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Real story behind Hollywood’s Argo donation to library

Thursday, 4 April 2013, 10:09 am | National Library Of New Zealand

A document throwing light on the dramatic, real-life story of how New Zealand diplomats helped save the American hostages featured in Oscar-winning Hollywood movie Argo has been donated to the Alexander Turnbull Library. More >>

World-class venue for photographic conservators

Tuesday, 12 February 2013, 12:25 pm | National Library Of New Zealand

The choice of Wellington as the venue for a conference of the world’s experts in photographic conservation is a compliment to the state-of-the-art facilities developed at the newly-revamped National Library, says National Librarian, Bill Macnaught. More >>

Kim Hill To Chair Big Data Discussions

Monday, 4 February 2013, 2:24 pm | National Library Of New Zealand

Media Release from the National Library of New Zealand Kim Hill To Chair Big Data Discussions More >>

Doors open on new era for National Library

Tuesday, 27 November 2012, 9:34 am | National Library Of New Zealand

The National Library building in Wellington has today reopened to the public after a three year closure for essential refurbishment. More >>

Record of remarkable NZ artistic collaboration to Turnbull

Monday, 12 November 2012, 10:18 am | National Library Of New Zealand

An album of drawings that records one of the most unique artistic collaborations in the history of New Zealand has been gifted to the Alexander Turnbull by sculptor Tanya Ashken, the wife of the late artist John Drawbridge. More >>

From gold rush to Great War: historic papers now online

Monday, 27 August 2012, 1:56 pm | National Library Of New Zealand

From the gold rush frenzy of 1870’s Thames to the casualty lists of from Gallipoli, a new batch of old papers in now available on the National Library’s popular PapersPast website ( http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz ). More >>

Katherine Mansfield treasure trove comes to the Turnbull

Saturday, 11 August 2012, 3:27 pm | National Library Of New Zealand

The private life of Katherine Mansfield is revealed in a treasure trove of personal letters and photos newly acquired by the Alexander Turnbull Library. More >>

Alexander Turnbull Library reopens for researchers

Friday, 3 August 2012, 10:05 am | National Library Of New Zealand

The National Library of New Zealand building in Wellington reopens its doors to researchers on Monday (6 August) for the first time since refurbishment work began two years ago. More >>

Help save more historical newspapers

Friday, 8 June 2012, 2:18 pm | National Library Of New Zealand

The National Library of New Zealand is inviting libraries, newspapers, institutions and community groups to apply to have historic newspapers from their regions digitised and put online. More >>

Seditious, libellous and blasphemous: the Maoriland Worker

Thursday, 23 February 2012, 2:26 pm | National Library Of New Zealand

“No ‘quack’ advertisements of any kind whatsoever will be inserted in the columns of the Maoriland Worker,” stated an early edition of one of the nation’s most controversial newspapers, now available to all on the National Library’s Papers ... More >>

First 50 years of The Press on Papers Past

Wednesday, 15 February 2012, 12:11 pm | National Library Of New Zealand

From the very first issue in 1861 to the grim reports from the front lines of the First World War, the first 54 years of Christchurch’s iconic Press newspaper are now available on the National Library’s Papers Past website (http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz). More >>

Kōtui delivers results for public library customers

Thursday, 27 October 2011, 4:29 pm | National Library Of New Zealand

Customers using the new Kōtui service in public libraries are loving the improved service, says Glenn Webster, head librarian for Marlborough District Libraries, the first library service in the country to implement the new collection search-and-management ... More >>

Creative talent rewarded by Mix and Mash

Monday, 3 October 2011, 5:04 pm | National Library Of New Zealand

The digital creativity of New Zealanders, from individuals to entire school classes, has been recognised in the prize list of the second annual Great NZ Remix & Mashup* Competition, announced today. Mix and Mash is run by DigitalNZ in association with ... More >>

New service opens up libraries 24/7

Thursday, 29 September 2011, 12:51 pm | National Library Of New Zealand

It’s about to get easier for borrowers and researchers to access the contents of many public libraries, thanks to a new service being coordinated by the National Library of New Zealand. “Kōtui is a shared service that provides participating ... More >>

Cultivating creative talent: Mix and Mash is back

Monday, 8 August 2011, 2:47 pm | National Library Of New Zealand

The Great NZ Remix & Mashup Competition is back for its second year, with a new range of exciting categories and $50,000 in cash and prizes up for grabs. The competition challenges people to build something completely new, by reusing existing New Zealand ... More >>

Find yourself in the past

Monday, 1 August 2011, 3:42 pm | National Library Of New Zealand

The National Library of New Zealand is inviting people to celebrate New Zealand Family History Month – and win an e-reader - by finding their namesake in the files of the Library’s fully-searchable Papers Past newspaper archive. More >>

Nomination deadline for new Poet Laureate

Thursday, 26 May 2011, 1:12 pm | National Library Of New Zealand

Nominations for one of the most prestigious honours in New Zealand literature, the post of New Zealand Poet Laureate are due at the National Library by June 17. The Minister of Internal Affairs, Hon Nathan Guy will announce the appointment in July. More >>

New National Librarian welcomed

Tuesday, 3 May 2011, 1:56 pm | National Library Of New Zealand

Mr Macnaught becomes the first permanent National Librarian appointment since the National Library was merged with the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) and Archives New Zealand earlier this year. More >>

Vendors selected to develop new shared library system

Thursday, 28 April 2011, 4:18 pm | National Library Of New Zealand

Three vendors have been selected to work with Kōtui to develop a shared library system operated by the National Library of New Zealand for subscribing public libraries. The vendors are SirsiDynix, EBSCO Publishing, and Computer Concepts Ltd. More >>

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