The Creed from Rev Thomas Kendell's "A Grammar and vocabulary of the language of New Zealand"Church Mission SocietyLondon: Printed by R. Watts. 1820GNZM 3iRef: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=68d5e7a6-f145-588a-819c-a36e2deca81e&entityType=FormatGroupRead by Maureen Ned on the theme Reo AkoRecorded in support of the Waiwai…

He himene mo te karakia ki te Atua Nepia: Na te Haaringi i ta ki tona whare perehi pukapuka"Enlarged collection ('third edition') of 175 Anglican hymns"Hymn no. 941887NZM 735Ref: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=78d627d0-d835-5a89-814c-3194ffc963f1&entityType=FormatGroupRead and sung by Xavier Forsman on the theme Reo Hahi.…

He inoi mo nga Pakeha me nga Maori"Prayer for peaceful cooperation between Māori and Pākehā"John Whiteley. Mangungu: He mea ta i te perehi o nga Weteriana Mihanere. 1837Miscellaneous MSS & documents in Maori Reverent Richard Taylor [1805-1873]GNZMS 297. 18: nō.26.Ref: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=78d627d0-d835-5a89-814c…

Card 2 Dialogue 2Primers: Extracts from the grammar printed on double-sided cards."A Grammar and vocabulary of the language of New Zealand"Church Mission SocietyLondon:Printed by R. Watts. 1820Familiar Dialogues between a Christian missionary and his pupilGNZM 12ahttps://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/rarebooks/id/870/rec/1Read b…

Card 3 Dialogue 3Primers: Extracts from the grammar printed on double-sided cards."A Grammar and vocabulary of the language of New Zealand"Church Mission SocietyLondon:Printed by R. Watts. 1820Familiar Dialogues between a Christian missionary and his pupilGNZM 12akura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/c…870/rec/1Read by Maureen Ned and Xavier Forsm…

Card 5 - The Lord's PrayerPrimers: Extracts from the grammar printed on double-sided cards."A Grammar and vocabulary of the language of New Zealand"Church Mission SocietyLondon:Printed by R. Watts. 1820Familiar Dialogues between a Christian missionary and his pupilGNZM 12akura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/c…870/rec/1Read by Maureen Ned on the …

Te Korimako: Te Tukunga iho o nga Kupu rere keHanuere 15 1886, Page 7Ref: discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/…atGroupRead by Xavier Forsman on the theme Kupu WhakawhitiRecorded in support of the Waiwaia Ngā Ngutu Exhibition 2024For more information about the exhibition: https://ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/events/2024/09/waiwaia-nga-n…

Te Korimako: Etahi Whakatauki a te PakehaHanuere 15 1886, Page 8Ref: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=0b225e70-c400-5135-bc85-f6433ddde22b&entityType=FormatGroupRead by Xavier Forsman on the theme Kupu WhakawhitiRecorded in support of the Waiwaia Ngā Ngutu Exhibition 2024For more information about the exhibition: https://ou…

Kei hea a Spot?Where is Spot?by Eric HillMāori translator unknownHeinemann Publishers (N.Z.) 1980NZM 1160Ref: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=d53a00a1-46fb-57c9-886c-6e795bf17387&entityType=FormatGroupRead by Amiria Lee Pihema Williams and Robert Eruera on the theme Whakamāoritia.Recorded in support of the Waiwaia Ngā Ngut…

Ka haere a Spot ki te kuraSpot goes to schoolby Eric HillMaori translator unknown 1984NZM 1185Ref: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=68f54313-4766-5c54-8f7c-b31c6dd5e2cd&entityType=FormatGroupRead by Xavier Forsman on the theme Whakamāoritia.Recorded in support of the Waiwaia Ngā Ngutu Exhibition 2024Ka haere a Spot ki te ku…

Te poti mau potaeThe cat in the hat by Dr SeussMāori translation by Hirini Melbourne 1983NZM 1187Ref: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search?query=Te%20poti%20mau%20potae&searchType=everything&pageSize=10Read by Robert Eruera on the theme Whakamāoritia.Recorded in support of the Waiwaia Ngā Ngutu Exhibition 2024For more information about…

Rōmeo rāua ko Hurieta [Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare]Translated by Te Haumihiata Mason. Auckland University Press. 2023NZM 2631Ref: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=a76b7363-8943-5123-afab-4329e35f87f9&entityType=FormatGroupRead by Moira Apiti-Civcic and Robert Eruera on the theme Whakamāoritia.Recorded in support of the …

Ko nga moteatea me nga hakirara o nga Maori.He mea kohikohi mai a Sir George Grey, K.C.B I tera kaumatua, i tera kuia; no ona haerenga, e maha ki nga pito katoa, o enei motu1851GNZM 231Page 53Ref: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=33ebada5-9d0b-51b9-8b69-5bf3ddd511c7&entityType=FormatGroupRead by Robert Eruera on the theme P…

He kōrero nā Te AupōuriKo ngā whakaahua nā Robert Ellis Te Wharekura 8. Wellington: Department of Education. First edition 1964 Reprint 1981NZM 1071Ref: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=72c1158c-1390-5062-b848-ec67ccacbbe8&entityType=FormatGroupRead by Robert Eruera on the theme Pūrākau.Recorded in support of the Waiwaia Ng…

Nga Mahi a Te Runanga ki Kohimarama Karere Maori No.13-18. Akarana: he mea ta na Te Wirhana, mo Te Kawanatanga o Niu Tirani. 1860[Proceedings of the Kohimarama Conference. Comprising no. 13 to 18 of the Maori Messager]NZM 271Ref: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=2d18ac99-6e49-50ae-9c1f-02c5280b246b&entityType=FormatGroupRea…

Whakarapopototanga o nga take a Te Runanga o Kaipara i runga ano i te mana o Aotearoa, ara o Te Tiriti o WaitangiNga Runanga i Aotea (Kaipara) 1884-1886Noema 22, 1884Ref: NZMS 718Read by Robert Eruera on the theme Kōrero Tupuna.Recorded in support of the Waiwaia Ngā Ngutu Exhibition 2024.For more information about the exhibition: https://ouraucklan…

Kotia te pu, waiho i konei...Waiata [songs and chants]Wīremu Maihi Te Rangikāheke (Ngāti Kererū, Ngāti Te Rangiwewehi) pre-1854GNZMMS 70Ref: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=758eb7b4-99b1-516a-a159-9672eb4d3da1&entityType=FormatGroupRead by Raniera Kingi [Ngāti Kura, Ngāti Ruamahue, Ngāpuhi]Recorded in support of the Waiwai…

Ka hura tangata a utaWaiata [songs and chants]Hoani Riki (Ngāti Toa) 1851GNZMMS 48Ref: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=2a1549bb-3ae4-5ea7-8395-644e0385cf49&entityType=FormatGroupRead by Raniera Kingi [Ngāti Kura, Ngāti Ruamahue, Ngāpuhi]Recorded in support of the Waiwaia Ngā Ngutu Exhibition 2024.For more information about…

E rere, e rere, e te kotare …Ko nga moteatea me nga hakirara o nga MaoriHe mea kohikohi mai na Sir George Grey, i tera kaumatua i tera kuia no ona haerenga e maha ki nga pito katoa o enei motu. Wellington: Robert Stokes. 1853GNZM 252Ref: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=97147ab5-977c-5b08-ab9e-ad5c0ce798ba&entityType=Format…

This recording was possibly made in December 1939 at the mobile studio set up by the Broadcasting Service at the Centennial Exhibition in Wellington. The children from Hiruharama School near Ruatōrea, visited Wellington in December 1939 and made several recordings, according to an article in The Listener, Dec. 8, 1939This archival audio is from the…

Ko te ako me te karakia o te Hahi Katorika RomanaKororareka: He mea ta i te perehi o te Epikopo KatorikaMatiu. Upoko VI: 9-13. p.25-26The Lords Prayer - Mathew chapter 6 versus 9-13 p.26-27Published in 1847GNZM160Ref: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=d840e632-fe4a-5afb-8529-e52840fe1a6e&entityType=FormatGroupRead by Xavier …

Ko te Kawenata Hou o to tatou Ariki te Kai Wakaora a Ihu Karaiti. He mea hakamaori i te reo kariki.Matiu. Upoko VI: 9-13. p. 9The Lords Prayer - Mathew chapter 6 versus 9-13Paihia: He mea ta i te perehi o nga Mihanere o te Hahi o Ingarani1837GNZM20Ref: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=7a0b486f-75db-598c-b9a5-b0860f571c2e&en…

Ko te tahi wahi o te Kawenata Hou o Ihu Karaiti te Ariki, to tatou Kai Whakaora. Me nga upoko e waru o te pukapuka o Kenehi. Ka oti nei te wakamaori ki te reo o Nu Tirani.The Lords Prayer - Mathew chapter 6 versus 9-13Hirini: Kua oti te ta e te Tipene raua ko TokiPrinted by Stephen and StokeSydney1833 GNZM8Ref: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.go…

Alison is joined over Zoom by author Freddie Gillies, to discuss his novel Because all fades, published by Bateman Books. The novel is about four young Kiwis on their OE, having the time of their lives - until a serious incident changes everything. Freddie is an exciting new voice in New Zealand fiction. Because all fades can be borrowed from Besti…

Alison is joined over Zoom by author Dr. Ineke Meredith, to discuss her extraordinary memoir, On Call: Stories from my life as a surgeon, a daughter and a mother, published by Harper Collins New Zealand. The world of surgery is strange, messy, intense and lonely. Life, death, chaos and limited family life: is life in scrubs worth the sacrifice?On C…

In collaboration with Auckland Philharmonia’s Aspiring Musicians Programme, Strings on Streets bring a fresh and flamboyant programme of classical and iconic movie theme favourites to this Auckland Libraries Heritage Concert. Included are Hadyn’s Emperor Quartet in C, and Mozart’s String Quartet No.20, contrasted with the evocative tango “Por Una C…

In a further collaboration with the Auckland Philharmonia’s Aspiring Musicians Programme, the talented Kaha Trio return to our Thursday Heritage Concerts stage. Lorna Zhang (violin), Madeleine Xiao (piano) and Damon Herlihy-O'Brien (cello) bring together a programme called Invierno (Winter), including two works by J.S Bach, Tchaikovsky’s much loved…

The newly formed Mātātā Quintet join forces to present the first movement of Dvořák's Piano Quintet No. 2. Written in 1887, this monumental chamber work reflects the Czech composer's admiration for Bohemian folk music. Infused with rich melodies and rhythmic vitality, the work exudes a pastoral charm while maintaining Dvořák's masterful handling of…

Composer Margaret Wegener (1920 – 2020) led an extraordinary life both in the UK where she was born, and here in New Zealand, where she settled in 2005. A considerable body of Margaret's original compositions have been published, drawing praise from composers such as Ralph Vaughan Williams, Herbert Howells, and John Rutter. Auckland Libraries is pr…

To complete our Thursday Heritage Concert Series, Japan born and raised violinist, Yuhka Nagai and NZ pianist Kent Isomura, present a programme including two NZ premier pieces by contemporary Japanese composers, alongside the works of two European greats. Six pieces by Hikaru Hayashi (1931-2012) and a Nursery song by Rikuya Terashima (1964-) from A…

Alison is joined over Zoom by author Dr Bex Bell, discussing her groundbreaking book about healing Imposter Syndrome and ending self-sabotage. Dr Bex has worked with people from all walks of life and her book is full of effective strategies that will help erase the anxiety about never feeling good enough. We had some technical issues when recording…

Tupou Manapori, was a schoolteacher, former Manukau City Councillor and chairwoman of the Council’s Pacific Island Advisory Committee. Born in Manihiki, Rarotonga, she moved to New Zealand in 1968.In this recording, Tupou recounts her experiences as a young, Pacific Island immigrant, and talks about the ‘Dawn Raids’ in the 1970s. This interview was…

Frank Amoah was the manager and Social Worker at the African Welfare Service Trust when this interview was conducted. Here he talks about coming to New Zealand from Ghana at the age of nineteen and the establishment of the African Welfare Service Trust. Oral history interview, Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections OH-1252-008https://kura.auckland…

Kudakwashe Tuwe, the former President of the Waitakere Ethnic Board, describes his migrant experience of coming to NZ about 10 years ago from Zimbabwe when the political situation worsened there. This interview was conducted in 2014 by Smita Biswas. Oral history interview, Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections OH-1163-003.https://kura.aucklandlib…

In 2017 Auckland Libraries recorded the stories of the Auckland Regional Migrant Services. Bulbala (Ayesha) Slimankhil describes her life in Afghanistan under the Taliban and compares it with her new life in New Zealand. She talks about her first impressions and struggles after immigrating.Oral history interview, Auckland Libraries Heritage Collect…

In this track, we hear from Boaz Habib a committee member of Waitakere Ethnic Board. He talks about his migrant experience arriving as a teenager in 1995 after growing up in Dubai and Pakistan where he was born. He also discusses his first home, facing discrimination, and how meeting a diaspora of students from various ethnicities was important for…

Welcome to ' That’s so last Century – What we wore 1950s – 1990s'.Recorded in 2013 as part of the Dominion Road Stories Collection, Marianne Hay the owner of the specialist sewing shop Exquisite Stitch - Bernina Sewing Centre, talks with Sue Gee about her childhood sewing influences and memories. This recording was done in the shop – so you’ll hear…

Welcome to ' That’s so last Century – What we wore 1950s – 1990s'.In this track we hear from Jay Khatri, a Mumbai born tailor who migrated to NZ in the late 1980s. He worked at clothing manufactures Street Wise and then Cambridge Clothing Company before opening his own tailoring business- Island Style (Jay's Clothing Ltd) in Henderson. This intervi…

Welcome to ' That’s so last Century – What we wore 1950s – 1990s'.In 2019, Auckland Libraries hosted a Fashion Week talk on the theme of sustainable fashion. In this clip, we hear from Wayne Siu, retro fashion man about town, on why vintage fashion is important in the context of climate change. https://ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/news/2019/…

Welcome to ' That’s so last Century – What we wore 1950s – 1990s'.In this track, jazz singer and follower of fashion, Wendy Moore provides her lived experience of post-war hair, makeup and clothing fashions. This was a time of poring over pattern books, searching out new fabrics, and home sewing. Recorded in 2017 with Sue Berman for the Rykenberg O…

Welcome to ' That’s so last Century – What we wore 1950s – 1990s'.In this track we hear from Wendie Wright. Wendie worked with, and later married, well-known street and studio photographer John Rykenberg. In this clip, Wendie briefly recalls her mother sewing her dresses from pictures in 17 magazine. This is followed by a description of the late 19…

This excerpt features Ellie Lim interviewed by Toni Duder. Ellie shares knowing her identity from a young age, her relationship with her queer relatives in Singapore, and coming out to her ex-partner. Ellie recollects coming out to her parents, the challenges at school, Catholicism, and her relationship with God.To listen to the complete interview,…

Luis Claudio Troccoli de Meirellis was interviewed here by Toni Duder. Luis talks about moving to New Zealand and coming to terms with his sexuality, the work he has been doing for the queer community, and his perspective on the differences between New Zealand and Brazil for a member of the rainbow community.To listen to the complete interview, cli…

This excerpt features the coming-out story of Shaun Hawthorne. The interview was conducted by Luis Meirelles and Toni Duder. Shaun talks about life in the ’80s, discovering more about himself in secondary school, coming out to his family and friends, being involved in the peace movements, moving into activism for gay rights and gender, and much mor…

This excerpt features Calvin Hona interviewed by Luis Meirellis. Calvin recollects the experience at Waikato University, the uncertainty faced when leaving home and coming out, and the story of meeting his partner.To listen to the complete interview, click on this link https://bit.ly/497lsuw and submit a request using the Comments box on this pageI…

This excerpt features Toni Duder’s story recorded by Smita Biswas. Toni recollects the relationships with friends and family, discrimination at the boarding school, and the challenges faced while coming out.To listen to the complete interview, click on this link https://bit.ly/4946Ls6 and submit a request using the Comments box on this pageImage: R…

Duncan Matthews was interviewed by Toni Duder. Duncan speaks about the challenges faced when coming out, how the decision to tell the family occurred, and relationships with the extended family.To listen to the complete interview, click on this link https://bit.ly/49gE5w9 and submit a request using the Comments box on this page.Image: Rainbow Youth…

Happy Pride!Alison is joined in the studio by two special guests, Rhi and Sebastian, who talk about some of their favourite queer reads.Celebrate Pride year-round and embrace your rainbow joy by exploring the huge and diverse range of books and resources at Auckland Libraries.Books mentioned on the show can be requested from the Auckland Libraries …

In this episode, we’re tuning in to the music making of early colonial New Zealand.We meet music librarian and curator Marilyn Portman to look at a collection of early music albums which were brought amongst personal possessions to Aotearoa, to become the soundtrack of life in the colony.To bring the soundtrack to life, we meet up with musician Pol…

In this episode, we make a connection with poetry, poets, and the Auckland Central City Library.Research Librarian Elspeth Orwin takes us on a journey beyond the poetry book collection by sharing the voices of poets who interestingly also have a strong association with Libraries.We also meet and talk with poet and artist Ta Ilui who is both a regul…