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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
Friday 14 March
A Secret Tear — Adam Maclay, photographer exhibition
Saturday 23 November 2024 to Saturday 15 March 2025
Te Puna Foundation Gallery, National Library Wellington
A close up view of the people of Christchurch through a selection of poignant portraits and scenes of everyday life.
Steffano Webb — Photographer at large
Saturday 23 November 2024 to Saturday 15 March 2025
Lower ground foyer, National Library Wellington
A selection of photographs and screen presentation of images taken by photographer Steffano Webb between 1880-1920.
A Different Light: First Photographs of Aotearoa
A Different Light
Saturday 1 February 2025 to Sunday 15 June 2025
Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington
Witness the dawn of photography in Aotearoa New Zealand. Through precious, original photographs, explore its beginnings as an expensive luxury, through to becoming a part of everyday life.
- 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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Subscribe to newsletterE oho! Waitangi
20 January - 24 December
Our ‘E oho!’ series is for all people living in Aotearoa who are interested in exploring key events that shaped the nation we call home. It’s ... Read more
A Different Light
23 November - 15 June
Events held to celebrate the ‘A Different Light: First photographs of Aotearoa’ exhibition at the Adam Gallery and part of ‘Focus on Photogra ... Read more
Oral history workshops — 2025
1 February - 5 December
Introduction to oral history methodology. Ideal for people considering using oral history in their work, community or personal projects.
Introduction to National Library’s services for schools
11 February - 29 July
Discover or refresh your knowledge about the many ways the National Library can support your school.
This series is part of the [Managing an ... Read more
Friends of the Turnbull Public Programme — 2025
12 February - 17 December
The Friends of the Turnbull Library, Nga Hoa o te Whare Pukapuka Turnbull, offers a monthly programme of public talks that are free to all. T ... Read more
Connecting to collections 2025
18 February - 16 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.
Ngā ratonga kaupapa Māori | Kaupapa Māori services 2025
19 February - 27 August
Tūhuratia ngā rauemi me ngā rautaki e tautoko ana i ngā ākonga Māori i roto i ngā kura kaupapa Māori me ngā kura auraki. Ka tukuna ētahi wāha ... Read more
Library essentials
26 February - 3 December
Join a series of online meetings to build your know-how of ‘school library basics’. The series also includes support meetings just for staff ... Read more
Making the most of the National Library’s digital resources 2025
27 February - 16 October
Understand the role of digital resources in teaching and learning. Find out how to access, use and curate our resources to support student le ... Read more
Cultivating keen readers 2025
4 March - 20 August
Learn how the school community can work together to support literacy and reading engagement and develop a school-wide reading culture. We hig ... Read more
Public History Talk — 2025
5 March - 3 December
Free public history talks are a collaboration between the National Library of New Zealand and Manatū Taonga/Ministry for Culture and Heritage ... Read more
Making the most of National Library’s books for schools 2025
13 March - 12 November
Join our specialist librarians in a series of webinars that explore books from a range of genres and collections that schools can borrow thro ... Read more