November's free events at the National Library of NZ - Thorndon
Kia ora
The National Library is still open to the public.
We have a wide range of exhibitions, talks and presentations available both in person and online for your enjoyment.
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Making Space: A history of New Zealand women in architecture.
The authors of a ground-breaking new book, 'Making Space', will discuss the many challenges and triumphs of women architects in Aotearoa. Hear stories about women making space for themselves in a male-dominated profession, including many whose careers had until now almost entirely been lost to the historical record.
Date: Wednesday 2 November 2022
Time: 12:10pm to 1pm
Cost: Free
Venue: Auditorium National Library or Online. Register by pasting this link in your browser: dia-nz.zoom.us...
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The endless search for the next note: An outline of a composing life from an unlikely beginning to an unlikely present
From a family with little interest in music or culture, from salt of the earth kiwis, a stock agent dad and an unwell mother, Ross Harris emerged, finding a life in music from brass band to klezmer band and many things in between. This is a self-portrait of a composer finding a way…
Date: Wednesday 2 April 2022
Time: 6pm to 7pm
Cost: Free
Venue: Auditorium National Library
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E oho! Te Petihana Reo Māori 50 years on
In 1972, a group of Māori delivered Te Petihana Reo Māori (the Māori language petition) to Parliament, calling for the active recognition of te reo Māori. Join a discussion with Ngahiwi Apanui and Poia Rewi about the impact of this historic moment in Aotearoa’s history. This event will be delivered in te reo Māori.
Date: Thursday 3 November 2022
Time: 12:10pm to 1:30pm
Cost: Free
Venue: Auditorium National Library or online. Register by pasting this link in your browser: dia-nz.zoom.us...
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The paper knife: Patrick White and Katherine Mansfield
ATL curator, Dr Oliver Stead, will discuss the influence of Katherine Mansfield on renowned Australian writer Patrick White, winner of the 1973 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Date: Thursday 10 November 2022
Time: 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Cost: Free
Venue: Auditorium National Library or online. Register by pasting this link in your browser: dia-nz.zoom.us...
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Legal deposit: Collecting Aotearoa’s contemporary published heritage
The main way the National Library builds its collection of Aotearoa New Zealand publications is through our legal deposit legislation. This talk in the Connecting to Collections series will highlight the range of publications deposited and acknowledge the contribution Aotearoa publishers make to our published documentary heritage by complying with legal deposit.
Date: Tuesday 15 November 2022
Time: 12pm to 1pm
Cost: Free
Venue: Online. Register by pasting this link in your browser: dia-nz.zoom.us...
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E oho! Tāngata Ngāi Tahu: Wāhine Ngāi Tahu
The life stories of Ngāi Tahu taua, hākui and tuāhine are a major focus of the recently published second volume of Tāngata Ngāi Tahu (2022). Join co-editor and project lead Helen Brown, and others from the team as they talk about the creation of the book and traverse some of the life stories of the inspirational wāhine whose biographies are featured.
Date: Thursday 17 November 2022
Time: 12:10pm to 1:30pm
Cost: Free
Venue: Auditorium National Library or online. Register by pasting this link in your browser: dia-nz.zoom.us...
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Pablos art auction 2022
The National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa is proud to host the 2022 Pablos Art Auction. As an institution which provides free art services to marginalised communities in central Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, their contribution to our most vulnerable is one we think is worthy of hearty support!
Date: Wednesday 23 November 2022
Time: 5pm to 9pm
Cost:
Presales $25. Door sales $30.
Venue: Foyer National Library
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‘The long waves of our ocean’ artists' talk
Join curator Hanahiva Rose and some of the contributing artists for a tour and kōrero on the works featured in our latest exhibition ‘The long waves of our ocean: New responses to Pacific poems’.
Date: Saturday 26 November 2022
Time: 111am to 12pm
Cost: Free
Venue: Ground floor National Library
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Can we add to the work of Jan Vansina?
Professor Te Maire Tau, Pou Whakarae of the Ngāi Tahu Centre at the University of Canterbury, will give the opening lecture at the biennial conference of the National Oral History Association of New Zealand which is being held in conjunction with the Stout Research Centre for New Zealand Studies, Te Herenga Waka | Victoria University of Wellington. He will be considering the legacy of Belgian historian & anthropologist Jan Vansina (1929-2017), his publication Oral Tradition. A Study in Historical Methodology (1965) and how it relates to the study of oral traditions in Aotearoa.
Date: Friday 18 November 2022
Time: 5pm to 7pm
Cost: Free
Venue: Auditorium National Library
⚠️ DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS. If you love them, don't leave them. ⚠️
It's a message we share time and time again, and this year, we're calling on you to help us spread that message further.
Did you know that calls to SPCA about dogs left inside hot cars made up a whopping 11% of all welfare calls last summer? This is a completely preventable issue, and one which is causing hundreds of dogs (often loved pets) to suffer.
Here are some quick facts to share with the dog owners in your life:
👉 The temperature inside a car can heat to over 50°C in less than 15 minutes.
👉 Parking in the shade and cracking windows does little to help on a warm day. Dogs rely on panting to keep cool, which they can't do in a hot car.
👉 This puts dogs at a high risk of heatstroke - a serious condition for dogs, with a mortality rate between 39%-50%.
👉 It is an offence under the Animal Welfare Act to leave a dog in a hot vehicle if they are showing signs of heat stress. You can be fined, and prosecuted.
SPCA has created downloadable resources to help you spread the message even further. Posters, a flyer, and a social media tile can be downloaded from our website here: www.spca.nz...
We encourage you to use these - and ask your local businesses to display the posters if they can. Flyers can be kept in your car and handed out as needed.
This is a community problem, and one we cannot solve alone. Help us to prevent more tragedies this summer by sharing this post.
On behalf of the animals - thank you ❤️
Worst Xmas ever?
There's a a lot of planning that goes into Christmas day and sometimes things just don't go to plan. But it can be a good thing - a family mishap or hilarious memory that you can laugh about in Christmases to come.
Whether you burnt the dinner or were stranded at an airport...
Share your Christmas mishaps below!
Poll: Would you rather: Christmas in summer forever or winter forever?
Just a bit of a fun poll to get you thinking.
If you had to live out your Christmas days, would you prefer it was a summer Christmas or a winter Christmas?
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61.8% Summer
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36.5% Winter
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1.6% Other - I'll share below
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