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State-of-the-art library equipment provides opportunities for the community

21 Mar 2024

Christchurch based Kea Aerospace are a local company designing and flying a large, solar-powered, unmanned aircraft for earth observations.


Library bargains a turn-up for the book lovers

10 Aug 2020

Literature lovers will be out to bag a bargain at the annual Christchurch City Libraries Book Sale this month.


Performers strike right note in Tūranga studio

29 Jun 2020

An upbeat approach by five teenagers to fundraising during the World Vision 40 Hour Famine has produced a 10-song album in 40 hours at Tūranga.


Save the date: Matatiki Hornby Centre opening

22 Feb 2024

Mark your diaries now, Christchurch’s newest pool and library complex is opening on Friday 19 April.


Christchurch’s Fendalton Library to temporarily close

21 Feb 2019

One of the city’s most popular libraries will close for several months while the Fendalton Service Centre building undergoes much-needed improvements.


An open book – Christchurch’s best summer reads

23 Dec 2019

Christchurch’s book lovers have combed the library shelves and pored over thousands of pages to pick the best fiction and non-fiction for readers of all ages to enjoy over summer.


Libraries’ top page turners revealed for 2021

14 Dec 2021

A guide to learning te reo Māori was the most sought after New Zealand non-fiction title at Christchurch libraries in 2021.


Unlikely Librarian raises literary community bar

14 Jul 2020

Poetry and book lovers can soak up a conversation in a local bar with Lyttelton creative Ben Brown during a new Christchurch City Libraries outreach series.


Council proposing changes to libraries' opening hours

23 Feb 2021

A streamlining of opening hours at Christchurch libraries is among the cost-saving measures proposed in Christchurch City Council’s 10-year draft budget.


Free art event will help children uncover city’s past

18 Aug 2022

Christchurch children will get an opportunity to peep into the past at a special community art event at Tūranga in late August.