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Tērā te whetū tīramarama kua whakawhenuatia
By Paul Diamond
12 October 2021
The Alexander Turnbull Library acknowledges the passing of Maui John Mitchell (Ngāti Tama, Te Ātiawa, Taranaki, and Ngāti Toa Rangatira).
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Goodbye Lydia
By Chris Szekely
8 September 2021
A farewell tribute to Lydia Wevers, longstanding and influential friend to the National Library.
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Between two places
By Camus Wyatt
2 June 2021
Working with Alexander Turnbull Library photographic archives for a public art installation.
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The history of you and me
By Valerie Love
21 November 2018
Strategies for managing our personal digital archives.
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The making of: 'In the mirror, and dancing'
By Brendan O'Brien
25 August 2017
Learn more about what's involved in hand-printing C.K Stead's remarkable book of poetry.
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Swanning Around: Crown Lynn Archives
By Shannon Wellington
8 April 2016
A compendium of Crown Lynn archives in collecting institutions around New Zealand.
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IIPC WW1 commemoration
By Gillian Lee
9 March 2016
A collaborative web collection.
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One Advantage of Wearing Corsets: Kirkcaldie & Stains Archives
By Katie Fordyce
15 January 2016
Bloodshed, tea buns, wooden arks, brass piping, fire and flood; when you’re 153 years old, you’ve seen it all.
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Centennial offerings
By Michael Brown
14 December 2015
Looking back at a year of celebrations for Douglas Lilburn's centenary.
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Sign of the time in Niue
By Chris Szekely
12 October 2015
Chief Librarian Chris Szekely remembers some of the country's unique roadside signage.
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Manic in the cafe
By Rebecca Nuttall
8 September 2015
Cafe culture catches critical qualities of Cuba St's character.
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Stories from 201 Cuba Street
By Jordan McOnie
31 August 2015
Memories of life at Orsini's.
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Always a smile and a wave and the best coffee in town
By Pip Steel
17 August 2015
Deirdre Tarrant and the character of Cuba Street.
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It's a long way from Wellington to Gallipoli
By Chris Szekely
7 August 2015
Staff from the National Library visit Chunuk Bair.
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It takes a village to save a byte
By Jessica Moran
28 July 2015
Practical guidance for preserving digital heritage and supporting digital collecting in New Zealand.
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Sounds of the Māori Language
By Elton Fraser
27 July 2015
Marking Māori Language Week at the Library with Toni Huata's new video.
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Hundreds, no, thousands of books
By The kids of Ngaio School
17 November 2014
Pupils from Ngaio School share what they wrote after visiting the Library.
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Veivakasama ni Macawa ni Vosa Vakaviti
By Talei Masters
3 November 2014
Reflections on Fijian Language Week and reconnecting.
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Tuvalu Tau Gana Ko Tou Lagaifakalaga
By Mark Crookston
29 September 2014
Our relationship with Tuvalu, in archives and in the Pacific.
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Heritage as told by colour palettes
By Jem Yoshioka
28 August 2014
A Wellington illustrator turns our heritage colour palettes into gorgeous sketches.
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