"Kneel like a prayer full of lynching / This is my God-given white" 'Savage is as savage does. And we're all implicated. Avia breaks the colonial lens wide open. We peer through its poetic shards and ...

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Explore Adam Maclay’s evocative photography in an exhibtion, which provides a close up view of the people of Christchurch at ...

In the final Public History Talk for 2024, Dr Monty Soutar will speak about the place of history in his best-selling Kāwai ...

Guest blogger Jacqueline Leckie writes about her new book to mark the centenary in 2025 of Wellington’s Indian community.

Happy World Digital Preservation Day! The theme this year is ‘Preserving our digital content: Celebrating communities’. Read about resources available from the Library to help you and your communities ...

Read how our guest blogger Kealani Cook, an Associate Professor of History at the University of Hawai’i, is using a Friends of the Turnbull Library Research Grant to explore passive resistance and ...

Oral history advisor Lynette Shum and historian Nigel Murphy will take attendees on a walking tour exploring the rich history of the Chinese in Wellington. This event is fully booked. Chinese ...

Picture books aren't just for little kids, they're a delightful experience for everyone, young and old. Dive in and explore the depth and breadth of this wonderful form and share some picture books ...

Primary school. Formerly the building of the Wellington Grammar School at Clifton Terrace. Admitted 6th grade boys in 1895. The building burnt down in 1901. It was rebuilt as a school by William ...

Pays tribute to disability advocate and campaigner J.B. Munro who died in Christchurch in June. Summarises his storied career for IHC which saw him awarded the IHC New Zealand Life Membership which is ...