"The story begins with the migration of ancestral peoples out of South China, some 5,000 years ago. Moving through the Pacific, these early voyagers arrived in Aotearoa early in the second millennium ...

Discover or refresh your knowledge about the many ways the National Library can support your school, including how to borrow books through our school lending service. We are offering the same webinar ...

Discover or refresh your knowledge about the many ways the National Library can support your school, including how to borrow ...

The Arrangement & Description team sits in the middle of Alexander Turnbull Library. Completing our tasks to help make ...

Oral history advisor Lynette Shum and historian Nigel Murphy will take attendees on a walking tour exploring the rich history of the Chinese in Wellington. Chinese footprints, led by Lynette Shum ...

Oral history advisor Lynette Shum and historian Nigel Murphy will take attendees on a walking tour exploring the rich history of the Chinese in Wellington. This event is fully booked. Chinese ...

National Library Services to Schools staff are pleased to share our annual selection of some of the best children’s and young adult (YA) books published in 2024. Reading for pleasure is a gift worth ...

We're excited to share some fresh approaches to how National Library Services to Schools delivers professional development (PD) in 2025 that will increase both equity and reach across Aotearoa New ...

Discusses the process behind the reform of the Trustee Act 1956, now replaced by the 2019 Act. Explains why the change was needed, notes the key changes made, especially those relating to trustees' ...

Arrived Wellington aboard Cuba, 1840. Attempted an overland exploration of the South Island from Otago to Nelson in 1845. Became a publican, with a hotel at Port Levy in 1848 and later at London ...

Overviews the limited disability and care data we have in New Zealand, and what can be interpreted from the statistics about the gendering of care. Refers to the new controversial 'Funded Family Care' ...

State housing located at 320A The Terrace, Wellington. Built by the New Zealand Government between 1943 and 1944 using wartime provisions. Architecturally influenced by European Modernism.