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Visit page- E oho! Te Whenuatanga o te Tangata: Everyday storytelling belonging to whenua
- E oho! Fighting the agents of deterioration — The archival story of Te Tiriti o Waitangi
- Fifty years of music collecting at Turnbull
- Why make an atlas?
- Time to publish? National Library services for publishers and authors
- Exploring authors’ papers at the Alexander Turnbull Library
- Collage illustrations in children’s literature
- E oho! Ngā Tohu o te Maramataka: The science of living by the moon, stars, land and ocean
- E oho! Ruth Ross, history, law and te Tiriti o Waitangi
- Five real life lessons from digital archiving
- Are we there yet? The road to the Women’s Health Strategy for Aotearoa New Zealand
- Exciting withdrawals: Reviewing restrictions in the Turnbull’s manuscript collection
- E oho! Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the church
- Early printing in the Pacific Islands
- Tapu 2023: Rongoā revival and reproductive health
- E oho! The English text of the Treaty of Waitangi
- Te pānui o Te Awhi Rito: Te hā, te kupu, te kōrero
- E oho! Tāngata Ngāi Tahu: Wāhine Ngāi Tahu
- Legal deposit: Collecting Aotearoa’s contemporary published heritage
- The paper knife: Patrick White and Katherine Mansfield
- E oho! Te Petihana Reo Māori 50 years on
- Managing cartographic collections spatially
- Out of the ashes: Celebrating queer histories
- Discover the stories of your ancestors
- E oho! Mana takatāpui
- Introduction to the Aotearoa New Zealand’s histories curriculum
- E oho! Ngā kitenga o te maramataka: Insights into the Māori calendar
- A constellation of Aotearoa Māori cartoons and comics
- E oho! How to celebrate Matariki as a community: Learning from Featherston
- E oho! Contemporary pursuit of justice for Māori
- Exploring oral history collections at the Alexander Turnbull Library
- E oho! Picturing protest and photographing dissent
- Voices for the Pacific: Global insights
- Voices for the Pacific: The science
- Looking into photographs
- Tapu 2022: Mareikura | Goddess
- Voices for the Pacific: The movement
- Voices for the Pacific: The voice of change
- E oho! Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Tamariki
- Ngā Tānga Reo Māori: An introduction to the Books in Māori collection of printed Māori taonga
- Parihaka: Remembering November 5, 1881
- E oho! He Whakaputanga and He Puapua
- Te Pūtake o te Riri, He Rā Maumahara — How a petition led to a day remembering New Zealand Wars
- New Zealand cartographic heritage: the land, the people, the stories
- E oho! Ngāti Toa Rangatira: People of the stars — whetu ki te rangi ka uhia ngā kapua kia ngaro ngā whetu e kore e ngaro
- E oho! A short history of Te Arawhiti — The Office for Māori Crown relations
- E oho! A short history of the Waitangi Tribunal — Where to from here?
- E oho! Captain Cook: The beginning of what?
- Knowledge is a blessing on your mind: Whakapapa, science and history
- E oho! How New Zealanders commemorate Waitangi Day 2021
- Tapu 2019: Te Awa Atua and the reclamation of Mana Wāhine
- Into native seas: Europeans encounters an Indigenous ocean
- He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni: The Declaration of Independence of New Zealand
Thursday 11 July
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Register: Learning and support for new school library staff 2024
Learning and support for new school library staff — 2024
Monday 29 January 2024 to Friday 13 December 2024
Online — Microsoft Teams
New to your school library? If you're just getting started providing library services for your school, register to join our 2024 learning community. You'll receive support from National Library experts, attend regular local and national meetings, build your skills and connect with other library people.
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Hauhake tū, ka tō Matariki
Matariki 2024
Friday 14 June 2024 to Wednesday 31 July 2024
Te Ahumairangi, National Library Wellington
Hei whakanui i te mātahi o te tau me te aonga ake o te tau hou Māori. I waihapetia te whitiata nei e Ngā Taonga, mō te kāhui whetū o te tau, a Matariki.
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Hauhake tū, ka tō Matariki | The harvest ends when Matariki sets
Matariki 2024
Friday 14 June 2024 to Wednesday 31 July 2024
Te Ahumairangi, National Library Wellington
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision present Hauhake tū, ka tō Matariki, a special compilation of audiovisual taonga from our collection to celebrate Matariki 2024.
- Upcoming events
- Recorded events
- E oho! Te Whenuatanga o te Tangata: Everyday storytelling belonging to whenua
- E oho! Fighting the agents of deterioration — The archival story of Te Tiriti o Waitangi
- Fifty years of music collecting at Turnbull
- Why make an atlas?
- Time to publish? National Library services for publishers and authors
- Exploring authors’ papers at the Alexander Turnbull Library
- Collage illustrations in children’s literature
- E oho! Ngā Tohu o te Maramataka: The science of living by the moon, stars, land and ocean
- E oho! Ruth Ross, history, law and te Tiriti o Waitangi
- Five real life lessons from digital archiving
- Are we there yet? The road to the Women’s Health Strategy for Aotearoa New Zealand
- Exciting withdrawals: Reviewing restrictions in the Turnbull’s manuscript collection
- E oho! Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the church
- Early printing in the Pacific Islands
- Tapu 2023: Rongoā revival and reproductive health
- E oho! The English text of the Treaty of Waitangi
- Te pānui o Te Awhi Rito: Te hā, te kupu, te kōrero
- E oho! Tāngata Ngāi Tahu: Wāhine Ngāi Tahu
- Legal deposit: Collecting Aotearoa’s contemporary published heritage
- The paper knife: Patrick White and Katherine Mansfield
- E oho! Te Petihana Reo Māori 50 years on
- Managing cartographic collections spatially
- Out of the ashes: Celebrating queer histories
- Discover the stories of your ancestors
- E oho! Mana takatāpui
- Introduction to the Aotearoa New Zealand’s histories curriculum
- E oho! Ngā kitenga o te maramataka: Insights into the Māori calendar
- A constellation of Aotearoa Māori cartoons and comics
- E oho! How to celebrate Matariki as a community: Learning from Featherston
- E oho! Contemporary pursuit of justice for Māori
- Exploring oral history collections at the Alexander Turnbull Library
- E oho! Picturing protest and photographing dissent
- Voices for the Pacific: Global insights
- Voices for the Pacific: The science
- Looking into photographs
- Tapu 2022: Mareikura | Goddess
- Voices for the Pacific: The movement
- Voices for the Pacific: The voice of change
- E oho! Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Tamariki
- Ngā Tānga Reo Māori: An introduction to the Books in Māori collection of printed Māori taonga
- Parihaka: Remembering November 5, 1881
- E oho! He Whakaputanga and He Puapua
- Te Pūtake o te Riri, He Rā Maumahara — How a petition led to a day remembering New Zealand Wars
- New Zealand cartographic heritage: the land, the people, the stories
- E oho! Ngāti Toa Rangatira: People of the stars — whetu ki te rangi ka uhia ngā kapua kia ngaro ngā whetu e kore e ngaro
- E oho! A short history of Te Arawhiti — The Office for Māori Crown relations
- E oho! A short history of the Waitangi Tribunal — Where to from here?
- E oho! Captain Cook: The beginning of what?
- Knowledge is a blessing on your mind: Whakapapa, science and history
- E oho! How New Zealanders commemorate Waitangi Day 2021
- Tapu 2019: Te Awa Atua and the reclamation of Mana Wāhine
- Into native seas: Europeans encounters an Indigenous ocean
- He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni: The Declaration of Independence of New Zealand
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3 August - 31 December
The Labour History Project is an organisation dedicated to researching, recording, preserving, and promoting Aotearoa New Zealand’s working-class history.
E oho! Waitangi
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20 January - 20 December
E oho! Waitangi series aims to lay the foundation for all people living in Aotearoa by exploring key events that shaped the nation we call h ... Read more
Aotearoa New Zealand's histories curriculum content for school librarians
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27 July - 29 November
Learn how your school library can support teaching and learning of the new Aotearoa New Zealand's histories curriculum content.
Digital resources for inquiry and research — 2024
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2 March - 2 December
Discover and use digital resources freely available to schools. Find and curate quality, reliable digital content to support all learning areas of the curriculum.
Inclusive school libraries
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18 October - 1 November
Learn how your school can create inclusive library services, spaces and collections to reflect the diversity of your school community.
Learning and support for new school library staff — 2024
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29 January - 13 December
Join our community for new school librarians. You'll build your skills, receive support from National Library experts and connect with other ... Read more
Mīharo Wonder: 100 Years of the Alexander Turnbull Library
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15 February - 15 December
Celebrating 100 years of collecting at the Alexander Turnbull Library. Part of the [ATL100 celebrations](/about-us/our-history/alexander-turnbull-library-centenary).
Connecting to collections 2024
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15 February - 20 December
Come and hear about ways you can connect and use the collections at the Library. Talks will usually be held on the 3rd Tuesday of every month from February to November.
Oral history workshops — 2024
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21 February - 8 December
Introduction to oral history methodology. Ideal for people considering using oral history in their work, community or personal projects.
Public History Talk — 2024
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3 April - 6 November
Free public history talks are a collaboration between the National Library of New Zealand and Manatū Taonga/Ministry for Culture and Heritage ... Read more
Pacific Language Weeks 2024
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12 May - 30 November
Celebrating Pacific languages at the Library. More information is available about the Pacific Language Weeks at the Ministry of Pacific Peoples website.
Cultivating keen readers
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30 May - 6 December
Discover how a school-wide approach can cultivate students who choose to read for fun.