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Author interview: Tina Makereti
We chat to New Zealand author Tina Makereti about her new novel, The Mires. -
Upskilling with Online Courses
If you’re looking to learn a new work skill, advance your career or just study something for interest, these are some platforms offering a variety of free online courses. -
New Film and Television Books
Check out these new books on filmmaking and behind-the-scenes stories. -
Destination Wellness: New Health Books in the Collection
We could all do with a wellness top up from time to time. In this month's new health books we have topics from allergies to pregnancy, finding wellness through creativity, living nourished and more. -
Past author event: Watch Fact and Fiction, Writing History
Watch the video of our author event with Kate Mahony,Clare Gleeson and Mary McCallum. -
Breaking up with a Client
Is a client causing your business grief? We've pulled together some resources to help business owners negotiate a successful breakup. -
Summer Reading Adventure: How to draw lines for an Ozobot
What exactly is an Ozobot? -
Summer Reading Adventure: How to create an acrostic poem
One of the activities we're challenging the tamariki of Pōneke to complete over the summer is to write an acrostic poem for the phrase "Summer Reading Adventure". But what exactly is an acrostic poem? -
Summer Reading for adults: Sounds of summer
Fabulous summer sounds to chill out to for our Summer Reading listening challenge. -
Summer Reading for adults: A cinematic experience list
Our short selection of some of our favourite summer movie watches. Have a browse! -
Learning from Failure
Whether in life or in business, when things go wrong there are always lessons to be learned from the experience. This week we've compiled some reading to better understand failure. -
When Life Gives You Lemurs: New Biographies
Rockstars, animal whisperers, sports giants, and phenomenal women feature in the latest crop of biographies and memoirs. -
Musician Interview: David Long
Listen to our interview with musician David Long about his new album All Things Will Stay Silent. -
Author Interview: Brannavan Gnanalingam
We chat to author Brannavan Gnanalingam about his new novel, The Life and Opinions of Kartik Popat. -
Wellington Music: The Eighth Note/New E.P - Halycon Drift
Eight quick questions with Pōneke band, Halcyon Drift. -
The Summer Reading Adventure is Just Over the Horizon!
Our annual Summer Reading Adventure begins 1 December! Preview how you and your whānau can get involved. -
Dementia friendly book collection
We now have Dementia/ Mate wareware friendly books available. -
Slow Productivity, and other works by Cal Newport
The author of Digital Minimalism and Deep Work offers a philosophy for pursuing meaningful accomplishment while avoiding overload. Learn more about this new work and others in the WCL collection.