LIANZA 2023 CONFERENCE
TALES & TOURS
Thursday November 2, 2023
We’re thrilled to announce that as part of the multi-day LIANZA 2023 Conference, we will be hosting Tales and Tours.
This amazing day will involve one walking and four bus tours providing valuable insights into the workings of contemporary library, heritage, cultural and information services. It will be an exciting and informative experience for all conference delegates.
Tales and Tours is a learning opportunity for you and our host venues have been invited to share a recent initiative, project, innovation or unique feature of their service or organisation.
During the tour, delegates will spend about an hour at each venue, taking part in a presentation and tour of the spaces.
All tours will start at 0900 and end around 1630. Each tour will have tour hosts who will help you to get to know your fellow tour participants. You will have lunch-on-the-go and join at the end of tour gathering with drinks and nibbles at a central city bar.
Final timetable subject to change.
Already registered for the conference? You will receive an invite to select the tour you wish to attend.
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TOUR 1 |
TOUR 1B | TOUR 2 | TOUR 2B | TOUR 3 | TOUR 4 | TOUR 5 | TOUR 5B | TOUR 6 | TOUR 6B | TOUR 6C | |
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from 0830 |
Find your tour bus or walking tour | ||||||||||
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0900 |
Buses leave | Buses leave | Buses leave | Buses leave | Buses leave | Buses leave | Walking tour | Walking tour | Walking tour | Walking tour | Walking Tour |
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0930-1030 |
Robert and Barbara Stewart Library and Archives - Te Puna o Waiwhetū | Christchurch Art Gallery | Ngaio Marsh House and Garden |
Tuakiri, Tūranga Christchurch Central Research room and tour of the floor | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury | Matuku Takotako | Sumner Centre 1000-1100 |
Te Kete Wānanga o Pūtaringamotu | Upper Riccarton Community and School Library |
Tūranga | Christchurch Central Library |
Te Pūkenga | Ara Institute of Canterbury |
Cultural Narrative of Tūranga | Tell your own story 0900-1030 |
Take me to the river |
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Travel |
Bus | Bus | Bus | Bus | Bus | Bus | Walk | Walk | Walk | Walk |
Walk |
| 1100-1200 | Ngaio Marsh House and Garden | Te Ara Ātea | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury | Air Force Museum of NZ - Archive and Research | Canterbury Museum 1130-1230 |
Te Whare Wānaka o Aoraki | Lincoln University | NZ Law Society Library and Judges Library | Robert and Barbara Stewart Library and Archives - Te Puna o Waiwhetū | Christchurch Art Gallery | Tell your own story 1100 – 1230 |
Take me to the river 1100-1230 |
Cultural Narrative of Tūranga |
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Travel |
Bus | Bus | Bus | Bus | Bus | Bus | Walk | Walk | Walk | Walk |
Walk |
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1230-1330 |
Mental Health Resource Centre |
Robert and Barbara Stewart Library and Archives - Te Puna o Waiwhetū | Christchurch Art Gallery | Air Force Museum of NZ - Archive and Research | Archives NZ | Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga and Ngāi Tahu Archive | Te Hāpua | Halswell Centre 1300-1400 |
Canterbury Museum | Te Pūkenga | Ara Institute of Canterbury | NZ Law Society Library and Judges Library | Take me to the river 1300-1500 |
Cultural Narrative of Tūranga 1330-1500 |
Tell your own story |
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Travel |
Bus | Bus | Bus | Bus | Bus | Bus | Walk | Walk | Walk | Walk | Walk |
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1400-1500 |
Te Ara Ātea | Mental Health Resource Centre |
Archives NZ | Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga and Ngāi Tahu Archive | Tuakiri, Tūranga Christchurch Central Research room and tour of the floor | Te Whare Waiutuutu | Kate Sheppard House | Avonside Girls' High School and Shirley Boys' High School | Robert and Barbara Stewart Library and Archives - Te Puna o Waiwhetū | Christchurch Art Gallery | Tūranga | Christchurch Central Library |
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Travel |
Bus | Bus | Bus | Bus | Bus | Bus | Walk | Walk | Walk | Walk |
Walk |
| 1600-1700 |
Local Christchurch bar to mingle and say goodbyes |
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TOUR ONE
Robert and Barbara Stewart Library and Archives - Te Puna o Waiwhetū | Christchurch Art Gallery
Come and see the Robert and Barbara Stewart Library and Archives at Te Puna o Waiwhetū | Christchurch Art Gallery – and discover what is unique about this special library.
Ngaio Marsh House and Garden
You will receive a rare insight into one of New Zealand's most colourful and enigmatic grand dames of the arts when you visit this historic cottage and garden.
Mental Health Resource Centre Library
At the Mental Health Resource Centre Library you will explore the rise of AI chatbots and the unique challenges they present to libraries. Visit the Mental Health Education and Resource Centre Library and learn about the reality of AI language models: what they can do, what they are as of yet unable to do, and how to spot them before they enter your stacks.
Te Ara Ātea
Te Ara Ātea is the manawa of Rolleston’s new town centre – a place of discovery, community gathering and sharing knowledge. Te Ara Ātea, owned and operated by Selwyn District Council, seamlessly blends contemporary public library experiences, spaces, and services, with fully integrated arts and culture exhibitions.
TOUR TWO
Tuakiri, Tūranga Christchurch Central Research room and tour of the floor
Tuakiri is home to the resources and services supporting research into identity, whether in relation to your ancestors, your whakapapa or the place they called home – its land and buildings. You will find the library’s archives and Ngā Pounamu, Pasifika and New Zealand research collections here.
Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury
A Tale or a Tour? You choose. Learn about the origins of some of Canterbury's libraries and reading rooms. Damian Cairns, who cares for rare books and special collections in the Macmillan Brown Library, will share some gems from the UC collection and explain the pivotal role The Canterbury Association and its supporters had in establishing libraries in Canterbury.
Air Force Museum of NZ - Archive and Research
Your Air Force Museum experience at the historic Wigram site will include a guided tour. You will learn about the archive and library and discover the aircraft, vehicles and engines in their reserve collection.
Archives NZ | Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga and Ngāi Tahu Archive
Archives New Zealand Christchurch and Ngāi Tahu Archive will provide a behind-the-scenes tour of the repository. You will receive an insight into the work of both institutions and the partnership they have developed.
TOUR THREE
Matuku Takotako | Sumner Centre
Matuku Takotako Sumner Centre is a library, community centre and museum in Sumner Beach. Come and visit this community hub of Christchurch City Libraries.
Te Whare Waiutuutu | Kate Sheppard House
Kate Sheppard House is a significant historic house. It is where the New Zealand suffrage campaign was conducted and where petitions were organised by Kate Sheppard before being sent to parliament to grant women the right to vote. This beautiful contemporary museum has interactive displays and features for you to explore.
Te Hāpua | Halswell Centre
Te Hāpua Halswell Centre is a library and community facility built in south-west Christchurch in 2015. It includes a library with varied spaces for a range of activities, several large meeting rooms, inclusive community spaces and a customer service desk. It sits alongside a 5,000-square-metre outdoor area that includes a swimming pool.
Canterbury Museum
Canterbury Museum has decanted 2.3 million collection items from its central city site, ahead of a five-year redevelopment. This tour is of the museum's off-site temporary collection store. Staff will give an insight into the epic scale of moving the collection and share stories of some of the challenges.
TOUR FOUR
Te Kete Wānanga o Pūtaringamotu | Upper Riccarton Community and School Library
Upper Riccarton Library is a joint-use community and school library operated by Christchurch City Libraries in collaboration with Riccarton High School. You will learn about this unique collaboration and how the public library and school work together in their community.
Te Whare Wānaka o Aoraki | Lincoln University
Learning, Teaching and Library is the knowledge hub at Lincoln University. Join the tour to learn about all the information and tools they have for students and researchers, including their Te Reo Māori library search and Ngā Kete e Toru specialised collection and study space. View a selection of their heritage artefacts and university art collection.
Canterbury Museum
Canterbury Museum has decanted 2.3 million collection items from its central city site, ahead of a five-year redevelopment. This tour is of the museum's off-site temporary collection store. Staff will give an insight into the epic scale of moving the collection and share stories of some of the challenges.
Avonside Girls' High School and Shirley Boys' High School
Your visit to Māpuna Library will introduce you to New Zealand's first co-sited school library, a common space shared by students from Avonside Girls' and Shirley Boys' High Schools.
TOUR FIVE
Join a walking tour to four locations in the inner city.
Tūranga | Christchurch Central Library
The award-winning Tūranga is a landmark building in Christchurch’s rebuild, culturally and architecturally. It expresses the principle of whakamanuhiri, of welcoming guests. Your visit will include the sorting area, makerspace, and children's area.
NZ Law Society Library and Judges Library
On this visit, you will tour the Law Courts building and Law Society Library and hear about the work of the Judicial and Law Society libraries.
Robert and Barbara Stewart Library and Archives - Te Puna o Waiwhetū | Christchurch Art Gallery
Come and see the Robert and Barbara Stewart Library and Archives at Te Puna o Waiwhetū | Christchurch Art Gallery – and discover what is unique about this special library.
Te Pūkenga | Ara Institute of Canterbury
Ara Institute of Canterbury Library is part of the newly transitioned Te Pūkenga, whose priority is tertiary students. On your visit, learn about the future opportunities this transition may have for this academic library and its potential impact.
TOUR SIX
City centre | Tūranga.
Cultural Narrative of Tūranga
Nau Mai, tauti mai, join us as we tour the Mana Whenua stories of Tūranga and learn the significance of the names, artworks and places held within the design and spaces of Tūranga.
Tell your own story
Practical facilitated workshop to make the most of your LIANZA 2023 Conference experiences. Share your reflections and formulate your take homes from LIANZA 2023 Conference.
Take me to the river
Walking tour covering stories and cultural narratives of the Ōtākaro Avon River in central Christchurch. Some of the tour content is recorded so please bring your phones and headphones. Will require walking and standing.