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Explore Adam Maclay’s evocative photography in an exhibtion, which provides a close up view of the people of Christchurch at ...

In the final Public History Talk for 2024, Dr Monty Soutar will speak about the place of history in his best-selling Kāwai ...

Guest blogger Jacqueline Leckie writes about her new book to mark the centenary in 2025 of Wellington’s Indian community. 'Indians over 100 years in Te Whanganui-a-Tara' will draw on the Library's ...

Happy World Digital Preservation Day! The theme this year is ‘Preserving our digital content: Celebrating communities’. Read about resources available from the Library to help you and your communities ...

Read how our guest blogger Kealani Cook, an Associate Professor of History at the University of Hawai’i, is using a Friends of the Turnbull Library Research Grant to explore passive resistance and ...

Oral history advisor Lynette Shum and historian Nigel Murphy will take attendees on a walking tour exploring the rich history of the Chinese in Wellington. This event is fully booked. Chinese ...

Picture books aren't just for little kids, they're a delightful experience for everyone, young and old. Dive in and explore the depth and breadth of this wonderful form and share some picture books ...

Comprises the records of Turakina Māori Girls College namely: minute books, 1928-1970; school registers of attendance, 1905-ca 1972; daily attendance registers, 1905-1963; inspector's reports, ...

A group of high school students sign up for a tramp led by a teacher they all respect. The tramp is long and hard and tests the mettle of some of them, but it is what happens once they reach their ...

Use this guide and its resources to plan a summer reading initiative in your school that encourages and supports students to read over the summer holidays. A school-wide summer reading initiative is a ...

Dingle Dell was cleared and planted by Miss Winifred Huggins, who has received a British Empire Medal for her work - special young kauri grove at Dingle Dell is memorial to King George VI.