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The Prehistoric Earth: April School Holiday Programme
Dive into nearly 50 fun, hands-on and free events at your local library over the holidays! -
Shine bright like a diamond: Interview with Ian Douglas, Village Goldsmith
We talk to local master jeweller, Ian Douglas, Village Goldsmith, about innovation. -
New Zealand Railways and the Remutaka Deviation
Photographs from the New Zealand Railways Department capture the modernisation of train routes in the Wellington region, with a focus on the Upper Hutt to Wairarapa connection.
Recent stories
- Nefarious Newtown: Mystery in the Library author talk 11 April
- Summer Reading Adventure: Announcing our Grand Prize Winners
- Capital Crimes: Karori Mystery in the Library Event, Thursday 1 May
- Staff Picks CDs & Vinyl: The Best of 2024 Part 1
- Being a Justice of the Peace: interview with Juping Zhou
- Our 2024 picks: General fiction (International)
- Our 2024 picks: Aotearoa general fiction
Kids featured stories
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The Prehistoric Earth: April School Holiday Programme
Dive into nearly 50 fun, hands-on and free events at your local library over the holidays! -
The Fish Doorbell: Help a fish on the other side of the world
Help the fish of Utrecht in their annual upstream migration and enjoy some kids' books about animal migration. -
Consent and Body Autonomy for Kids and Teens!
We’ve found five awesome books to read with your kids and teens to help them understand consent and body autonomy.
Recent stories
- Summer Reading Adventure: Announcing our Grand Prize Winners
- Top reviews from our Summer Reading Adventurers
- Our 2024 picks: Kids' fiction, comics, and more
- Summer Reading Adventure: How to create an acrostic poem
- Summer Reading Adventure: How to draw lines for an Ozobot
- The Summer Reading Adventure is Just Over the Horizon!
- What’s on for tamariki at the library: In-person and online!
Youth featured stories
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G'Day, Kia ora, Hello! A Global Hangout for Rangatahi
11-15 years old? Sign up for our Global Hangout to meet other teens from overseas online, play games, and eat snacks! -
The Wellington Comic Lover's Guide to... Captain America
The star-spangled man with a plan... to help you read his adventures! It’s the Wellington Comic Lover’s Guide to Captain America! -
Summer Reading Adventure: Announcing our Grand Prize Winners
The Summer Reading Adventure is over for another year and now it's time to announce the winners of our twelve Grand Prize Packs!
Recent stories
- Our 2024 picks: Young Adult favourites of the year
- The Summer Reading Adventure is Just Over the Horizon!
- The Wellington Comic Lover's Guide to... The Joker and Harley Quinn
- Spooky YA reads to keep that Halloween 👻spirit👻 going
- Sign up for our Teen Newsletter Please
- Mental Health Awareness Week: A librarian's guide to big sad thoughts and other weird growing-up things
- The Wellington Comic Lover’s Guide to... Batman
Business featured stories
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Lead from behind: the art of managing up
In this week's blog, we present some resources to assist with the art of managing upwards. -
Shine bright like a diamond: Interview with Ian Douglas, Village Goldsmith
We talk to local master jeweller, Ian Douglas, Village Goldsmith, about innovation. -
Guest post: Unleashing the Improvement Mindset - a Game-Changer for Leaders
Recent stories
- Counting Sheep: the importance of a good night's sleep
- How To Be Wrong: A crash course in startup success
- More Than a Feeling: Emotional Intelligence in the workplace
- Bolt Bins - modernising skip bin service: an interview with founder Wade Keys
- Navigating Negotiation
- Te Araroa Walkers and Wellington Business
- Guest post: Cultivating an Unstoppable Mindset
Local History featured stories
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New Zealand Railways and the Remutaka Deviation
Photographs from the New Zealand Railways Department capture the modernisation of train routes in the Wellington region, with a focus on the Upper Hutt to Wairarapa connection. -
Bringing History Into 2024: A Recap
This year our heritage team have digitised and uploaded over 1500 unique items to our platform Wellington City Recollect, including posters, photographs, books, documents, maps and more! -
Author Interview: Daniel Beban
Riki Gooch interviews author Daniel Beban about his new nonfiction book Future Jaw-Clap.
Recent stories
- RAD: Radio Active Digest now on Wellington City Recollect
- New online resource: the Wellington Provincial Council Gazette, 1854-1876
- The Spectacular Cinemas of Wellington
- The Rise of Vernacular Architecture in Wellington
- The Flowering of The Tulip
- New online genealogical resource: The Scholefield Papers
- ‘The Streets of My City’: the Legacy of Fanny Irvine-Smith
Māori featured stories
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Te Māori Exhibition: 40 Years On
10 September 1984. On this day, 40 years ago, Te Māori exhibition opened at MOMA in New York City. -
Rauemi Reo : a guide to resources to help strengthen your reo Māori
Wellington City Libraries staff have produced an online pamphlet of 'Rauemi Reo : a guide to resources to help strengthen your reo Māori'. -
Remembering Moana Jackson
He Tangata, he tangata, he tangata: of the people, by the people, for the people. He hōnore, he korōria ki te Atua he maungārongo ki te whenua. He whakaaro pai ki ngā tāngata katoa.