Spotlight on: JC Sturm
31 December 2024
One of NZ's leading female Māori short story writers & poets was a key member of our library team
Te Māori Exhibition: 40 Years On
10 September 2024
10 September 1984. On this day, 40 years ago, Te Māori exhibition opened at MOMA in New York City.
Te Tiriti: Te Whanganui-a-Tara, 29 April 1840
29 April 2024
Learn about when Te Tiriti was signed by mana whenua.
Aotearoa Traditional Māori Performing Arts and Te Matatini – Part 3
16 September 2022
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
15 September 2022
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
15 September 2022
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
14 September 2022
"Kia kawea tātou e te rēhia : Let us be taken by joy and entertainment"
- From “Whare Tapere”, Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal
Remembering Moana Jackson
29 April 2022
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.
Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the Wai 262 Claim
4 February 2022
Over 3000 claims have been made to the Waitangi Tribunal during its first 40 years of existence.
Naming the Land
20 August 2020
Tēnā koutou katoa, e te whānau! Matariki is a time for recollection and remembering, as well as hope for the new year.
Kōrero with Morrie Love of the Tenths Trust
13 April 2018
In the early 1800s the stories behind the naming of the land in Te Whanganui-a-Tara were often sourced to Te Whatahoro Jury and three women - Ngarimu Mawene, Mere Ngamai and Rangiwahia Te Puni.
Dr George S. Evans : a life
21 November 2016
I recently enjoyed the refined atmosphere of the Wellington Club while admiring Helen Riddiford’s account of Dr. George Samuel Evans.
Jock McEwen: He kōtuku rerenga tahi
31 October 2016
We speak sometimes of special people amongst us who have travelled successfully in two worlds. Quite often there follows the story of one such.
Johnny Cooper, 'The Māori Cowboy'
30 September 2014
Johnny Cooper, hero of early New Zealand rock’n’roll, died earlier this month in Lower Hutt, aged 85.
The Early Māori Newspapers
23 August 2014
What do you get when you cross Gutenberg’s printing press with the communal, oral storytelling of Māori tradition?
What's your name?
4 March 2014
Tēnā koutou! Nau mai, welcome to the first Rauemi blog post. This blog series looks at different resources, highlighting new, useful or unusual sources of Māori information.
Pixie Williams: The Voice of Blue Smoke
11 September 2013
On Monday September 16 2014 at 10.30 am, Wellington Central Library will be opening a special display celebrating the life of Pixie Williams.
An Interview with Toni Huata
29 May 2013
Kia ora ano and welcome to our third and final feature in our New Zealand Music Month series of interviews with local Māori musicians.
One of NZ's leading female Māori short story writers & poets was a key member of our library team
10 September 1984. On this day, 40 years ago, Te Māori exhibition opened at MOMA in New York City.
Learn about when Te Tiriti was signed by mana whenua.
Haere mai and welcome to the third blog in our ‘Te Whare Tapere to Kapa Haka and Māori Concert Party’ series.
Haere mai and welcome to the second blog in our ‘Te Whare Tapere to Kapa Haka and Māori Concert Party’ series.
Wellington City Libraries staff have produced an online pamphlet of 'Rauemi Reo : a guide to resources to help strengthen your reo Māori'.
"Kia kawea tātou e te rēhia : Let us be taken by joy and entertainment" - From “Whare Tapere”, Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal
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.
Over 3000 claims have been made to the Waitangi Tribunal during its first 40 years of existence.
Tēnā koutou katoa, e te whānau! Matariki is a time for recollection and remembering, as well as hope for the new year.
In the early 1800s the stories behind the naming of the land in Te Whanganui-a-Tara were often sourced to Te Whatahoro Jury and three women - Ngarimu Mawene, Mere Ngamai and Rangiwahia Te Puni.
I recently enjoyed the refined atmosphere of the Wellington Club while admiring Helen Riddiford’s account of Dr. George Samuel Evans.
We speak sometimes of special people amongst us who have travelled successfully in two worlds. Quite often there follows the story of one such.
Johnny Cooper, hero of early New Zealand rock’n’roll, died earlier this month in Lower Hutt, aged 85.
What do you get when you cross Gutenberg’s printing press with the communal, oral storytelling of Māori tradition?
Tēnā koutou! Nau mai, welcome to the first Rauemi blog post. This blog series looks at different resources, highlighting new, useful or unusual sources of Māori information.
On Monday September 16 2014 at 10.30 am, Wellington Central Library will be opening a special display celebrating the life of Pixie Williams.
Kia ora ano and welcome to our third and final feature in our New Zealand Music Month series of interviews with local Māori musicians.