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Te huihui o Matariki
Nau mai, haere mai : please join with Wellington City Libraries and the Wellington City Council in celebrating Matariki 9-26 June 2009.The Māori New Year begins with the sighting of the new moon after the first appearance of Matariki, (the Pleiades) which this year falls on 24 June.
Matariki marks the end of harvest and the beginning of the planting season. We also celebrate the unique place in which we live, and show respect for the land we live on.
Matariki is a time for inward reflection and renewal. It is a time to consider the year ahead and make plans to improve our lives and enhance our communities. It is a chance to come together and share knowledge and skills.
At the libraries, we have taken a theme of:
“Remembering the past, reflecting on the present, planning for the future”
And this is represented in the following calendar of events.
Week 1 : 9-13 June 2009 : at Central Library only.
Astronomy, and Remembering the past.
We host the NightVisionz Cosmodome, throughout the week of 9-13 June, public times 4-8 pm
On Saturday 13 June, Rupene Waaka will present his kōrero:
“Whakapapa research : my experience”, at 11 am, Second Floor, Central Library.
Week 2 : 15-20 June 2009 : at Central and Branch libraries
Gardening and Biodiversity : making connections to the land and our gardens.
Week 3 : 23-27 June 2009
Oranga ngākau : wellbeing : both personal and environmental
Our thanks to staff of Botanic Gardens, Karori Sanctuary, Sustainability Trust with Sister Loyola, Pete Russell, Stephen Archer, and Palmer’s Garden Centre, Aunty Hariata., Ron and Leanne Eckman, Downtown Eco-Therapy, Ray Ahipene-Mercer, and Fred Allen who will carry the themes for the second and third weeks.
More details available on our Event Calendar.
Weavers National Hui 2009
Registrations now open for members of Te Roopu Raranga Whatu o Aotearoa.
This coming Labour Weekend, the Weavers National Hui will be hosted by Ngati Kahungunu Raranga Whatu Committee at Takitimu Marae, Wairoa in Northern Hawkes Bay.
This biennial gathering of the country’s foremost practitioners in weaving has grown in recent years following the increasing number of tertiary institutes offering Maori arts programmes. The gathering is hosted by a different region every two years. At the hui, weavers, young and old, students, well-known artists and respected elders will gather together to demonstrate their skills and learn from one another.
Registrations to attend the 2009 Weavers National Hui are now open for members of Te Roopu Raranga Whatu o Aotearoa. Non-members are able to register from 31 August onwards.
For more information, please contact Kate Ricketts at Toi Maori Aotearoa. Phone 04 801 7914 or email kate@maoriart.org.nz.
2009 Lecture Series, Te Mata o te Tau
The Third Paerangi Lecture : Pae Mana : Waitangi and the Evolving State
by Professor Mason Durie.
Tuesday July 14 2009 pm; 7pm.
10A02 Lecture Theatre, Old Museum building, Wellington campus, Massey University.
RSVP to Casey Te Rangi (380-0627). This lecture is free but spaces are limited.
Nga Tupuna o Te Whanganui-a-Tara Volume 4 is available!
Wellington City Libraries proudly introduce our new publication, in conjunction with the Wellington Tenths Trust.
The book profiles another 29 Tupuna from iwi who migrated to Te Whanganui-a-Tara in a series of heke during the 1820s and 1830s. These iwi were mainly Te Ati Awa, Ngati Tama and Ngati Ruanui. We seek to fill a gap in the local Maori history resources (in English), by providing a series of starting points for research by Tangata Whenua, historians and students.
 | Copies of volume 4 (or any volume, including the full set) are now available for purchase from the Central Library Second floor. Alternatively, complete the pdf order form and attach a cheque (payable to Wellington City Council) with this form and send it to: Ann Reweti, Wellington City Libraries, PO Box 1992, Wellington 6140. |
If you have any queries please telephone Ann on 04-801 4112 or email ann.reweti@wcc.govt.nz
Prices :
Set: Nga Tupuna o te Whanganui-a-Tara Volumes 1–4 $50
Individual volumes :
Volume 4 : $20
Volume 3: $15
Volume 2: $10
Volume 1: $10
Nga Tupuna o Te Whanganui-a-Tara Volume 4 launched!
On Friday 7th September, the launch was held at the Central Library, with the Wellington Tenths Trust.
Matthew Reweti shares some tupuna narratives during the book launch
Journal of the Polynesian Society
The early issues of the Journal contain a rich repository of indigenous texts and traditions contributed by Pacific peoples, as well as by missionaries and other sojourners, often published in local languages with English translations.The University of Auckland Library and the Polynesian Society have collaborated in initiating this Online Journal version. The project will progressively digitise the first 100 years of the Journal, from 1892-1991.
Rua Rautau lecture 2006
This 2006 lecture was delivered by Sir Howard Morrison, and entitled Tu Tangata - Whaia Koe Te Matauranga Hai Whitiki Te Iwi, Kia Toa Ai - Seek ye from the Fountain of Knowledge So the People may Thrive and ProsperThis Waitangi Rua Rautau Lecture Series link provides access to both the written text of the lectures and broadcasts.
[The 2005 lecture was delivered by Professor Whatarangi Winiata, Ngāti Raukawa, and entitled The Reconciliation of Kāwanatanga and Tino Rangatiratanga]
New or highlighted web-sites
Archway (Archives New Zealand).Although the actual records aren't online, this is an invaluable search tool to locating heritage information. Archway contains descriptions of over 1.5 million records that have been transferred from government agencies to Archives four offices in Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin and Wellington. There is also a wealth of information in Archway about the government of New Zealand from 1840 to the current day. There are resource guides on researching Māori information.
Fletcher's Index of Māori names.
This index is from an unpublished manuscript compiled about 1925 by the missionary Rev. Henry James Fletcher (1868-1933). In its original form it was 987 pages long, a vast index of Māori names referred to in books and journals, including the names of boundaries, Māori individuals, canoes, trees, landmarks and geographical locations. It was Fletcher's greatest piece of work, and one that merited improved access.
www.treatyofwaitangi.govt.nz.
This website sets out to give a concise account of the Treaty of Waitangi itself and the issues surrounding it. The material was prepared with the assistance of historians and other specialists, and with the help of key Government departments. (The Treaty of Waitangi Information Programme, State Services Commission).
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 | Ask the posts of the house, by Witi Ihimaera. (2007) Ihimaera needs no introduction as a classic NZ author. His first book, Pounamu, Pounamu (short stories) was published in 1972 and won the Freda Buckland Prize for Best First Book by a New Writer, and third prize in the Wattie Book of the Year Award. Since that time he was added numerous other awards to his CV, including the only author to have won the Wattie (now called the Montana) Book of the Year Award more than twice. He is also a playwright Whale Rider, the movie based on Witi's novel The Whale Rider (now in over 20 editions worldwide), won the prestigious People's Choice Award at the Toronto Film Festival. |
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