Kanopy access

We're happy to say that Kanopy access has been restored to our eLibrary. We apologise for the unexpected outage.

Branch updates

- Waitohi | Johnsonville and Te Takapū o Patukawenga | Mervyn Kemp (Tawa) libraries will be closed this Thursday morning (5 June) for staff training, opening at 2pm.

- Te Awe Library is open for reduced hours on Friday 6 June, from 9am to 5pm. The Council Service Desk will open at 9am.

Pasifika

From Cook Islands Māori to Tuvaluan, our libraries hold books in many Pasifika languages. Explore our Pasifika language collections, and the libraries which hold them, below.

Featured booklist – Vaiaso o le Gagana Sāmoa | Sāmoa Language Week 2024

Note: use the links in the table below to browse our catalogue for that language. You can reserve any item and collect it from your closest library branch free of charge.

Languages labelled as being kept in "Off-site Storage" are part of our Central Library collections, and are also free to reserve.

If you're looking for books in other languages, check out our World languages collection.

Pasifika language collection locations
Language Locations

Cook Islands Māori | Māori Kūki ‘Āirani

Johnsonville, Karori, Kilbirnie, Newtown, Off-site Storage

Fijian | Na vosa vaka-Viti

Johnsonville, Karori, Kilbirnie, Newtown, Off-site Storage

Niuean | ko e vagahau Niuē

Johnsonville, Karori, Kilbirnie, Newtown, Off-site Storage

Samoan | Gagana Sāmoa

All libraries except for Khandallah and Wadestown

Tokelauan | Gagana Tokelau

Johnsonville, Karori, Kilbirnie, Newtown, Off-site Storage

Tongan | lea fakatonga

Johnsonville, Karori, Kilbirnie, Miramar, Newtown, Off-site Storage

Tuvaluan | 'gana Tuvalu

Newtown, Off-site Storage