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Our 2024 picks: International science fiction, fantasy and speculative fiction
Love SF, fantasy and speculative fiction? Join us as we pick our favourite titles from 2024. -
Our 2024 picks: Aotearoa New Zealand science fiction, fantasy and speculative fiction
Here are our picks of this year's Aotearoa science fiction, fantasy and speculative fiction. -
Our 2024 picks: International crime and thriller novels
One of the most popular genres - so many of us like to curl up with a good thriller or mystery. Enjoy our 2024 picks! -
Our 2024 picks: Aotearoa New Zealand crime and thriller novels
Have a browse of our our picks of the New Zealand crime and thriller books for 2024. -
Our 2024 picks: General fiction (International)
Our Top 20 international, non-genre novels of 2024. -
Our 2024 picks: Aotearoa general fiction
What a year it's been for fiction releases here in Aotearoa! Have a browse of our NZ general fiction picks for 2024. -
Bringing History Into 2024: A Recap
This year our heritage team have digitised and uploaded over 1500 unique items to our platform Wellington City Recollect, including posters, photographs, books, documents, maps and more! -
If it Weren't for your Gumboots: An interview with Bata
In our final Business story for 2024, we learn more about Wellington footwear manufacturer, Bata. Tucked away in Owhiro Bay, Bata have been making footwear for Kiwis for nearly 75 years. -
Musician Interview: Emily Clemett and Christian Muñoz from Ska Pai
Listen to our interview with Emily and Christian from Ska Pai, a high energy, 5-piece, Wellington-based Ska Punk band. -
Author Interview: Una Cruickshank
We chat to debut author Una Cruickshank about her book, The Chthonic Cycle. -
Finding your stride: New sports and recreation books
Explore these sport and recreation books, recently added to our collection. -
Author interview: Tina Makereti
We chat to New Zealand author Tina Makereti about her new novel, The Mires. -
Upskilling with Online Courses
If you’re looking to learn a new work skill, advance your career or just study something for interest, these are some platforms offering a variety of free online courses. -
New Film and Television Books
Check out these new books on filmmaking and behind-the-scenes stories. -
Destination Wellness: New Health Books in the Collection
We could all do with a wellness top up from time to time. In this month's new health books we have topics from allergies to pregnancy, finding wellness through creativity, living nourished and more. -
Past author event: Watch Fact and Fiction, Writing History
Watch the video of our author event with Kate Mahony,Clare Gleeson and Mary McCallum. -
Breaking up with a Client
Is a client causing your business grief? We've pulled together some resources to help business owners negotiate a successful breakup. -
Summer Reading Adventure: How to create an acrostic poem
One of the activities we're challenging the tamariki of Pōneke to complete over the summer is to write an acrostic poem for the phrase "Summer Reading Adventure". But what exactly is an acrostic poem?