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Aotearoa Traditional Māori Performing Arts and Te Matatini – Part 3
Haere mai and welcome to the third blog in our ‘Te Whare Tapere to Kapa Haka and Māori Concert Party’ series. -
Concert Parties: Movers and shakers – Part 2
Haere mai and welcome to the second blog in our ‘Te Whare Tapere to Kapa Haka and Māori Concert Party’ series. -
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'. -
Te Whare Tapere to Kapa Haka and Māori Concert Party - Part 1
"Kia kawea tātou e te rēhia : Let us be taken by joy and entertainment" - From “Whare Tapere”, Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal -
The Wellington Comic Lover’s Guide to... Batgirl
It’s the Wellington Comic Lover’s Guide to the dark knights who call themselves... Batgirl! -
The Wellington Comic Lover's Guide to... She-Hulk
This post focuses on Marvel's Jade Giantess, the Sensational She-Hulk! -
Scope magazine: New Recollect collection
Recollect now hosts the complete digitised collection of Scope, the essential guide to Wellington’s alternative scene in the early 1990s. -
Interview: Aotearoa NZ Poet Laureate David Eggleton
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Lost Artworks of Wellington
A record of public art of the 1990's, as digitised by our heritage team. -
Talking about Leadership with Rachel Esson, General Manager, National Library
Photo credit: Mark Beattie, National Library. Licensed CC by 4.0 -
Poet Interview: essa may ranapiri
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City Voice: News you can use
One of Wellington’s most significant independent media outlets of the 1990s has been fully digitised and is now available to view on Wellington City Recollect. -
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. -
Her Excellency’s Knitting Book
“For the Empire and for Freedom we must all do our bit. The men go forth to Battle, the women wait – and knit.” -
Weird Art (and How to Make It)!
Whatever it is you want to say, and however it is you want to say it, get inspired by Weird Artists and books in our collection on Weird Art (and how to make it)! -
WCL Interview: Acclaimed Artist, Robèrt Franken
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Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the Wai 262 Claim
Over 3000 claims have been made to the Waitangi Tribunal during its first 40 years of existence. -
Hairy Maclary from a Donaldson's Dairy
"Out of the gate and off for a walk went Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy..." Sound familiar? That's because Hairy Maclary is one of New Zealand's (and the world's) best-loved picture books.