Infofind, the Radio New Zealand (RNZ) Library, can be found on the Terrace in central Wellington. It sits among the producers and presenters for RNZ National and RNZ Concert. These content makers call on Infofind for research into all manner of topics and issues. Infofind librarian Melanie Stassen tells Te Rau Ora Library Life about […]

Before Te Pātāka Kōrero o Puketāpapa Mt Roskill Library and the neighbouring Fickling Convention Centre opened to the public in 1977, there were plans to develop the site into a theme park. Fortunately, plans were paused on the rollercoasters and merry-go-rounds. Almost half a century later, the library is an essential seven-day-a-week community facility, with […]

St Patrick’s College Library is a school library catering to 700+ boys. In March 2024, it opened the doors to a brand-new purpose-built space that brought the library into the heart of the school. The vision of the new learning hub building was to take the school from a classic example of brutalist architecture that […]

Northland Region Corrections Facility (NRCF) is about half an hour’s drive from the idyllic Bay of Islands. Based in the rural Kaikohe district, it is close to the Ngawha Geothermal Field and approximately five km from the township. It was one of four new prisons opened between 2005 and 2007, which differed from traditional prison […]

Rangitīkei District Libraries are located in the southwest of the North Island. If you have travelled through the North Island via State Highway 1 or 3, you will probably have travelled through the towns of Hunterville, Taihape, Bulls or maybe Marton. Or, you may have attended our unique events, such as the Turakina Highland Games, […]

Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi translates to ‘the house of learning of Awanuiārangi’ and is situated in Whakatane in the Bay of Plenty. As an academic institution established by Ngāti Awa, it was formally opened on February 10, 1992. The name Awanuiārangi derives from a tupuna and links all iwi and hapū within the Mataatua area […]

Ten years in the making this new library opened its doors to the public on May 12, 2023. Te Kahu o Waipuna is in the heart of the Blenheim CBD and has been an overwhelming success in its first seven weeks of opening. ​The building cost $20 million. In 2020 the Government announced a three-billion-dollar […]

Through Toi Whakaari New Zealand Drama School, the Nola Millar Library helps support performers, designers, and craftspeople in Aotearoa New Zealand. Named after the first director, the library provides access to its unique collection to current staff and students as well as graduates and the wider performing arts community who can become library members for […]

Hocken Collections Uare Taoka o Hākena at the University of Otago is one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s foremost research libraries, galleries and archives. Established in 1910, it documents life and culture in New Zealand and the Pacific, with strong holdings on Te Waipounamu, particularly Otago and Southland. These include collections of importance for Māori and […]

A library service that is very much part of the community, Te Takeretanga o Kura-hau-pō opened ten years ago in a converted supermarket and an extension of the old library. Te Takeretanga o Kura-hau-pō is the community heart and hub of Levin in the lower North Island. It brings together library services, as well as […]