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Despite their age gap, Alison and Ai discover that they are sisters in YA fandom. Listen as they discuss a recent Auckland Libraries interview with YA superstar Chloe Gong, author of These Violent Delights.

Nau mai haere mai, welcome to this podcast from Te Hura i Tāmaki Makaurau Uncover Auckland, Kai Connection delivered in Onehunga on 12 June 2021. In this episode we uncover the theme Kai Sovereignty with our panel of experts hosted by Tara Moala from Rākau Tautoko. The panel includes Phillipa Holmes from the The Good Fale and the Kai Collective Project; Amiria Puia-Taylor co-founder of 312 Hub One...

During the mid-1800s, over one hundred people (which included 6 Maori and 1 woman) were transported from New Zealand to the penal colony in Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania). Who were they and where did they originate from? What crimes were they accused of? Were they of ‘good character’ and what did they look like? In this talk, author and lecturer Kristyn Harman explains how convict records can answer...

Nau mai haere mai, welcome to this podcast from Te Hura i Tāmaki Makaurau Uncover Auckland, Kai Connection delivered in Onehunga on 12 June 2021. In this episode we uncover the theme Whenua and Wai - Land and Sustainability - with our panel of experts hosted by Phillipa Holmes. Featuring Kelly Marie Francis - Whenua Warrior and kai activist; Dr Hans-Dieter Bader - archaeologist researcher of māra...

Dedee had a chat to Tessa Forde aka Vanessa Worm, about her first album Vanessa 77 which came out in 2020. They talk about her approach to writing music, the process of writing the album, and how 2020 and the Covid pandemic affected her as an artist. All tracks used in this podcast are from the album Vanessa 77, by Vanessa Worm, released on Optimo Music, July 10, 2020 - In Heaven We Are - Cave of...

While ostensibly discussing books about trials, trails and travails, Alison and Ineka also manage to mention litmus tests and Avogadro’s constant at least once during this episode of Literary Lounge. Books mentioned in this episode can be requested and borrowed by members via Auckland Libraries catalogue, and are often available in many formats. Permafrost / Eva Baltasar. Translated from the Catal...

It’s one of our favourite times of year: Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa - Samoa Language Week 2021. This year’s theme is Poupou le lotoifale. Ola manuia le anofale - which means “strengthen the posts of your house, for all to thrive.” The Ministry of Pacific Peoples states that language and reading are important for the foundations of our overall wellbeing, and we couldn’t agree more. In this special Sa...

Take the M-train with Alison & Ineka on this instalment of Books & Beyond Literary Lounge as we talk Manga, memoir and make-believe. Believe us when we tell you it’s been all big hair and heartbreak around here recently.

Join Alison and Ineka in the Literary Lounge for an Auckland Writers’ Festival special. The books we highlight are all heartbreaking works of staggering genius. Listen along for some great quips and quotes from our featured authors.

Alison chats with retired judge Rosemary Riddell about her book To be fair: confessions of a district court judge. Rosemary says that, in writing the book “I wanted people to see that judges are not high and mighty or unreachable. We are just ordinary people doing a rather demanding and difficult job, and it is a job that keeps our feet on the ground.” Listen and find out what a day on the bench i...

In this episode we hear Haunui Royal talking with Cristina Sanders about her recently published novel Jerningham. Jerningham refers to Jerningham Wakefield the only son of NZ Company founder Edward Gibbon Wakefield . He was described by various commentators as a wastrel, a failure, talented and intelligent but reckless, weak-willed, contentious, promiscuous, and generally unstable. Governor Fitzro...

Alison talks with author Danielle Hawkins about the release of her new book Two shakes of a lamb’s tail: the diary of a country vet. Danielle is a Waikato vet, mother, farmer, wife, family member and gardener, with four best-selling novels to her name. This book is a diary through the four seasons of 2020 – and what a year it was, with a pandemic and a drought. Combine this with a drunken literary...

Alison talks with author Danielle Hawkins about the release of her new book Two shakes of a lamb’s tail: the diary of a country vet. Danielle is a Waikato vet, mother, farmer, wife, family member and gardener, with four best-selling novels to her name. This book is a diary through the four seasons of 2020 – and what a year it was, with a pandemic and a drought. Combine this with a drunken literary...

Join Alison and Ineka in the Literary Lounge as they pay tribute to the unwanted, unneeded, unseen & lonely. They also discover who rides upon sticks and who makes the best coffee and brioche on the planet. Auckland Libraries' radio show Books and Beyond explores the world of books with guest authors, recommended reads, gems from the Central City Library basement and… beyond. Listen and read more...

Auckland Libraries has just celebrated the publication of its first te reo Māori children’s book: Māma, e hiakai ana mātou - Mum, we’re hungry. The book has also been translated into Samoan as Tinā, ua mātou fia'a'ai! This is a universal story that has been written with aroha and alofa. Everyone will relate to its warmth and wit. Alison is joined in the studio by two wonderful wāhine: Teri Ta’ala...

On this week's Books and Beyond, Alison talks with the award-winning author Paul Cleave about the release of his new thriller 'The Quiet People'. Master of both the pen and the Frisbee, Paul is one of our most internationally successful authors. Listen to the show and find out if a crime writer really can get away with murder. Auckland Libraries' radio show Books and Beyond explores the world of b...

Kia ora listeners you have tuned into Auckland Libraries Heritage Podcast - Panmure Stories! In this track Les Allen recalls the market gardens that covered Panmure when he was a child, and tells a story about a day that Chinese grower Jimmy Hong took his produce to the city by truck. Reference Les Allen interview, 1982 https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/oralhistory/id/2300/...

Kia ora listeners you have tuned into Auckland Libraries Heritage Podcast - Panmure Stories! In this track Les Allen remembers his grandparents time working as toll keepers for the first Panmure draw bridge, and how the archaeological remains of Mokoia Pā were still visible before houses were built there. Reference Les Allen interview, 1982 https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection...

Kia ora listeners you have tuned into Auckland Libraries Heritage Podcast - Panmure Stories! In this track Les Allen describes delivering plants to shops in the city in the Allen Nurseries’ Model T truck. Les Allen was involved in the family business 'Allens Nurseries' in Panmure his whole working life. He recalls his father starting Allen’s Nurseries in the early twentieth century and how the fam...

Kia ora listeners, you have tuned into Auckland Libraries Heritage Podcast - Panmure Stories! Miss Annie Finnerty attended secondary school at Auckland Girls Grammar off Karangahape Road. In this track Annie and her brother Michael describe the different forms of transport needed to get there. Bill Durbridge recalls the large crowds who attended boat races and swimming competitions held on the Tām...

Kia ora listeners you have tuned into Auckland Libraries Heritage Podcast - Panmure Stories! Mrs Harwood and her husband Eric were volunteers with the Mt Wellington volunteer Fire Brigade. In this track Mrs Harwood recalls how the volunteers fought the frequent gorse fires in the area. Reference Mrs Harwood, 1982 https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/oralhistory/id/2361/rec/2 O...

Kia ora listeners, you have tuned into Auckland Libraries Heritage Podcast - Panmure Stories! In this track Mr Keith Simpson talks about the types of footpaths and roads in Panmure and about being approached by a land agent regarding his property. Playing tennis in his leisure time and cycling to a hardware store in Otahuhu. Reference Mr and Mrs Simpson, 1982 https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz...

Kia ora listeners, you have tuned into Auckland Libraries Heritage Podcast - Panmure Stories! In this track, Mt Wellington Borough Council Mayor Harry Bean, talks about transport routes, proposed motorways, and investing in the railroad system. Reference Harry Bean, 1982 https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/oralhistory/id/2407/rec/2 Original interviews were recorded by Richard...

Kia ora listeners, you have tuned into Auckland Libraries Heritage Podcast - Panmure Stories! In this track, Mrs. Price talks about her time milking cows, including her special cow named Betty, and the physical labour involved. Reference Mrs Price interview, 1982 https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/oralhistory/id/2610/rec/3 Original interviews were recorded by Richard Baker,...

Kia ora listeners, you have tuned into Auckland Libraries Heritage Podcast - Panmure Stories! Mr Ryan bought his service station in Panmure in 1935 off his friend Reginald Collins. In this track he describes Reg Collins’ livestock transportation business on a scow called the Jane Gifford, and how livestock would come from the gulf islands down the Tāmaki river to Panmure on their way to the Westfi...