Library News

It has been another busy week in the Library with NZ Music Month coming to a close. The Library was humming with activity on Wednesday as we welcomed a wide range of students to take part in our NZ Music Month Quiz. This event was capably led by our fabulous team of Senior Librarians who are thriving as they take increased ownership of the day-to-day running of this space. A huge thank you to these student leaders for their energy in providing their peers with such opportunities for entertainment and engagement.

Over the last month, the Library has seen an increase in usage of our non-fiction collection as we work to support students in their research initiatives. Students have made great use of our collection as they explore Inspirational Women, Māori Land Rights, The Springbok Tour and Abortion Rights amongst other interesting lines of inquiry. The Library maintains its focus moving forward as we work to downsize our collection in order to promote the most relevant, reliable and useful texts given what is happening in teaching and learning programmes around the school.

The Library now looks forward to supporting the QSA in promoting Pride Month over the coming weeks. Watch this space!

Mrs Ranby recommends…

An award-winning and powerful illustrated storybook for the tamariki and rangatahi of Aotearoa New Zealand celebrating Māoritanga.

KIA KAHA is a collection of true stories about amazing Māori who have achieved incredible things.Each of them blazed a trail in their own way, and this pukapuka was written to show that with your kura huna, your special gifts, you can make a difference too.

KIA KAHA is a very special book for the young people of Aotearoa. Featuring people and groups both historic and contemporary, who have achieved great things from land marches and language revival to hip hop and contemporary Maori fashion design, this pukapuka will fill readers of all ages, and from all walks of life, with aroha, whanaungatanga and hope for our future.

Kia kaha – be strong, go hard!