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Trouble in Paradise exhibition is open
By Tim Kong
10 November 2021
Tim Kong’s speech at the opening of Trouble in Paradise. A lucid blend of insight and reflection on themes of paradise and home.
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Paintings in Perpetuity
By Oliver Stead
7 December 2020
A new campaign to repair and clean oil paintings held in the Turnbull Library collections will enable greater access to these historically significant works of art.
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ATL100 Douglas Lilburn
By Michael Brown
2 November 2020
All things Douglas Lilburn, including the annual Lilburn Lecture and Lilburn Research Fellow for 2019.
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Archiving Email 2020 Symposium
By Valerie Love
19 February 2020
Meeting the challenges of email archiving.
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A cartoon history of religion in New Zealand
By Hannah Benbow
15 November 2019
Mike Grimshaw's talk at the National Library explores how editorial cartoons reflect New Zealand's religious debate.
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Call for proposals: Archiving email symposium
By Jessica Moran
13 November 2019
Interested in challenges and solutions for collecting and preserving email? Send us your proposal for the one-day symposium to discuss archiving email.
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New Zealand Cartoonist and Comics Artist Wikipedia edit-a-thon
By Mike Dickison
30 January 2019
The Library hosted its first Wikipedia edit-a-thon. This one was devoted to New Zealand comics and cartoons.
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Wide blows our banner
By Michael Brown
12 December 2018
Eve de Castro-Robinson delivered the Lilburn Lecture 2018.
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Happy World Digital Preservation Day from New Zealand!
By PRC Team
28 November 2018
We celebrated the 10-year anniversary of the National Digital Heritage Archive (NDHA) on the 24th of October.
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'Lasting Impressions — The story of New Zealand’s newspapers, 1840-1920'
By Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC
11 October 2018
Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC's opening remarks for the launch of Ian Grant's latest book.
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Launch of 'Savaged to Suit: Māori and Cartooning'
By Paul Diamond
5 October 2018
Paul Diamond's introduction to the launch of ‘Savaged to Suit: Māori and Cartooning in New Zealand’.
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New Zealand Theatre month
By Peter Rowlands
26 September 2018
Commemorating New Zealand Theatre Month with reflections on theatre in the Far North by guest blogger Peter Rowlands.
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Dr Lydia Wevers: Books and their readers
By Lydia Wevers
27 July 2018
The Friends of the Turnbull Library Founder Lecture for 2018, celebrating 100 years of the Alexander Turnbull Library.
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A celebration of curiosity
By Roger Smith
1 May 2018
Roger Smith's introduction to the launch of Searches for Tradition: Essays on New Zealand Music, Past & Present.
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Good-bye Maoriland: Mō te riri, mō te iwi
By Kate Hunter
6 November 2017
Kate Hunter's opening remarks for the launch of Chris Bourke’s latest book.
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The people’s music: The birth and growth of New Zealand’s brass band music
By Peter Clayworth
15 September 2017
An edited version of Dr Peter Clayworth's talk about the history of brass bands in New Zealand.
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In the mirror, and dancing
By Gregory O'Brien
14 August 2017
Celebrating the publication of C.K. Stead's new book of poetry and the conclusion to his successful laureateship.
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Listen to reflections on the Big Smoke
By Public Programmes
1 June 2017
You can now listen to Ben Schrader talk about his new book, The Big Smoke.
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New Zealand's Pacific 'empire' through French eyes
By Adrian Muckle
10 April 2017
France's more than passing interest in New Zealand's Pacific empire and in New Zealand as an emerging member of an 'imperial family'.
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Stirring fools out of their folly
By Ian F. Grant
4 April 2017
A reminder of the potency of political cartoons.
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