Celebrating New Zealand: Te hākari o Aotearoa
Gotta love New Zealand - February is a good month to think about New Zealand and what makes it unique.
Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Monday 6 February is Waitangi Day:
- Find out more about Ōnuku Marae, Takapūneke and Okains Bay - places that are central to local celebrations of Waitangi Day and the Treaty
- Read our page on Waitangi Day and the Treaty of Waitangi
- Explore the rich history of Te Tiriti o Waitangi - The Treaty of Waitangi
- Search BiblioCommons for books and resources on the Treaty of Waitangi
What happened in February?
February is an important month in Christchurch. We will commemorate the first anniversary of the 22 February 2011 earthquake with a a Civic Memorial Service. This will be followed by the presentation of Christchurch Earthquake Awards.
Our timeline of historic Christchurch events
What’s on in February
Browse our Internet Gateway listing of events in February.
Our famous Big bargain book sale takes place on Friday 17 and Saturday 18 February 2012 - mark these dates in your diary if you are a book lover. We have books, magazines, DVDs and more on sale at Pioneer Recreation and Sport Centre.
GardenCity SummerTimes links you with local events in your community.
Picturing Aotearoa
Our images collection and Flickr page are full of images of New Zealand and Christchurch.
The blog’s image of the week explores some of our photographic gems.
New Zealand themed posts on our blog
Keep an eye on the blog for posts related to New Zealand.
The Source
What is the Source? It includes essential guides and research tools like encyclopedias and dictionaries, online newspapers, music, video, audiobooks and e-books.
- Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre
- Access information from newspapers, magazines and reference books focused on Australian and New Zealand content.
- Index New Zealand INNZ
- An index of abstracts and descriptions of articles in New Zealand publications, from 1987 to the present in English, and from September 2007 in te reo Māori.
- Papers Past
- Access to digitised New Zealand newspapers and periodicals from 1839 to 1945. From the National Library.
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- You can also ask your question online, or email the library at library@ccc.govt.nz
Next month’s theme
About our website themes
Each month we connect you with library resources and local events. We also dig out some of the gems in our collection that reflect the vibrant and diverse aspects of life in Christchurch.
In March we celebrate cultures and people - Nga ahurea me nga iwi.
Previous themes
Although we don’t archive each month’s theme, you should be able to find all previously published material by searching our website. However, if you have a specific request or need help to find what you’re looking for, contact us by email or telephone.
