Latest News Aug 29, 2026 Tahuna-ā-Rua Local History Month 2026 Posted 3 days ago Aug 21, 2026 Off the Page: Celebrating National Poetry Day 2026 & Poetry Postcards Posted 1 week ago Aug 19, 2026 Tonga Language Week Posted 1 week ago Aug 13, 2026 New Zealand Children's Book Week 15-21 August Posted 2 weeks ago Aug 07, 2026 He toikupu rānei e rere mai ana i a koe? Posted 3 weeks ago Jul 14, 2026 Have you tried Hoopla? Posted 1 month ago All News I Want To Join The City Library Search The Catalogue Renew Library Items Find Locations Get The City Library App Upcoming Activities Fri 4 Sep 6:00pm - 7:30pm Book Launch: Aftermath Join us to celebrate Jackie Davis's new book Aftermath to be launched by Tim Upperton. Tue 1 Sep 2:00pm - 5:00pm Play Rummikub @ Te Pātikitiki Library Come and play or learn how to play the game of Rummikub with us. Wed 2 Sep 10:00am - 11:00am Jumping Jellybeans @ Central Come along and pack in as much fun as you can in our free sessions of stories, songs, activities and crafts! No booking required. Wed 2 Sep 10:00am - 11:00am Kōrero Kawhe Do you need a place to practice speaking te reo Māori? Come along for a kawhe to build your kōrero skills in a relaxed environment. Wed 2 Sep 10:00am - 2:00pm Sensory Play Day @ Te Pātikitiki Library Join us in our tamariki section every fortnight Wednesday for fun sensory play. All Activities Finalists - NZ Book Awards for Children & Young Adults A guide to rocks Sacha Cotter Koro Wētā Heather haylock Left to Nowhere Ian Chapman Pūkeko who-keko? Toby Morris The only dinosaur in school Leonie Agnew Detective Stanley and the Mystery at the Museum Hannah Tunnicliffe Dreamslinger Graci Kim Kimi the kekeno's big adventure Shelley Burne-Field The terrible trio. 1, The (not so) superheroes Swapna Haddow Violet & The Velvets: The case of the angry ghost Rachael King Hiva & heartbeats Selina Alefosio It's a bit more complicated than that Hannah Marshall In the city of spies Brian Falkner The lost saint Rachael Craw The retreat Helen Vivienne Fletcher Hooked Al Brown Omnibird Giselle Clarkson Survive Aotearoa Bronwen Wall Taniwha Gavin Bishop Whenua : Māori pūrākau of Aotearoa Isobel Joy Te Aho-White At home on the farm Ned Barraud Folk remedy Jem Yoshioka Kupe me te wheke nui a Muturangi Mat Tait Kupe & the great octopus of Muturangi Mat Tait He taonga te toka Sacha Cotter Matariki ki te ao Rangi Matamua Taku ikura tuatahi Qiane Matata-Sipu Te Onehaumako Zeb Nicklin Hunt for niu tupu Inangaro Vakaafi The lost words Kimberley Ngareta Kearney Newsletter Sign up for our Newsletter Sign up and get email updates about new books & more Sign Up
