the Chinese in Wellington. This event is fully booked. Chinese ...

It's almost time to wrap up the school year. Join us for a walk-through of end-of-year activities and tasks in the school library. We'll look at planning what you can do now to get off to a good start ...

Tony Fomison’s book collection — how it got to the Alexander Turnbull Library and what it might have to say about this iconic artist and his approach to making art. Since the mid-90s Tony Fomison and ...

What started out as an ordinary day at work for Suliana Vea turned into a journey back in time to when she and her family were part of the congregation at the Wesley Methodist Church. The following ...