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Te Rā O Waitangi – Free Waitangi Day Activities At The National Library
Monday, 26 January 2026, 1:07 pm | National Library Of New Zealand
The document room, He Whakapapa Kōrero, also houses He Whakaputanga – the 1835 Declaration of Independence and the 1893 Women’s Suffrage Petition. More >>
National Library Open Day To Celebrate 60 Years!
Monday, 13 October 2025, 5:30 pm | National Library Of New Zealand
The doors at the Library on Molesworth Street, Wellington will be open on Saturday 18 October for our Open Home event, from 1pm to 4pm, for young and old to come and celebrate our anniversary with us. More >>
New Poet Laureate, Robert Sullivan, Announced On National Poetry Day
Friday, 22 August 2025, 1:46 pm | National Library Of New Zealand
Acting National Librarian Te Pouhuaki, Gina Smith, described Robert’s appointment as recognition for a distinctive and important voice of poetry in Aotearoa New Zealand. More >>
Kate De Goldi Named Te Awhi Rito Reading Ambassador For Aotearoa
Thursday, 17 April 2025, 11:09 am | National Library Of New Zealand
Kate is a highly regarded and award-winning author, as well as a respected and engaging broadcaster, teacher and public speaker. More >>
Te Rā O Waitangi – Free Waitangi Day Activities At The National Library
Friday, 31 January 2025, 3:37 pm | National Library Of New Zealand
Visitors will also be able to view He Tohu, a joint exhibition by Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga Archives New Zealand and Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa National Library, that features the nine original sheets of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, created More >>
Nominations Open For Te Awhi Rito Reading Ambassador
Wednesday, 27 November 2024, 8:25 pm | National Library Of New Zealand
It is an exciting opportunity to build on the wonderful mahi of the inaugural ambassador Ben Brown and current Te Awhi Rito Alan Dingley, whose two-year term will end in May 2025. More >>
National Library To Host The Lilburn Lecture 2024 – The Music Critic: An Endangered Species In Aotearoa?
Tuesday, 29 October 2024, 8:55 pm | National Library Of New Zealand
This year arts commentator Elizabeth Kerr explores the role of the music critic in the Aotearoa arts ecosystem, looking back to Lilburn’s own experiences under the harsh pen of critics and recalling feisty New Zealand music writers from last century. More >>
Bringing History To Life Through ‘Letters Out Loud’
Tuesday, 15 October 2024, 1:32 pm | National Library Of New Zealand
Spanning from 1856 to 1982, these letters range from the poignant to the hilarious, offering a captivating glimpse into surprising events over 126 years. More >>
Alexander Turnbull Library Collections Recognised In UNESCO Register
Wednesday, 9 October 2024, 7:10 pm | National Library Of New Zealand
The inscription is “a great honour” and would not have been successful without the support of The Frank Sargeson Trust in Auckland, and the expert advice on Sargeson’s life from Dr Sarah Shieff (University of Waikato) and Professor Alex Calder (University ... More >>
E Oho! Waitangi Series Hosts Dr. Carwyn Jones At The National Library
Monday, 7 October 2024, 11:58 am | National Library Of New Zealand
Dr Jones will examine the concept of ‘the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi’ – where they came from, what they are, and how they have been defined and applied in law and policy over the past 50 years. More >>
Iconic Magazines To Feature On Papers Past
Wednesday, 25 September 2024, 10:49 am | National Library Of New Zealand
“Both the Listener and the Woman’s Weekly reflect Aotearoa over the decades. To browse any issue is to get a snapshot into what was capturing our attention at that time. To have this content become available at any time, from anywhere in the ... More >>
Picture Me: Art Day At The National Library
Thursday, 12 September 2024, 2:24 pm | National Library Of New Zealand
The Picture Me Festival is a celebration of illustration for children, bringing European children’s book illustrators to Aotearoa New Zealand for a lively festival of art and ideas. Join the National Library in exploring the power of picture books ... More >>
National Library of NZ: Text Corrections New Feature For Papers Past
Thursday, 12 September 2024, 12:20 pm | National Library Of New Zealand
Text corrections are now available in the Newspapers section on Papers Past to improve the quality of searchable text and experience for users of the National Library platform. Papers Past delivers digitised full-text New Zealand and Pacific newspapers, magazines ... More >>
New Exhibition At National Library Explores Katherine Mansfield’s Last Year
Wednesday, 7 August 2024, 2:08 pm | National Library Of New Zealand
This intimate exhibition at the National Library explores the last year of Katherine Mansfield’s life and considers her legacy. More >>
Queer History To Be Showcased With Pride Through July
Monday, 8 July 2024, 2:12 pm | National Library Of New Zealand
An all-day wānanga celebrating and discussing queer history will be the opening event for Queer History Month Aotearoa Pūmahara Ia Te Wā at the National Library in Wellington on Tuesday, 9 July 2024. Aotearoa New Zealand’s Queer History Month ... More >>
10 Years Of ComicFest NZ
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 9:15 am | National Library Of New Zealand
Save the date - ComicFest 2024 will be celebrating it’s 10-year anniversary on 4 May 2024. ComicFest is hosted by Wellington City Libraries and National Library of New Zealand. The event runs from 9am to 4:30pm on 4 May at the National Library ... More >>
Partnering To Give Access And Preserve Historic Community Newspapers
Monday, 18 March 2024, 9:57 am | National Library Of New Zealand
Community newspapers at risk of loss and decay will have a more secure future and be better able to inform the present thanks to a new agreement between the National Library of New Zealand and The Preserving Local History and Education Trust . The ... More >>
Cast In Light: Life In A Mining Town – A Photographic Record Of Waiuta By Joseph Divis
Friday, 8 March 2024, 11:20 am | National Library Of New Zealand
An exhibition showing life in the gold mining town of Waiuta near Reefton, during its heyday in the 1930s, opens at the National Library in Wellington on 12 March. This record was made by Bohemian-born photographer / miner Joseph Divis, who arrived ... More >>
Lunar New Year Celebrations At The National Library
Monday, 12 February 2024, 12:26 pm | National Library Of New Zealand
The Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival in some parts of the world, will be celebrated with a range of fun, engaging events at the National Library of New Zealand in Wellington on 14 February. Join Poet Laureate Chris Tse , fellow Chinese ... More >>
Reduction In Service Hours At National Library From 1 November
Tuesday, 3 October 2023, 3:23 pm | National Library Of New Zealand
With heavy construction work scheduled for the National Library building in Wellington, from 1 November there will be a reduction of service hours until the end of the year. National Library’s reduced service hours will be 10am to 2pm, Monday to Friday, ... More >>
