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Ko nga moteatea me nga hakirara o nga Maori. He mea kohikohi mai a Sir George Grey, K.C.B I tera kaumatua, i tera kuia; no ona haerenga, e maha ki nga pito katoa, o enei motu 1851 GNZM 231 Page 53 Ref: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=33ebada5-9d0b-51b9-8b69-5bf3ddd511c7&entityType=FormatGroup Read by Robert Eruera on the theme Pūrākau. Recorded in support of the Waiwaia N...

He kōrero nā Te Aupōuri Ko ngā whakaahua nā Robert Ellis Te Wharekura 8. Wellington: Department of Education. First edition 1964 Reprint 1981 NZM 1071 Ref: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=72c1158c-1390-5062-b848-ec67ccacbbe8&entityType=FormatGroup Read by Robert Eruera on the theme Pūrākau. Recorded in support of the Waiwaia Ngā Ngutu Exhibition 2024. For more information...

Nga Mahi a Te Runanga ki Kohimarama Karere Maori No.13-18. Akarana: he mea ta na Te Wirhana, mo Te Kawanatanga o Niu Tirani. 1860 [Proceedings of the Kohimarama Conference. Comprising no. 13 to 18 of the Maori Messager] NZM 271 Ref: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=2d18ac99-6e49-50ae-9c1f-02c5280b246b&entityType=FormatGroup Read by Robert Eruera on the theme Kōrero Tupuna....

Whakarapopototanga o nga take a Te Runanga o Kaipara i runga ano i te mana o Aotearoa, ara o Te Tiriti o Waitangi Nga Runanga i Aotea (Kaipara) 1884-1886 Noema 22, 1884 Ref: NZMS 718 Read by Robert Eruera on the theme Kōrero Tupuna. Recorded in support of the Waiwaia Ngā Ngutu Exhibition 2024. For more information about the exhibition: https://ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/events/2024/09/wai...

Kotia te pu, waiho i konei... Waiata [songs and chants] Wīremu Maihi Te Rangikāheke (Ngāti Kererū, Ngāti Te Rangiwewehi) pre-1854 GNZMMS 70 Ref: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=758eb7b4-99b1-516a-a159-9672eb4d3da1&entityType=FormatGroup Read by Raniera Kingi [Ngāti Kura, Ngāti Ruamahue, Ngāpuhi] Recorded in support of the Waiwaia Ngā Ngutu Exhibition 2024. For more inform...

Ka hura tangata a uta Waiata [songs and chants] Hoani Riki (Ngāti Toa) 1851 GNZMMS 48 Ref: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=2a1549bb-3ae4-5ea7-8395-644e0385cf49&entityType=FormatGroup Read by Raniera Kingi [Ngāti Kura, Ngāti Ruamahue, Ngāpuhi] Recorded in support of the Waiwaia Ngā Ngutu Exhibition 2024. For more information about the exhibition: https://ourauckland.auckla...

E rere, e rere, e te kotare … Ko nga moteatea me nga hakirara o nga Maori He mea kohikohi mai na Sir George Grey, i tera kaumatua i tera kuia no ona haerenga e maha ki nga pito katoa o enei motu. Wellington: Robert Stokes. 1853 GNZM 252 Ref: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=97147ab5-977c-5b08-ab9e-ad5c0ce798ba&entityType=FormatGroup Read by Raniera Kingi [Ngāti Kura, Ngāti...

This recording was possibly made in December 1939 at the mobile studio set up by the Broadcasting Service at the Centennial Exhibition in Wellington. The children from Hiruharama School near Ruatōrea, visited Wellington in December 1939 and made several recordings, according to an article in The Listener, Dec. 8, 1939 This archival audio is from the RNZ collection held at at Ngā Taonga Sound & Vis...

Ko te ako me te karakia o te Hahi Katorika Romana Kororareka: He mea ta i te perehi o te Epikopo Katorika Matiu. Upoko VI: 9-13. p.25-26 The Lords Prayer - Mathew chapter 6 versus 9-13 p.26-27 Published in 1847 GNZM160 Ref: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=d840e632-fe4a-5afb-8529-e52840fe1a6e&entityType=FormatGroup Read by Xavier Forsman on the theme Reo Hahi. Recorded in...

Ko te Kawenata Hou o to tatou Ariki te Kai Wakaora a Ihu Karaiti. He mea hakamaori i te reo kariki. Matiu. Upoko VI: 9-13. p. 9 The Lords Prayer - Mathew chapter 6 versus 9-13 Paihia: He mea ta i te perehi o nga Mihanere o te Hahi o Ingarani 1837 GNZM20 Ref: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=7a0b486f-75db-598c-b9a5-b0860f571c2e&entityType=FormatGroup Read by Xavier Forsman...

Ko te tahi wahi o te Kawenata Hou o Ihu Karaiti te Ariki, to tatou Kai Whakaora. Me nga upoko e waru o te pukapuka o Kenehi. Ka oti nei te wakamaori ki te reo o Nu Tirani. The Lords Prayer - Mathew chapter 6 versus 9-13 Hirini: Kua oti te ta e te Tipene raua ko Toki Printed by Stephen and Stoke Sydney 1833 GNZM8 Ref: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=475ac6ca-5806-5c3a-bbec...

Alison is joined over Zoom by author Freddie Gillies, to discuss his novel Because all fades, published by Bateman Books. The novel is about four young Kiwis on their OE, having the time of their lives - until a serious incident changes everything. Freddie is an exciting new voice in New Zealand fiction. Because all fades can be borrowed from Bestie collection displays in all Auckland Council libr...

Alison is joined over Zoom by author Dr. Ineke Meredith, to discuss her extraordinary memoir, On Call: Stories from my life as a surgeon, a daughter and a mother, published by Harper Collins New Zealand. The world of surgery is strange, messy, intense and lonely. Life, death, chaos and limited family life: is life in scrubs worth the sacrifice? On Call can be borrowed from Bestie collection displa...

In collaboration with Auckland Philharmonia’s Aspiring Musicians Programme, Strings on Streets bring a fresh and flamboyant programme of classical and iconic movie theme favourites to this Auckland Libraries Heritage Concert. Included are Hadyn’s Emperor Quartet in C, and Mozart’s String Quartet No.20, contrasted with the evocative tango “Por Una Cabeza” by Carlos Cardell. As a quartet, Strings on...

In a further collaboration with the Auckland Philharmonia’s Aspiring Musicians Programme, the talented Kaha Trio return to our Thursday Heritage Concerts stage. Lorna Zhang (violin), Madeleine Xiao (piano) and Damon Herlihy-O'Brien (cello) bring together a programme called Invierno (Winter), including two works by J.S Bach, Tchaikovsky’s much loved Dumka ‘Rustic Russian Scene’ Op.59 for solo piano...

The newly formed Mātātā Quintet join forces to present the first movement of Dvořák's Piano Quintet No. 2. Written in 1887, this monumental chamber work reflects the Czech composer's admiration for Bohemian folk music. Infused with rich melodies and rhythmic vitality, the work exudes a pastoral charm while maintaining Dvořák's masterful handling of classical forms. Mātātā Quintet are Justin Bird,...

Composer Margaret Wegener (1920 – 2020) led an extraordinary life both in the UK where she was born, and here in New Zealand, where she settled in 2005. A considerable body of Margaret's original compositions have been published, drawing praise from composers such as Ralph Vaughan Williams, Herbert Howells, and John Rutter. Auckland Libraries is privileged to hold the collection of her musical lif...

To complete our Thursday Heritage Concert Series, Japan born and raised violinist, Yuhka Nagai and NZ pianist Kent Isomura, present a programme including two NZ premier pieces by contemporary Japanese composers, alongside the works of two European greats.  Six pieces by Hikaru Hayashi (1931-2012) and a Nursery song by Rikuya Terashima (1964-) from Amami are related to Okinawan folk music which com...

Alison is joined over Zoom by author Dr Bex Bell, discussing her groundbreaking book about healing Imposter Syndrome and ending self-sabotage. Dr Bex has worked with people from all walks of life and her book is full of effective strategies that will help erase the anxiety about never feeling good enough. We had some technical issues when recording the interview - keep listening, because it was a...

Tupou Manapori, was a schoolteacher, former Manukau City Councillor and chairwoman of the Council’s Pacific Island Advisory Committee. Born in Manihiki, Rarotonga, she moved to New Zealand in 1968. In this recording, Tupou recounts her experiences as a young, Pacific Island immigrant, and talks about the ‘Dawn Raids’ in the 1970s. This interview was conducted in 2010 by Dionne Christian. Oral hist...

Frank Amoah was the manager and Social Worker at the African Welfare Service Trust when this interview was conducted. Here he talks about coming to New Zealand from Ghana at the age of nineteen and the establishment of the African Welfare Service Trust. Oral history interview, Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections OH-1252-008 https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/oralhistory/...

Kudakwashe Tuwe, the former President of the Waitakere Ethnic Board, describes his migrant experience of coming to NZ about 10 years ago from Zimbabwe when the political situation worsened there. This interview was conducted in 2014 by Smita Biswas. Oral history interview, Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections OH-1163-003. https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/oralhistory/id/...

In 2017 Auckland Libraries recorded the stories of the Auckland Regional Migrant Services. Bulbala (Ayesha) Slimankhil describes her life in Afghanistan under the Taliban and compares it with her new life in New Zealand. She talks about her first impressions and struggles after immigrating. Oral history interview, Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections OH-1278-005 https://kura.aucklandlibraries.g...

In this track, we hear from Boaz Habib a committee member of Waitakere Ethnic Board. He talks about his migrant experience arriving as a teenager in 1995 after growing up in Dubai and Pakistan where he was born. He also discusses his first home, facing discrimination, and how meeting a diaspora of students from various ethnicities was important for him. This interview was conducted in 2014 by Smit...

Welcome to ' That’s so last Century – What we wore 1950s – 1990s'. Recorded in 2013 as part of the Dominion Road Stories Collection, Marianne Hay the owner of the specialist sewing shop Exquisite Stitch - Bernina Sewing Centre, talks with Sue Gee about her childhood sewing influences and memories. This recording was done in the shop – so you’ll hear some background sounds through the track. Voices...