Latest News Jul 20, 2026 Family History Month 2026 Posted 1 day ago Jul 14, 2026 Have you tried Hoopla? Posted 1 week ago Jul 07, 2026 School Holidays July 2026 Posted 2 weeks ago Jul 02, 2026 Living Rooms Posted 2 weeks ago Jun 26, 2026 Puanga Matariki 2026 Posted 3 weeks ago Jun 24, 2026 Versions writing project - submissions close soon! Posted 4 weeks 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 22 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. Wed 22 Jul 10:00am - 2:00pm Sensory Play Day @ Te Pātikitiki Library Join us in our tamariki section every fortnight Wednesday for fun sensory play. Wed 22 Jul 3:00pm - 5:00pm Reading Unleashed @ Central Library Would your school age child like to read to one of our cute and friendly Canine Friends dogs? These dogs are super friendly, well behaved and have lovely handlers to help guide your child's session. Wed 22 Jul 6:00pm - 7:00pm Scholars & Soup: ‘Public Perception in the Development of Minor Sports in New Zealand’ Join us every Wednesday in July at 6pm to hear from staff and graduates of Massey University’s History Programme. Wed 22 Jul 7:30pm - 9:00pm Lessons for the Future from Palaeozoic Bryozoans Speaker: Professor Catherine Reid (GSNZ President) All Activities 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