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Aerial photographs of Manukau from the Auckland Council Archives
It’s amazing the difference a few decades can make! These aerial photographs of Manukau City from the Auckland Council Archives show the previously open rural landscape to the more built-up area we...
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Dorothy Quentin a la recherche de la Madeleine Perdue: a bibliographical romance
Dorothy Quentin - the novelist you have never heard of who set her romances in New Zealand and on the high seas. We now have a guide to Auckland Libraries' formed collection of Rowan Gibbs’ Dorothy...
View ArticleBeyond the Bookshelves: Miraculous Medieval Manuscripts
Follow the journey of a rare manuscript, from the curators’ selection to a book conservator's assessment, and finally, to find its place in our Miraculous Medieval Manuscripts exhibition.Learn about...
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The rare Third Folio in Auckland: a much travelled Folio by Mr William...
In 2023 the world is celebrating four hundred years since the publication of Shakespeare’s plays in the volume now called the First Folio. Auckland Libraries is proud to care for the First Folio (1623)...
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Tree lovers, seed savers and sponge cities
Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections’ have significant holdings on the topics of environmental action, conservation, and natural history. On show now on level 2 of the Central City Library | Tāmaki...
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A deal with the devil: the 1821 English translation of Goethe’s Faust
Image: Mephistopheles appears to Faust in his study, Faust / by Goethe ; translated by Abraham Hayward ; with illustrations by Willy Pogany, London : Hutchinson, 1908, Auckland Libraries Heritage...
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A Man, A Plan, A Tram: A Truth about Takapuna's Tramway
Image: Takapuna Tramways & Ferry Company directors, 1907-1912 (left- right, from top row): Paul M Hansen, John Brown, Alexander R Morrison, Edwin Mitchelson, Henry Brett, Henry Hopper Adams,...
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Artist files: rare and rich glimpses into Aotearoa's art history.
Image: Angela Morton Room artist files.Writer Peter Shaw has called artist files an essential part of our sense of history. "What were the things that reviewers were looking for at a particular time?...
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Ngako: The Collections Podcast
Ngako: The Collections Talk is a documentary film and podcast series showcasing taonga in Auckland Libraries’ heritage and research collections. Explore the whole series in our current exhibition, on...
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Miscellany- A Mixture from the Motu
What do insects, fairy tales, old lace, Shakespeare and one of the founders of the Association of Book Crafts NZ have in common? Read on and all will be revealed.Miscellany - a Mixture from the Motu...
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That's So Last Century - What We Wore 1950s - 1990s
That’s so last century: What we wore 1950s-1990s provides a snapshot of what some New Zealanders were wearing during the latter half of the twentieth century. Learn about how the garment industry...
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The Reality of Grandma's Cooking : Nutrition in Mid - Twentieth Century...
Figure 1: Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto, New York: Penguin Books, 2009. In the ‘noughties’, Michael Pollan’s In Defense of Food helped to popularise an approach to eating...
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Faddist or Forward-Thinker? Dove-Myer Robison and Mid - Twentieth Century...
Image: Auckland City Council. Sir Dove-Myer Robinson. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 580-79140B.Sir Dove-Myer Robinson has been remembered as a visionary environmentalist, who was ahead of his...
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Auckland Library Heritage Trust John Stacpoole Scholarships 2024
The Auckland Library Heritage Trust is a charitable trust that supports Auckland Libraries and Auckland Council to preserve, care for, add to, and promote Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections for...
View Article‘How to Enjoy Perfect Health:’ The Roots of Intermittent Fasting
One diet trend that has attracted a lot of attention in recent years is Intermittent Fasting. Unsurprisingly, given the diet trend’s name, Intermittent Fasting, or Time Restricted Eating as it is also...
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Merrilands Garden Suburb
We have to announce that the Merrilands Garden Suburb, Auckland’s most glorious heritage, situated on the green, grassy slopes of One Tree Hill is at last thrown open to the public and the choice of...
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A Bridge Too Far? [Auckland Harbour Bridge Part 1]
Sunday, 31 May 1959 marked a turning point in the history of Tāmaki Makaurau. After a century of dreaming, campaigning, planning, and politicking, a bridge finally connected Auckland City to the North...
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To Cross the Waitematā [Auckland Harbour Bridge Part 2]
Opened in 1959, the Auckland Harbour Bridge is a distinctive and crucial piece of infrastructure. The incident in September 2020 when a truck was tipped over by a strong wind gust, causing damage to...
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Portal to a brighter day [Auckland Harbour Bridge Part 3]
From 1955 to 1959, Aucklanders watched as a bridge gradually began to take shape across their harbour. The Waitematā, beautiful and usually so serene, was transformed into a stage for one of the...
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Play it again, Aunty Bea!
Aunty Bea is a legend.Piatarihi Beatrice (Bea) Tui Yates, Te Arawa, Tainui, Ngāti Rangiwewehi, Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Rangitihi, Ngāti Uenuku Kōpako, Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Awa (AKA Aunty Bea) is one of...
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