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In this recording Laura Frost talks with George Hawkins who started at Rosehill College in 1985. In this track George recalls some memorable moments and explains his choice of subjects including in later years studying Japanese and the relationship with sister city Ichihara in Japan. Later he recalls the businesses and shops of Papakura in the late 1980s. Have you got a story to add to the Voices...

In this recording Laura Frost talked with Kevin Obern who was a foundation pupil of 1970. In this clip he talks about a memorable moment when he was head boy, shares recollections of afterschool and weekend work, and reflects on the musical influences of the 1970s including local country singer Brendan Dugan and an encounter with John Rowles. Have you got a story to add to the Voices of Rosehill C...

In this recording Alicia Griffin talks with Anne Martin who began teaching at Rosehill college in 1978. In this track she talks about the school uniform….and reflects on changes in Papakura. Have you got a story to add to the Voices of Rosehill College project? We'd love to add your story to this collection. Register your interest at Papakura Library reception or email papakura.library@aucklandcou...

Alison is joined in the studio by the artist, researcher, videographer and teacher Dr Bobby Hung aka Berst. Bobby has just released an anthology of his recent work called 'Berst draws'. You'll find Berst’s art where graffiti intersects with social activism. Check out 'Berst draws' on the Auckland Libraries catalogue: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/iii/encore/record/C__Rb3875390 Aucklan...

Alison is joined in the studio by acclaimed author Amy McDaid. Amy has recently released her novel Fake baby, a deeply satirical and comic tragedy set in present-day Auckland. 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. This episode originally aired on Planet FM 104.6 on...

Books and Beyond revisits Alison's conversation with local author Lil O’Brien, who recently released her memoir Not that I’d kiss a girl: a Kiwi girl’s tale of coming out and coming of age. Find out how Lil’s sadness and subtext became motorbikes, main text and happy endings. Auckland Libraries' radio show Books and Beyond explores the world of books with guest authors, recommended reads, gems fro...

What happens when the biography you are writing is secretly a memoir and your emotional support animal has gone rogue? Will you ever find the wisdom to live in harmony with the planet? Find out on this Literary Lounge episode of Books & Beyond with Alison and Ineka. Auckland Libraries' radio show Books and Beyond explores the world of books with guest authors, recommended reads, gems from the Cent...

Sue Berman talks with Bridget Simpson and Zoe Colling about the vibrant illustrated weekly serials and magazines on display in the Kura Tūturu | Real Gold case. Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero | Central City Library’s reference-only serials collection contains magazines from Aotearoa New Zealand, the Pacific, Australia, Great Britain, Europe and the United States. It is a varied and broad collection which sp...

On Thursday 29 October Brazilian pianist Camila de Oliveira performed a programme called "When the serious finds the rock 'n' roll". Her programmed featured New Zealand Composer Jenny McLeod's dynamic Rock Sonata no. 2. This was written in 1987 and commissioned for pianist Rae De Lisle. The composer has generously authorised Auckland Libraries to podcast this work.

To conclude our Thursday Heritage Concert series for 2020 The Kotuku Quintet presented a programme called "Master of Czech Folk Music" on the 19 November where they performed the wonderful Dvorak Piano Quintet in A major op. 81. It is written in four movements: Andante; Dumka: Andante con moto; Scherzo-furiant. Molto vivace; Finale. Allegro. The Kotuku Quintet are: Simon Ansell (violin), John Seag...

On Thursday October 29, pianist Camila de Oliveira presented a programme called "When the serious finds the rock "n" roll". She performed a selection from Scriabin’s set of Etudes opus 8 (no's 2,5,8) which was written in 1894, two years after he graduated from the Moscow Conservatory. The set of etudes is composed with a very romantic style which demonstrated Scriabin’s devotion to Chopin. This is...

On November 12, the Francis-Lee Duo presented a programme called Legacy to acknowledge the legacy of two major composers, the mighty Beethoven and the American composer Korngold. They performed Beethoven's Sonata for violin & piano No. 5 in F major ("Spring"), Op. 24 - Beethoven’s first violin sonata to have four movements, breaking away from the Classical three-movement sonata format. The “extra”...

Sue Berman talks with heritage music librarian Marilyn Portman about this month's Kura Tūturu | Real Gold case. This extraordinary collection of illustrated sheet music 19th and early 20th centuries is the result of a lifetime of collecting by Mr John Bellingham. It lies within the context of a much larger collection of music and theatre related material donated to Auckland Libraries in 1999, Song...

Andrew Henry - Principal NZ Collections Heritage - shares his enjoyment of the book Range : why generalists triumph in a specialized world. Noted as a 'ground-breaking and exhilarating exploration into how to be successful in the 21st century' it is written by David Epstein the acclaimed author of The sports Gene. You can find this book in our library catalogue: https://discover.aucklandlibraries....

This Thursday Heritage concert on 15 October 2020 was presented at the Auckland Central Library by Ensemble East in celebration of Beethoven’s 250th birth year. Spanning from the beginning of Beethoven’s development into a revolutionary composer to his connection with the transcendental in his later years, they called this programme Struggle and Hope. Violinist Yid-Ee Goh and pianist Lisa Chou pre...

In this episode Sue Berman talks to map librarian Katrina Laan about a taonga from the heritage collection - Chart of the entrance to Kaipara Harbour, drawn by Captain Thomas Wing, January, 1836. https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/maps/id/1896/rec/1 Thomas Wing (1810-1888), master mariner, cartographer, harbourmaster and pilot, was a notable figure in New Zealand’s early Eur...

Our Thursday Heritage Concerts for 2020 began on 6 August where Trio Eclectica presented a vivacious and contrasting programme of two oft-cited piano trios both in D minor, which represent the finest examples of the genre. The first by the Romantic German master himself, Mendelssohn, with his acclaimed Piano Trio No. 1 (1839) and the second by the influential Russian composer, Arensky, with his ly...

In this episode of Books and Beyond, Alison and Ineka chat with writer, filmmaker, and Fulbright Scholar Ghazaleh Golbakhsh who has just released a book of essays called The girl from Revolution Road, based on her experience as an Iranian immigrant growing up in New Zealand. The essays cover topics like being different and living between two worlds, micro-aggressions, racial harassment and the eve...

This episode of Books and Beyond features Alison in conversation with local author Lil O’Brien, who has recently released her memoir Not that I’d kiss a girl: a Kiwi girl’s tale of coming out and coming of age. Tune in and find out how Lil’s sadness and subtext became motorbikes, main text and happy endings. Read more on the Auckland Libraries blog: aucklandlibrariesblog.blogspot.com Auckland Libr...

Discover a fascinating and informative read with Māngere East Library manager Amelia Antonio's review in te gagana Tokelau and English of Tokelau: people, atolls and history by New Zealand-born Tokelauan author, Peter McQuarrie. Te vaiaho o te gagana Tokelau Tokalau Language Week is Sunday 25 October - Saturday 31 October 2020 Apoapo tau foe, i nā tāfea i te galutau. Ke mau mai, ke mau mai - Never...

From out of the housing crisis towards the end of the Second World War, Auckland City's mayor John Allum came up with the idea of turning former military camps into transit housing, filling the gap between inadequate slum areas and better homes provided by the government schemes, amongst others. The idea took hold nationwide for a time, until the crisis eventually eased. Today, hardly anything rem...

Enjoy Pacific Heritage Advisor Daren Kamali's review of Josefa and the Vu by Fijian/Tongan/Kaivalagi author Tulia Thompson, available as a book and eBook in our catalogue. A must-read for adventure-loving kids aged 7-12, tradition and high-stakes action collide when Josefa must recover a precious whaletooth tabua stolen by the school bully with the help of a giant ancestral warrior spirit or Vu an...

This talk is part of the Auckland Heritage Festival 2020. On this site overlooking Windmill Park and Mt Eden Road, a well-known landmark once stood proud. Even after it was ravaged by time, the remains of William Mason's windmill caught the imagination of photographers, poets, and visitors to the St Andrews Road ridge in the first half of last century. Join local historian Lisa Truttman as she unc...

This talk was originally scheduled to take place at the Avondale Library as part of Auckland Heritage Festival 2020. Join local historian Lisa Truttman as she goes back in time to when Avondale and its racecourse had a brief place in early aviation history. As Auckland experienced 'aeroplane fever' in 1913, young adventurers Frederick Esk Sandford and William Stanley Miller worked at perfecting th...

Kia ora koutou – welcome to this Auckland Libraries podcast. The talks in this series were originally to be delivered as live events as part of the Auckland Heritage festival. The following talk was originally to be presented at New Lynn library. Today’s speaker is Historian Lisa Truttman. Lisa is a regular speaker for Auckland Libraries, generously sharing her research and knowledge especially du...