Hāpaia

12/05/2026

IMPORTANT NOTICE PLEASE SEE BELOW📍🚨

For the next few weeks Research Central will have limited access to some of its family history databases and cd collections to make way for some safety improvements to the building. While we navigate these necessary changes, some items may be unavailable for the duration.

If you have any questions about the availability of a collection you are interested in, please feel free to get in touch here: https://bit.ly/4dmdhhf ahead of your visit. We will be able to advise whether access is possible or if we can locate alternate options for you in the meantime.

Image credit:
Research Centre, Central City Library, Lorne Street, Auckland Central, 1998. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 669-184.
Kevin Durrant.

08/05/2026

Te Pūnaha Hokia Hui Taumata 2026 takes place next week, and limited tickets are still available.
This hui brings Māori practitioners, thinkers, and leaders in systems change together for two days of connection and kaupapa Māori-led wānanga.

📍 West Auckland
📅 13–14 May 2026

For those wanting to attend, further information and ticket access can be found at the link below.

https://events.humanitix.com/maori-systems-symposium-tamaki-makaurau-akl-p3prnvcd?utm_id=97757_v0_s00_e0_tv2_a1demoo411xvnb&fbclid=IwY2xjawRqQwpleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF4Z3pSV1VMNEdla0VlV091c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHpRQcydh6LonRV2ipW5NeomHcIhHR04JInRURRsiEXvm3LckIWZQfs1o0Dev_aem_23gdSOz5lBXz81vJyuFenw

07/04/2026

Don't miss this opportunity to visit Papatūānuku Kōkiri Marae! 💚 Book your place through Papatoetoe Library.

BUS TOUR NOW FULL. Thank you to everyone who has contacted us and put their name down on the list. If you are unable to come please let us know 092618310 or message us. We look forward to seeing you next Tuesday.

11/03/2026

🔥 TĀTAI HONO: TE TĪRITI KI TĀMAKI - WHAKAPAPA RESEARCH OPEN DAY 🔥

Kei aku nui, kei aku rahi, rau hono mai ki te wānanga. A wānanga to explore whakapapa through taonga, kōrero tuku iho and the richness of mātauranga māori as we reflect on the signing of Te Tiriti ki Tāmaki Makaurau.

Here’s what’s happening on the day:

🎙️Keynote – Tina Ngata
Sharing her impactful research, Click our event below for more details on Tina Ngata.

🌈 Rangatahi Poets – Live performances
Spoken word from our next generation of storytellers, sharing power, identity and whakapapa.

🌀 Māori Land Court workshops + 1:1 inquiry clinic
Bring your pātai and get guidance kanohi ki te kanohi.

💎 Taonga Spotlights
Treasures from our special collections — rarely seen, deeply significant.

📚 Research Centre tours
Learn how to use the tools, archives and resources to support your whakapapa journey.

💬 1:1 support from our Māori specialists
If you're on a specific research path, this is your moment.

🌬️ Mixed Reality Te Tiriti Experience
Step inside Te Tiriti ki Tāmaki through immersive storytelling and technology.

This day is about connection, discovery and whakawhanaungatanga — a safe, empowering space to stand strong in your tuakiritanga. ✊🏾✨

09/03/2026

✨ He Kōrero Whakahīhī — Kapa Haka ā-Hapori is ON! ✨
He tino hīkaka mātou ki te whakamānawa atu ki a koutou katoa… KUA TŪ TE KAUPAPA!

After 5 years of dreaming, planning, and hoping — our Community Kapa Haka in Te Rewarewa (New Lynn) is finally happening! 🎉

📅 Tuesday 17 March
⏰ 6:00pm – 7:30pm
📍 New Lynn Community Centre Hall
💸 Free | Open to all ages | No registration needed

This is such a special opportunity for our hāpori to come together, raise our voices, move as one, and celebrate kapa haka in a welcoming, inclusive space.
A huge mihi to Kata O’Donnell (Ngāti Maru) who has pulled all the threads together to bring this kaupapa to life. He ringa raupā, he ngākau aroha — e mihi ana!

Please help us spread the word far and wide! 🌊
Bring your whānau, your tamariki, your kaimahi, or just bring yourself. Nau mai, kuhu mai — everyone is welcome.

27/02/2026

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Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Pātaka Kōrero o Te Rewarewa -
he wāhi ako, he wāhi kōrero, he wāhi manaaki mō ngā kuia me ngā kaumātua.

This wānanga is an opportunity for our young at heart to come together in the spirit of whanaungatanga to learn and practice some te reo Māori, share kōrero, and enjoy a cup of tea and biscuits.

He wāhi haumaru tēnei - he wāhi e tautokohia ai tātou katoa.
This is a safe space - a place where we all support each another.

📍 Every Friday during term time
🕥 10:30am – 12:00pm
📍 New Lynn Library
📅 Starting this Friday 27 February

No registration needed, haere mai!

20/02/2026

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08/02/2026

We are familiar with the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi on 6 February 1840 ✍️. What people are less aware of, is how the treaty was then taken around the Bay of Islands and Hokianga before being sent around the motu for additional signatures, including Tāmaki Makaurau.
📢Check out our blog and podcast below:

Awekura is a blog and podcast series that highlights treasures within Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections. Read and listen about an augmented reality experience that brings to life our heritage collections and the stories related to the sites of signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.

✏️Blog: https://bit.ly/45OPMKJ

🎧Podcast: https://bit.ly/4rpI8yE

Image: Opening of the Te Whare Rūnanga during the Waitangi Centennial celebrations, 1940. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 1370-671-14. Photographer: New Zealand Herald.

05/02/2026

Waitangi Day

Today we come together as a nation to acknowledge, reflect on, and recommit to 📜Te Tiriti o Waitangi 🖤— its promises, its responsibilities, and its place in Aotearoa today.

If you’re in Tāmaki Makaurau and looking for something to do TODAY with your whānau, there are kaupapa-led, free events happening across the city 🌊❤️🌿

📍 Waitangi ki Ōmaru 🌊– by the moana at Pt England Reserve
📍 Waitangi ki Manukau ✨– Southside celebrations at Manukau Sports Bowl
📍 Waitangi ki Waititi 🍃– West Auckland whānau day at Parrs Park

🎶 Live music & performances
🧒 Tamariki activities
🍴 Kai, culture & community spaces

For more information, follow the link below 👇
https://ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/tags/waitangi-day/?priority=events

Toitū Te Tiriti!