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Sue Berman talks with Teri Taukoriri about growing up in Kiribati and her favourite fish and cooking methods here in New Zealand. In the first part Teri recalls everyday meals and then shares memories of special celebrations and associated cooking in Kiribati. Fish is everyday, chicken every now and then but pigs are for special occasions. Teri goes on to talk about how important fish is to the family here in New Zealand and her favourite way to cook and prepare fish. This track includes a surprising use for Kina! References: Teri Taukoriri, 2019, interview with Sue Berman, Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections, OH_1297_002 Preparing a pig for a feast, 1928, photographer Milton Vickery, Auckland Libraries Heritage Collection, 1467-ALB274-095-5 You can visit the Food for Thought exhibition at Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero, the Central City Library from 28 September 2020 – 31 January 2021 https://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/pages/event.aspx?EventId=10242 This exhibition celebrates the role food plays in fa

Sue Berman caught up with Sue Gee for a chat about the family food story and ingredients that culminated in her father, Jack Chong's recipe book being produced to compliment his special marinades. You can see 'Jack Chong's new look cook book : exciting new ways to cook Chinese and Kiwi food" in the Food for Thought exhibition. https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/iii/encore/record/C__Rb3805635 Interview with Sue Gee, September 2020 for the Food for Thought exhibition. Image: Sue Gee with the book, 2020, by Sue Berman You can visit the Food for Thought exhibition at Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero, the Central City Library from 28 September 2020 – 31 January 2021 https://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/pages/event.aspx?EventId=10242 This exhibition celebrates the role food plays in family, belonging and culture with stories of Auckland life from kitchen table to restaurant banquet. It includes a feast of material from Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections’ rare books, manuscripts, menus, posters and oral hi

Talofa! Take a trip to Tuvalu with twelve-year-old Ielemia from Rānui. Iele reviews Fun on the Runway by Jill MacGregor in te' gana Tuvalu. He loved reading about how the runway in Funafuti Tuvalu connects everyone on the island. Oi tou fai, Iele - you're awesome! Vaiaso o te 'Gana Tuvalu Tuvalu Language Week 2020 is Sunday 27 September to Saturday 3 October. You can find this book on the libraries catalogue here: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/iii/encore/record/C__Rb3489444

Kickstart your comic obsession with James' review of graphic novel series Saga by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples. Lovers Alana and Marko are from two opposing worlds enmeshed in intergalactic war - with daughter Hazel, they are a dangerous symbol of life as it could be. Comic Book Take 3 runs from September 21 to October 11 - borrow any three graphic novels, comics or manga in our libraries or on OverDrive/Libby to be automatically in the draw to win passes to Auckland Armageddon or a Beyond Reality Media graphic novel pack! See our blog: bit.ly/2ZWK0EN for details and Ts & Cs. You can find the first in the Saga series in our catalogue here: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2700097

This episode looks at Queen Street’s landforms and its role as a gathering place for Aucklanders. The landform of Queen Street has been shaped by both natural and man-made forces. Join Rebecca Freeman (Senior Specialist Historic Heritage, Auckland Council) and Marguerite Hill (Heritage Researcher, Auckland Council) as we explore the impacts of the Waihorotiu Stream, the Albert Park volcano and early land reclamations on the Queen Street we know today. Queen Street teams with intangible heritage: events that have happened there but have left no physical mark. It is a gathering place for people, and it has become the place for Aucklanders to parade, protest and celebrate. Queen Street has seen two riots and dozens of Santa parades, as well as numerous peaceful protests. Tune in to hear about a few of these events. Sources: Landforms Auckland City Heritage Walks – The Original Foreshore Best, Simon. (1989). The Queen Street Gaol: Auckland’s First Courthouse, Common Gaol and House of Correction (site R11/1

Tom the elephant arrived in Auckland with his owner Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, in December 1870. Despite his visit to Auckland only lasting five weeks, he left an impression on Aucklanders, especially local children. Join Rebecca Freeman, (Senior Specialist Historic Heritage Auckland Council) and Marguerite Hill, (Heritage Researcher Auckland Council) to find out about Tom’s time here in Auckland. Source: Timespanner https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2009/07/princes-elephant.html Reference for image: Excerpt from New Zealand Herald, 9 December 1870, https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH18701209.2.22

Simone Nathan was a visionary leader in causes affecting both women and children, both in New Zealand and abroad. Despite her many significant successes, she is often remembered more for her marriage to wealthy merchant David Nathan, than her own work and contributions. Join Rebecca Freeman, (Senior Specialist Historic Heritage Auckland Council) and Marguerite Hill, (Heritage Researcher Auckland Council) for this interview on the life and work of Simone Nathan, with a particular focus on her efforts to extend Plunket-style infant welfare centers to Palestine through her involvement with the Women’s International Zionist Organisation. Sources: Matthews & Matthews Architects Ltd. (2019). David Nathan Park and Homestead, Manurewa Auckland: Conservation Plan. Trotter, S.A. (2019). Zionism ‘at the uttermost ends of the earth’: A New Zealand social history c.1900-1948 (Doctoral thesis). University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. Women’s International Zionist Organisation website. http://www.Wizo.org Refer

Join Rebecca Freeman (Senior Specialist Historic Heritage, Auckland Council) and Marguerite Hill (Heritage Researcher, Auckland Council) to hear about Queen Street’s cinemas and department stores. If you really wanted to go shopping in the days before suburban malls, you needed to head to Queen Street and Karangahape Road. There were five major department stores in central Auckland during the twentieth century. Three of these were on Queen Street: Smith and Caughey's and Milne and Choyce were an upmarket, luxury shopping experience, while John Court was a family-friendly alternative. Since the first films were screened in Auckland in the 1890s, cinema became an entertainment sensation, rivaling and eventually surpassing live theatre, vaudeville and opera as the most popular form of recreation and entertainment. Listen in to find out where Queen Street’s cinemas were located, and how the technology and theatre experience developed and changed from 1910 to 1990. Sources: Cinemas Ben Schrader, 'Theatres

Tūāpapatia te āpōpō – laying the foundations for tomorrow Te Wiki o te reo Māori 14-20 Mahuru 2020 Māori Language Week – 14-20 September 2020 Explore te ao Māori with Poukōkiri Whakatapoko Tapaenga Maureen Ned's review of Tikanga Whakaaro: Key concepts in Māori culture by Cleve Barlow. Beautifully written in both te reo Māori and English, this pukapuka provides the perfect foundation for those beginning their journey in understanding Māori culture.

With the Heritage Fesitval upon us, archaeologists from Auckland Council's Heritage team discuss the varied work that goes into preserving our city's built and cultural heritage. The panelists are: Rebecca Ramsay - Specialist Archaeology Myfanwy Eaves - Senior Specialist Archaeology Edward Ashby - Māori Heritage Robert Brassey - Principal Specialist Cultural Heritage Daniel Windwood - Built Heritage Joe Mills - Specialist Historic Heritage Originally recorded at Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero on May 1 2019 as part the New Zealand Archaeological Association's Archaeology Week. Image: View of site of Clark's old brickworks, looking to Carder's site, Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections JTD-0521-T

Allegro moderato Scherzo – Allegro molto Elegia – Adagio Finale – Allegro non troppo Anton Arensky was an influential Russian composer, pianist, and professor at the Moscow Conservatory where some of his more notable students included Scriabin, Rachmaninoff, and Gretchaninov. Arensky was himself taught by Rimsky-Korsakov and mentored by Tchaikovsky from whom he drew much inspiration and subsequently is evident in his works. The D minor piano trio starts the first movement in the tradition of late German Romanticism with a grand sonata form wielding impressive, sweeping melodies underlied by tremulous, destabilising, syncopated accompaniment reminiscent of the Mendelssohn D minor trio’s first movement. The second movement “Scherzo” is a whimsical concoction of good humour and delightful cheer presenting the light-hearted spirit of the dance. The third movement “Eegia” presents an unrelenting sombre mood with muted strings and tender themes to really emphasise the grieving character of

Alison and Ineka are still in Literary Lockdown on tonight’s episode of Books & Beyond. This feast of fun and fabric includes discussion about repurposed beer crates, flotation tanks and side hustles – with a side of reading thrown in for good measure. Read more on the Auckland Libraries blog: https://aucklandlibrariesblog.blogspot.com/2020/08/books-and-beyond-literary-lockdown-2.html Auckland Libraries' radio show Books and Beyond explores the world of books with guest authors, recommended reads, gems from the Central City Library basement and… beyond. This episode originally aired on Planet FM 104.6 on 30 August 2020.

It’s a frenzy of soft furnishing tonight because Alison and Ineka are in Literary Lockdown. Find out who has the best pouffe, and what these two have been reading during Level 3. Read more on the Auckland Libraries blog: https://aucklandlibrariesblog.blogspot.com/2020/08/books-and-beyond-literary-lockdown-5.html Auckland Libraries' radio show Books and Beyond explores the world of books with guest authors, recommended reads, gems from the Central City Library basement and… beyond. This episode originally aired on Planet FM 104.6 on 23 August 2020.

This episode was so beaut that we thought we’d repeat it. Alison and Karen take a virtual trip across the ditch and discover the best of Oz Lit. First Australians, Immigrants, Mateship and RuRo. It’s all there, so where the bloody hell are ya? Read more on the Auckland Libraries blog: https://aucklandlibrariesblog.blogspot.com/2020/08/books-and-beyond-lust-in-dust.html Auckland Libraries' radio show Books and Beyond explores the world of books with guest authors, recommended reads, gems from the Central City Library basement and… beyond. This episode aired on Planet FM 104.6 on 16 August 2020.

Alison and Ineka discover the power imbalances and pressures still experienced by so many – even though we’ve been “closing the gaps” for years. Join them as they read about normal families, nearly normal families and uncanny valleys. Read more on the Auckland Libraries blog: https://aucklandlibrariesblog.blogspot.com/2020/08/books-and-beyond-literary-lounge-4.html Auckland Libraries' radio show Books and Beyond explores the world of books with guest authors, recommended reads, gems from the Central City Library basement and… beyond. This episode originally aired on Planet FM 104.6 on 9 August 2020.

Discover the delights and insights of Italian author Elena Ferrante with Library Assistant Jean's review of her essay collection, Incidental Inventions. Best known for global bestseller My Brilliant Friend, Ferrante has been called "one of the great novelists of our time." Listen to expert advice on a variety of popular titles rounded into two minutes of contemplation, curiosity and fun! You can find this book on our catalogue here:

Forgotten Melodies No. 1 - Alla Reminiscenza - Medtner by Auckland Libraries

Forgotten Melodies No. 2 - Meditazione Introductione Quasi Cadenza - Medtner by Auckland Libraries

Forgotten Melodies No. 1 - Canzona Serenata - Medtner by Auckland Libraries

Les Heures Dolentes - Une Amie Est Venue Avec Des Fleurs - Dupont by Auckland Libraries