Latest News Jul 14, 2026 Have you tried Hoopla? Posted 21 hours ago Jul 07, 2026 School Holidays July 2026 Posted 1 week ago Jul 02, 2026 Living Rooms Posted 1 week ago Jun 26, 2026 Puanga Matariki 2026 Posted 2 weeks ago Jun 24, 2026 Versions writing project - submissions close soon! Posted 3 weeks ago Jun 07, 2026 Filipino Culture in Aotearoa Posted 1 month ago All News I Want To Join The City Library Search The Catalogue Renew Library Items Find Locations Get The City Library App Upcoming Activities Wed 15 Jul Tō Puka Whakauru Te Putanga mō Puanga - Your Passport to Play Puanga Edition Have you tried the passport to Play Puanga edition yet? This year we have created a te reo Māori version! Pick up a Passport from the City Libraries and follow the map to find the various posts located around the city. Wed 15 Jul 7:00am - 9:00am Football World Cup - Semi-final 1 Live and Free: Teams TBC Wed 15 Jul 10:00am - 12:00pm Explore Messy Play @ Awapuni Library Hands-on sensory play experiences for tamariki provided by Ruahine West End Kindergarten teachers. Wed 15 Jul 10:00am - 11:30am FULLY BOOKED - Story Writing for Kids @ Central THIS SESSION IS NOW FULLY BOOKED - KEEP AN EYE ON OUR WEBSITE FOR FUTURE SESSIONS Wed 15 Jul 10:00am - 11:00am Kōrero Kawhe Do you need a place to practice speaking te reo Māori? Come along for a kawhe to build your kōrero skills in a relaxed environment. All Activities Puanga / Matariki Booklist The seven kites of Matariki McClintock, Calico The promise of Puanga : a story for Matariki Wadsworth, Kirsty Together in love : a legend of Matariki Hall, Xoë Daniel's Matariki feast Beyer, Rebecca Matariki : te whetū tapu o te tau Matamua, Rangi Flit the Fantail and the Matariki map Merewether, Katherine Q Wawata : moon dreaming : daily wisdom guided by... Elder, Hinemoa Finalists - NZ Book Awards for Children & Young Adults A guide to rocks Sacha Cotter Koro Wētā Heather haylock Left to Nowhere Ian Chapman Pūkeko who-keko? Toby Morris The only dinosaur in school Leonie Agnew Detective Stanley and the Mystery at the Museum Hannah Tunnicliffe Dreamslinger Graci Kim Kimi the kekeno's big adventure Shelley Burne-Field The terrible trio. 1, The (not so) superheroes Swapna Haddow Violet & The Velvets: The case of the angry ghost Rachael King Hiva & heartbeats Selina Alefosio It's a bit more complicated than that Hannah Marshall In the city of spies Brian Falkner The lost saint Rachael Craw The retreat Helen Vivienne Fletcher Hooked Al Brown Omnibird Giselle Clarkson Survive Aotearoa Bronwen Wall Taniwha Gavin Bishop Whenua : Māori pūrākau of Aotearoa Isobel Joy Te Aho-White At home on the farm Ned Barraud Folk remedy Jem Yoshioka Kupe me te wheke nui a Muturangi Mat Tait Kupe & the great octopus of Muturangi Mat Tait He taonga te toka Sacha Cotter Matariki ki te ao Rangi Matamua Taku ikura tuatahi Qiane Matata-Sipu Te Onehaumako Zeb Nicklin Hunt for niu tupu Inangaro Vakaafi The lost words Kimberley Ngareta Kearney Newsletter Sign up for our Newsletter Sign up and get email updates about new books & more Sign Up
