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Global Accessibility Awareness Day

Article Date
May 15, 2025

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 have...

Rotuma Language Week

Article Date
May 12, 2025

Gasav Ne Fäeag Rotuạm Ta - Rotuma Language Week runs from 11-17 May 2025. The theme of the week for 2025 is Åf'ạkia ma rak'ạkia 'os fäega ma ag fak Rotuma - tēfakhanisit Gagaja nā se ‘äe ma gou. - Treasure & Teach Our Rotuman Language and Culture - A...

Update: ePubs and Proquest ebooks

Article Date
May 8, 2025

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...

Easter closure 18-22 April + ANZAC Day 25 April

Article Date
April 17, 2025

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 also be...

Earth Day 22 April - Our Power, Our Planet

Article Date
April 16, 2025

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...

World Poetry Day

Article Date
March 21, 2025

21st of March is World Poetry Day where people are invited to listen and read poetry, organize poetry readings and to increase access to poetry publications. UNESCO established World Poetry Day to recognize poetry as a reflection of cultural heritage...

International Women's Day

Article Date
March 8, 2025

International Women’s Day (IWD), celebrated on March 8, is a time to recognise and appreciate the contributions of women in Aotearoa New Zealand. As the first country to grant women the right to vote in 1893, New Zealand has a rich history of strong...

New Database: DSM Library

Article Date
February 24, 2025

New Database!

The Library now has access to the DSM Library, a platform by the American Psychiatric Association. This small collection provides access to essential texts such as the Diagnostic and Diagnosis Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). 

Access...

Maintenance affecting online systems between 17 to 31 March

We are conducting planned maintenance to some systems during March so the online Library will be unavailable. Outages are Tuesday 17 March 5-7pm, Wednesday 25 March 5-7pm and Tuesday 31 March 1-2pm.