August 2017
Cook Islands Language Week 2017
1 August- Celebrate Cook Islands Language Week with two films from the Turnbull collections.
- Time:
12.10pm
- Location:
Te Ahumairangi (ground floor), National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets
- Hilde Coffé looks at the issue in New Zealand and comparatively with other countries.
- Time:
5.30pm to 6.45pm
- Location:
Te Ahumairangi (ground floor), National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets
- Come hear about Māori women who have influenced or inspired our staff members.
- Time:
12.10pm to 1.00pm
- Location:
Te Ahumairangi (ground floor), National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets
- Part of: Wāhine: Beyond the dusky maiden
- The BWB Winter Series presents the author of the The New Zealand Project.
- Time:
4.00pm to 6.00pm
- Location:
Golden Dawn, 134 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby
- Part of: The BWB Winter Series: The world ahead
Tuai: A traveller in two worlds
6 August- A panel discussion with Alison Jones and Kuni Kaa Jenkins about this cross-cultural explorer.
- Time:
3pm
- Location:
Auckland Art Gallery auditorium, corner Kitchener and Wellesley Streets
- Part of: The BWB Winter Series: The world ahead
- The BWB Winter Series presents the author of the The New Zealand Project.
- Time:
6.00pm
- Location:
OGGB4 lecture theatre, Owen G Glenn Building, University of Auckland
- Part of: The BWB Winter Series: The world ahead
- The BWB Winter Series presents the author of the The New Zealand Project.
- Time:
5.30pm
- Location:
War Memorial Theatre, 159 Bright Street, Gisborne
- Part of: The BWB Winter Series: The world ahead
In the mirror, and dancing
9 August- Join us for the conclusion of C.K. Stead's tenure as New Zealand Poet Laureate.
- Time:
12.10pm to 1.10pm
- Location:
Te Ahumairangi (ground floor), National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets
Hands-on family history workshop
9 August- Learn how to explore the Library collections for your own family's past.
- Time:
9.30am to 10.30am
- Location:
Reading Room, Level 1, National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets
The world ahead: Max Harris in Hastings
10 August- The BWB Winter Series presents the author of the The New Zealand Project.
- Time:
6.15pm for 6.30pm
- Location:
Hastings Library, corner Eastbourne and Warren Streets, Hastings
- Part of: The BWB Winter Series: The world ahead
- Dr Arini Loader discusses Māori womanhood in the context of Te Moana-nui-a-kiwa.
- Time:
12.10pm to 1pm
- Location:
Te Ahumairangi (ground floor), National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets
- Part of: Wāhine: Beyond the dusky maiden
Abstracting Oral History: Wellington
12 - 13 August- Practice the comprehension and editing skills needed to compile a reliable and usable abstract.
- Time:
8.45 - 1.00pm
- Location:
National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets, Wellington
- Experience a live mixtape response to the Turnbull Gallery exhibition at Wellington Museum.
- Time:
5pm to 10pm
- Location:
Flux at Wellington Museum, 3 Jervois Quay, Wellington
- Part of: Wāhine: Beyond the dusky maiden
The world ahead: Max Harris in Carterton
13 August- The BWB Winter Series presents the author of the The New Zealand Project.
- Time:
3.00pm to 4.15pm, followed by tea and coffee and a book signing
- Location:
Carterton Events Centre, 50 Holloway Street, Carterton
- Part of: The BWB Winter Series: The world ahead
The politics of womanhood
13 August- A panel discussion with Holly Walker and Barbara Brookes about women's lives today and in the past.
- Time:
3pm
- Location:
Auckland Art Gallery auditorium, corner Kitchener and Wellesley Streets
- Part of: The BWB Winter Series: The world ahead
Hands-on family history workshop
16 August- Learn how to explore the Library collections for your own family's past.
- Time:
9.30am to 10.30am
- Location:
Reading Room, Level 1, National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets
The history of equal pay in New Zealand
17 August
- Hear the ongoing story of the fight for equal pay from Cybèle Locke.
- Time:
5.30pm to 6.45pm
- Location:
Te Ahumairangi (ground floor), National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets
The world ahead: Max Harris in Nelson
17 August- The BWB Winter Series presents the author of the The New Zealand Project.
- Time:
5.30pm for 6.00pm start
- Location:
Kush Coffee, 5 Church Street, Nelson
- Part of: The BWB Winter Series: The world ahead
- Microbiologist Siouxsie Wiles explores the looming crisis of antibiotic resistance.
- Time:
6pm
- Location:
Auckland War Memorial Museum, The Auckland Domain, Parnell
- Part of: The BWB Winter Series: The world ahead
E aro ana ki Taranaki
18 August- Historical and contemporary perspectives on Te Aro Pā.
- Time:
12.10pm to 1pm
- Location:
Te Ahumairangi (ground floor), National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets
- Part of: Wāhine: Beyond the dusky maiden
#BigHairDontCare | 'At The Table'
19 August- Words + voices from Wāhine Māori + Va’ine Pasifika playwrights.
- Time:
4pm to 5.30pm
- Location:
272 Taranaki St, Mt Cook
- Part of: Wāhine: Beyond the dusky maiden
- A panel discussion with Claudia Orange, Aroha Harris, and Morgan Godfery.
- Time:
3pm
- Location:
Auckland Art Gallery auditorium, corner Kitchener and Wellesley Streets
- Part of: The BWB Winter Series: The world ahead
FamilySearch service — changes ahead
22 August- Jenny Martin takes you through the last 10 years, and the future, of FamilySearch.
- Time:
12.10pm to 1pm
- Location:
Te Ahumairangi (ground floor), National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets
The great war for New Zealand
25 August- Historian Vincent O’Malley in conversation with Philip Matthews.
- Time:
5.30pm for a 6pm start
- Location:
Scorpio Books, BNZ Centre, 120 Hereford Street
- Part of: The BWB Winter Series: The world ahead
Pirihira & Miriama Heketa
25 August- Miriama and Peter Scott will share stories about their grandmother and mother, Pirihira and Miriama Heketa.
- Time:
12.30pm to 1.20pm
- Location:
Te Ahumairangi (ground floor), National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets
- Part of: Wāhine: Beyond the dusky maiden
- Recording seriously.
- Time:
8.45am to 4.30pm
- Location:
National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets, Wellington
The e-Tangata storytellers
27 August- A panel discussion with Tapu Misa, Dale Husband, Moana Maniapoto, and Māmari Stephens.
- Time:
3pm
- Location:
Auckland Art Gallery auditorium, corner Kitchener and Wellesley Streets
- Part of: The BWB Winter Series: The world ahead
A school-wide approach to developing digital literacy
28 August - 29 September
- Develop your understanding of digital literacy, digital literacy skills and tools, and the role the school library has in developing digital literacy.
- Time:
Online course accessible 24/7 for 5 weeks
- Location:
Online
The ethics of treaties
31 August
- Simon Keller explores the ethical and moral obligations created by the Treaty of Waitangi.
- Time:
5.30pm to 6.45pm
- Location:
Te Ahumairangi (ground floor), National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets