Each year 20 June marks World Refugee Day. It is a day to honour people who have been forced to flee their homes to escape conflict or persecution. This year the focus is on solidarity with refugees. An excerpt from UN Secretary-General António...
June is Global Pride Month. It’s a time to celebrate the diversity and resilience of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Did you know the first pride marches took place in 1970, a year after the Stonewall riots in New York? You can read more about this here o...
You may not realise how important archives (and archivists) are. Keeping documents, photos and other files ensures an accurate witness to history and a reliable memory for a nation. Monday 9 June is when we celebrate and recognise this important work...
Tālofa lava! 1 – 7 June is Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa - Samoa Language Week.
The theme for this year is:
Ia malu lou sā. Folau i lagimā
a well-grounded self, is a successful self
Find more Samoan proverbs and sayings in this lovely book...
Have you got used to saying “King’s Birthday” yet? Monday 2 June is a public holiday to celebrate the birthday of King Charles III. His actual birthday is on 14 November but in New Zealand it is always marked on the first Monday in June.
A...
What is Global Accessibility Awareness Day?
Launched in 2021, the Global Accessibility Awareness Day Foundation promotes digital access and inclusion to those with disabilities.
Here in the Library & Learning Centre, many of our ebooks...
As you may have seen, our ebook provider ProQuest Central recently made a change to their ebook platform. This means that your ebook may display differently. The new format is called an ePub. Most ebooks will be available as an ePub and a PDF, but...
Did you know that 5 – 11 May is New Zealand Sign Language week? We think that this week is well worth celebrating! Start your journey to learning NZ sign language by taking a look at the ebook New Zealand Sign Language: A Reference Grammar. This book...
Note, the Library will be closed over Easter on the following days:
Good Friday: 18 April
Easter Monday: 21 April
Easter Tuesday: 22 April
Our online library will remain available. We will respond to queries on 23rd and 24th April.
We will...
April 22 is Earth Day, a day that's been celebrated since 1970.
The theme this year is Our Power, Our Planet, with the aim being to unite people "behind renewable energy, and to triple the global generation of clean electricity by 2030". How? See...