Themed around ‘Indigenising our learning journey’, Wā-sifika Fest has been specifically created as a space for tauira Māori and Pacific to explore Indigenous teaching and learning methods within Te Tumu Herenga.Read more…
Celebrating Pacific culture for 50 years
The Festival of Pacific Arts (FestPAC) will see thousands of people from across the region gather in Hawai’i to showcase their traditional arts, crafts, music, dance, and oral traditions.Read more…
Rotuman Language Week 2024
Rotuman (Fäeag Rotųam) Language Week 2024 takes place from Sunday 12 May to Saturday 18 May. The theme for Gasav Ne Fäeag Rotuạm Ta – Rotuman Language Week 2024 is Vetḁkia ‘os Fäega ma Ag fak hanua – Sustaining our Language and Culture.Read more…
In memory of Fa’anānā Efeso Collins
Last week New Zealanders were shocked and saddened to hear of the sudden death of Green Party MP Faʻanānā Efeso Collins. Efeso devoted his life to serving his community, firstly as President of the Auckland University Students’ Association (AUSA) and subsequently as a youth worker, broadcaster and head of the University of Auckland’s Pacific student outreach programme.Read more…
Preserving recorded heritage
Care for items in an archive is more than just ensuring there is a secure room and a shelf to sit on. The environmental conditions must be appropriate; handling should be done with care, and material needs to be findable—all elements to ensure those archives will be safe and assessable into the future. Read more…
Finding a world of Māori and Pacific sound
The Archive of Māori and Pacific Sound (AMPS) has been around for a long time, gathering and caring for recordings from all around Aotearoa and throughout the span of the Pacific, and providing access to those recordings to communities and researchers. Read more…
Special Collections: 2021 Christmas hamper
Collection changes including the new Pacific Collection
The next time you visit the General Library, you may notice a few changes to the collections. We are in the process of establishing a stand-alone Pacific Collection and integrating New Zealand material into the Main Collection.Read more…
BSANZ 2021 Conference: Communities, books and the power of words
Interested in studies about books, authors, publishing, readers and related topics? Registrations are open for the Bibliographical Society of Australia and New Zealand 2021 virtual conference, 22-23 November. Read more…