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Hāora toro – Opening hours Ngā wāhi – Locations Ngā kaupapa – What's on Āheitanga – Accessibility Hono Mai – Joining
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Ngā mea hou me ngā mea rongonui – New and Popular i-Whare pukapuka – eLibrary Ngā raraunga rangahau – Research databases Tūtohua tētehi pukapuka – Suggest a book Rapua te Rārangi – Search the catalogue Ngā kohikohinga mauri – Special collections
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Te tukunga – Borrowing Hono Mai – Joining i te whare pukapuka – At the library Hangarau – Technology Wāhi āwhina – Help Āheitanga – Accessibility
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Te Ao Mārama – Māori world Tāngata – People Te Whanganui-a-Tara – Wellington
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Taonga matihiko – Digital heritage Ngā Pūrākau me ngā Aratohu – Stories and guides Rangahau – Research
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World Languages collection

Books in Arabic, Hindi, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, French, German, Somali, Samoan and so much more.

World languages
Language	Where to find	On the catalogue
Arabic	Arapaki Manners Kilbirnie \| Te Awa-a-Taia	For adults For kids
Chinese	Arapaki Manners Johnsonville \| Waitohi Karori \| Te Māhanga Newtown \| Ngā Puna Waiora	For adults For kids
French	Arapaki Manners	For adults For kids
German	Arapaki Manners	For adults For kids
Gujarati	Kilbirnie \| Te Awa-a-Taia	For adults For kids
Hindi	Arapaki Manners Kilbirnie \| Te Awa-a-Taia Johnsonville \| Waitohi	For adults For kids
Japanese	Arapaki Manners	For adults For kids
Korean	Arapaki Manners	For adults For kids
Pasifika/Pacific Islands Cook Is. Fijian Niuean Tokelauan Tongan Tuvaluan	Newtown \| Ngā Puna Waiora	N/A
Persian (Farsi)	Newtown \| Ngā Puna Waiora	For adults For kids
Punjabi	Newtown \| Ngā Puna Waiora	For adults For kids
Russian	Arapaki Manners	For adults For kids
Samoan	Johnsonville \| Waitohi Miramar \| Motu-kairangi Newtown \| Ngā Puna Waiora Tawa \| Te Takapū o Patukawenga	For adults For kids
Sinhalese	Kilbirnie \| Te Awa-a-Taia	For adults For kids
Spanish	Arapaki Manners Johnsonville \| Waitohi Karori \| Te Māhanga	For adults For kids
Tamil	Kilbirnie \| Te Awa-a-Taia	For adults For kids