February 2023

MBIE’s Open Research Policy – its implications and opportunities

​At the end of last year, the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), Aotearoa’s largest public research funder, announced a new Open Research Policy. The news was significant in that it represents New Zealand’s first Government-initiated mandate to open up access to publicly funded research, a position which finally begins to bring the country into

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Napier Libraries make a splash this summer!

PLANNINGOur Summer Reading Programme theme this year was “the beach,” and many of our activities featured this theme. We brainstormed potential events, and invited individuals and organisations to collaborate, planning the long holiday period to ensure varied activities targeting all age groups were featured weekly. Funding from Eastern and Central Community Trust supported the running

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Lessons from the Central Hub Safe Spaces Pilot Project

​In this article, Anna Lockwood talks about her role as Senior Advisor Inclusive Services, Auckland Council Connected Communities, the key challenges faced in public libraries, and the Central Hub Safe Spaces Pilot Project. She uses practice-based evidence and shares what she has learnt from library social work collaborations in Tāmaki Makaurau and in Melbourne. Anna

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