Libraries and Learning Services
Tâlofa nî! Mâlô nî! Welcome to Te vaiaho o te Gagana Tokelau, Tokelau Language Week Sunday 23 October to Saturday 29 October 2022. This year’s theme is “Halahala ki vavau, kae ke mau ki pale o Tokelau” which means “To plan for the future is to understand the past.”Read more…
Fakaalofa lahi atu! It’s Niue Language Week, Faahi Tapu he Vagahau Niue Sunday 16 October – Saturday 22 October 2022. This year’s theme is Fakatūleva e Vagahau Niue mo e Tau Aga Fakamotu ma e Tau Atuhau, which means “SustainRead more…
Discover six things about Tuvalu and explore resources, including documentaries on the impact of climate change. Read more…
Tālofa! Susū mai! Afio mai! Maliu mai! Welcome to Vaiaso o le Gagana Sāmoa – Samoan Language Week, Sunday 29 May-Saturday 4 June 2022, including Samoa’s 60th year of Independence on Wednesday 1 June 2022. Read more…
Rotuman (Fäeag Rotųam) Language Week 2022 will take place from Sunday 8 May to Saturday 14 May. Sustainability is the overarching theme for the 2022 Pacific Language Weeks.Read more…
The Pacific Collection is established, New Zealand material is integrated into the Main Collection and the print Statistics Collection has been disestablished now that many statistics are online.Read more…
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…
Welcome to Te vaiaho o te Gagana Tokelau, Tokelau Language Week 24 – 30 October 2021. This year’s theme is Tokelau! Tapui tau gagana ma tau aganuku, i te manaola ma te lautupuola which means Tokelau! Preserve your language and culture, to enhance spiritual and physical wellbeing. Read more…
To mark Niue Language week, Special Collections are pleased to provide online access to a petition sent by Patu-iki Togia-Pule-toaki to the British High Commissioner for the Western Pacific, in October 1899.Read more…
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…
To mark Tonga Language Week 2021, the Archive of Māori and Pacific Sound presents the first two episodes of the AMPS 50th Anniversary Podcast, a series of talanoa (conversations) with five significant academics from the University of Auckland. Read more…
The 32 atolls and coral islands that form the Republic of Kiribati are most often associated with the immediate impacts of global climate change and rising sea levels. However, Kiribati also has a unique oral tradition, art and culture.Read more…
30 May to 6 June 2021 is Vaiaso o le Gagana Sāmoa – Sāmoan Language Week. Explore all the ways in which you can celebrate Sāmoan Language Week with Te Tumu Herenga.Read more…
Captain James Cook famously gave Niue the unwanted name of Savage Island after he struggled to come on to shore. Luckily, this name didn’t stick.Read more…
Rennie Atfield-Douglas chose artwork that would get people thinking to display at our new campus in South Auckland.Read more…
Learn some fun Tongan phrases and enjoy our collection highlights including artwork, music, documentaries and PhD research.Read more…
Achieve your learning goals by developing new skills and creating new habits this semester.Read more…
Watch the playlist and explore selected resources as you celebrate Kiribati Language Week.Read more…
Next time you log in to Canvas you will find a toolkit put together by our Learning and Teaching Development team to help you learn online.Read more…
View the display Celebrating 50 years of the Archive of Māori and Pacific Sound, 1970 – 2020, at Special Collections in the General Library until Friday 3 April.Read more…
Replacing tape splices on reel-to-reel magnetic tapes is a fiddly but critical task to ensure rare recordings can be preserved and digitised.Read more…
