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Ko te tahi wahi o te Kawenata Hou o Ihu Karaiti te Ariki, to tatou Kai Whakaora. Me nga upoko e waru o te pukapuka o Kenehi. Ka oti nei te wakamaori ki te reo o Nu Tirani. The Lords Prayer - Mathew chapter 6 versus 9-13 Hirini: Kua oti te ta e te Tipene raua ko Toki Printed by Stephen and Stoke Sydney 1833 GNZM8 Ref: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=475ac6ca-5806-5c3a-bbec-7d63493a4c37&entityType=FormatGroup Read by Xavier Forsman on the theme Reo Hahi. Recorded in support of the Waiwaia Ngā Ngutu Exhibition 2024 For more information about the exhibition https://ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/events/2024/09/waiwaia-nga-ngutu/

Alison is joined over Zoom by author Freddie Gillies, to discuss his novel Because all fades, published by Bateman Books. The novel is about four young Kiwis on their OE, having the time of their lives - until a serious incident changes everything. Freddie is an exciting new voice in New Zealand fiction. Because all fades can be borrowed from Bestie collection displays in all Auckland Council libraries or requested from the Auckland Libraries catalogue. Available in multiple formats: https://bit.ly/3WnDt2a This interview was recorded for Auckland Council Libraries' We Read Auckland festival of Auckland's readers and writers, celebrated 1 - 31 August 2024. Visit aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/WeReadAKL for more details. Author photo credit Sean Wakely.

Alison is joined over Zoom by author Dr. Ineke Meredith, to discuss her extraordinary memoir, On Call: Stories from my life as a surgeon, a daughter and a mother, published by Harper Collins New Zealand. The world of surgery is strange, messy, intense and lonely. Life, death, chaos and limited family life: is life in scrubs worth the sacrifice? On Call can be borrowed from Bestie collection displays in all Auckland Council libraries or requested from the Auckland Libraries catalogue. Available in multiple formats: https://bit.ly/46pPqcn This interview was recorded for Auckland Council Libraries' We Read Auckland festival of Auckland's readers and writers, celebrated 1 - 31 August 2024. Visit aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/WeReadAKL for more details. Author photo credit: Rachel Calvo Photos

In collaboration with Auckland Philharmonia’s Aspiring Musicians Programme, Strings on Streets bring a fresh and flamboyant programme of classical and iconic movie theme favourites to this Auckland Libraries Heritage Concert. Included are Hadyn’s Emperor Quartet in C, and Mozart’s String Quartet No.20, contrasted with the evocative tango “Por Una Cabeza” by Carlos Cardell. As a quartet, Strings on Streets have performed in various venues, charity galas, art auctions and more. As students studying various degrees at the University of Auckland, they reflect how joining the Auckland Philharmonia Aspiring Musicians Programme has been a rewarding experience that fuels their true love for music. We were delighted to host them in the first of the Autumn series concerts 2024. You can find out more about our heritage music collections by searching Kura Heritage Collections Online - https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/ or search the Auckland Libraries catalogue https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/

In a further collaboration with the Auckland Philharmonia’s Aspiring Musicians Programme, the talented Kaha Trio return to our Thursday Heritage Concerts stage. Lorna Zhang (violin), Madeleine Xiao (piano) and Damon Herlihy-O'Brien (cello) bring together a programme called Invierno (Winter), including two works by J.S Bach, Tchaikovsky’s much loved Dumka ‘Rustic Russian Scene’ Op.59 for solo piano, and one of Beethoven’s earliest works, Piano Trio Op.1 No.1. You can find out more about our heritage music collections by searching Kura Heritage Collections Online - https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/ or search the Auckland Libraries catalogue https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/

The newly formed Mātātā Quintet join forces to present the first movement of Dvořák's Piano Quintet No. 2. Written in 1887, this monumental chamber work reflects the Czech composer's admiration for Bohemian folk music. Infused with rich melodies and rhythmic vitality, the work exudes a pastoral charm while maintaining Dvořák's masterful handling of classical forms. Mātātā Quintet are Justin Bird, piano; Peau Halapua and Miyo Yoon, violins; Ben Harrison, viola; Karen French, cello.

Composer Margaret Wegener (1920 – 2020) led an extraordinary life both in the UK where she was born, and here in New Zealand, where she settled in 2005. A considerable body of Margaret's original compositions have been published, drawing praise from composers such as Ralph Vaughan Williams, Herbert Howells, and John Rutter. Auckland Libraries is privileged to hold the collection of her musical life’s work and pays tribute to this remarkable woman by showcasing some of her most beautifully crafted instrumental and vocal works. Some of the Auckland Philharmonia’s Aspiring Musicians, a pianist from the Haydn Staples Auckland Philharmonia Piano Scholarship and other local musicians, come together in this performance to bring Margaret’s music to life — a treasure to be discovered, heard and cherished.

To complete our Thursday Heritage Concert Series, Japan born and raised violinist, Yuhka Nagai and NZ pianist Kent Isomura, present a programme including two NZ premier pieces by contemporary Japanese composers, alongside the works of two European greats.  Six pieces by Hikaru Hayashi (1931-2012) and a Nursery song by Rikuya Terashima (1964-) from Amami are related to Okinawan folk music which comes from the South of Japan. Traveling from Japan to Europe, Yukha and Kent play Rondo K.269/261 by W.A. Mozart and Violin Sonata No.1 by R. Schumann. The Mozart Rondo K.269/261 was most likely composed for A. Brunetti and written in the time he wrote his famous 5 violin concertos between 1773 and 1777. It was possibly a replacement of the finale for his violin concerto No.1, K.207. R. Schumann’s 1st violin Sonata is dramatic and has his expressions of unstable emotions and the depth of energy.

Alison is joined over Zoom by author Dr Bex Bell, discussing her groundbreaking book about healing Imposter Syndrome and ending self-sabotage. Dr Bex has worked with people from all walks of life and her book is full of effective strategies that will help erase the anxiety about never feeling good enough. We had some technical issues when recording the interview - keep listening, because it was a great conversation! Inner Critic to Inner Coach can be borrowed and requested from the Auckland Libraries' catalogue https://bit.ly/3vVV4VW

Tupou Manapori, was a schoolteacher, former Manukau City Councillor and chairwoman of the Council’s Pacific Island Advisory Committee. Born in Manihiki, Rarotonga, she moved to New Zealand in 1968. In this recording, Tupou recounts her experiences as a young, Pacific Island immigrant, and talks about the ‘Dawn Raids’ in the 1970s. This interview was conducted in 2010 by Dionne Christian. Oral history interview, Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections MNP-OH-32 https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/oralhistory/id/3287/rec/3 Photograph reproduced by courtesy of Stuff Limited. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections Footprints 00676

Frank Amoah was the manager and Social Worker at the African Welfare Service Trust when this interview was conducted. Here he talks about coming to New Zealand from Ghana at the age of nineteen and the establishment of the African Welfare Service Trust. Oral history interview, Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections OH-1252-008 https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/oralhistory/id/1698/rec/2

Kudakwashe Tuwe, the former President of the Waitakere Ethnic Board, describes his migrant experience of coming to NZ about 10 years ago from Zimbabwe when the political situation worsened there. This interview was conducted in 2014 by Smita Biswas. Oral history interview, Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections OH-1163-003. https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/oralhistory/id/1381/rec/2

In 2017 Auckland Libraries recorded the stories of the Auckland Regional Migrant Services. Bulbala (Ayesha) Slimankhil describes her life in Afghanistan under the Taliban and compares it with her new life in New Zealand. She talks about her first impressions and struggles after immigrating. Oral history interview, Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections OH-1278-005 https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/oralhistory/id/1336/rec/1

In this track, we hear from Boaz Habib a committee member of Waitakere Ethnic Board. He talks about his migrant experience arriving as a teenager in 1995 after growing up in Dubai and Pakistan where he was born. He also discusses his first home, facing discrimination, and how meeting a diaspora of students from various ethnicities was important for him. This interview was conducted in 2014 by Smita Biswas. Oral history interview, Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections OH-1163-001. https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/oralhistory/id/797/rec/2

Welcome to ' That’s so last Century – What we wore 1950s – 1990s'. Recorded in 2013 as part of the Dominion Road Stories Collection, Marianne Hay the owner of the specialist sewing shop Exquisite Stitch - Bernina Sewing Centre, talks with Sue Gee about her childhood sewing influences and memories. This recording was done in the shop – so you’ll hear some background sounds through the track. Voices have been drawn from Auckland Libraries Oral History and Sound, Heritage Collections. kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz ‘That’s So Last Century: What We Wore 1950s – 1990s’ exhibition is on at Level 2 of Auckland’s Central City Library from Wednesday 20 March – 13 July 2024. So grab your coat and grab your hat… and head to town to enjoy a view of retro magazines, photographs, patterns and materials showcasing what we wore last century! For more information on the exhibition and interactive activities, go to OurAuckland. ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz Ref: Interview with Marianne Hay for the Dominion Road S

Welcome to ' That’s so last Century – What we wore 1950s – 1990s'. In this track we hear from Jay Khatri, a Mumbai born tailor who migrated to NZ in the late 1980s. He worked at clothing manufactures Street Wise and then Cambridge Clothing Company before opening his own tailoring business- Island Style (Jay's Clothing Ltd) in Henderson. This interview was conducted in 2015 by Julia Barron as part of the Henderson Stories Collection. https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/oralhistory/id/1516/rec/2 Voices have been drawn from Auckland Libraries Oral History and Sound, Heritage Collections. kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz ‘That’s So Last Century: What We Wore 1950s – 1990s’ exhibition is on at Level 2 of Auckland’s Central City Library from Wednesday 20 March – 13 July 2024. So grab your coat and grab your hat… and head to town to enjoy a view of retro magazines, photographs, patterns and materials showcasing what we wore last century! For more information on the exhibition and interacti

Welcome to ' That’s so last Century – What we wore 1950s – 1990s'. In 2019, Auckland Libraries hosted a Fashion Week talk on the theme of sustainable fashion. In this clip, we hear from Wayne Siu, retro fashion man about town, on why vintage fashion is important in the context of climate change. https://ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/news/2019/08/breathing-new-life-into-old-clothes/ Voices have been drawn from Auckland Libraries Oral History and Sound, Heritage Collections. kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz ‘That’s So Last Century: What We Wore 1950s – 1990s’ exhibition is on at Level 2 of Auckland’s Central City Library from Wednesday 20 March – 13 July 2024. So grab your coat and grab your hat… and head to town to enjoy a view of retro magazines, photographs, patterns and materials showcasing what we wore last century! For more information on the exhibition and interactive activities, go to OurAuckland. ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz Ref: Recorded talk, Wayne Siu, Fashion Week 2019. Image from

Welcome to ' That’s so last Century – What we wore 1950s – 1990s'. In this track, jazz singer and follower of fashion, Wendy Moore provides her lived experience of post-war hair, makeup and clothing fashions. This was a time of poring over pattern books, searching out new fabrics, and home sewing. Recorded in 2017 with Sue Berman for the Rykenberg Oral History Collection. Voices have been drawn from Auckland Libraries Oral History and Sound, Heritage Collections. kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz ‘That’s So Last Century: What We Wore 1950s – 1990s’ exhibition is on at Level 2 of Auckland’s Central City Library from Wednesday 20 March – 13 July 2024. So grab your coat and grab your hat… and head to town to enjoy a view of retro magazines, photographs, patterns and materials showcasing what we wore last century! For more information on the exhibition and interactive activities, go to OurAuckland. ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/ Ref: Oral History with Wendy Moore, 2017 for the Rykenberg Oral History P

Welcome to ' That’s so last Century – What we wore 1950s – 1990s'. In this track we hear from Wendie Wright. Wendie worked with, and later married, well-known street and studio photographer John Rykenberg. In this clip, Wendie briefly recalls her mother sewing her dresses from pictures in 17 magazine. This is followed by a description of the late 1950s and early 1960s Rykenberg Street Photography. Voices have been drawn from Auckland Libraries Oral History and Sound, Heritage Collections. https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz ‘That’s So Last Century: What We Wore 1950s – 1990s’ is on at Level 2 of Auckland’s Central City Library from Wednesday 20 March – 13 July. For more information on the exhibition and interactive activities, go to OurAuckland. https://ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/ So grab your coat and grab your hat… and head to town to enjoy a view of retro magazines, photographs, patterns and materials showcasing what we wore last century! Ref: Oral History interview with Wendie Wright, 2

This excerpt features Ellie Lim interviewed by Toni Duder. Ellie shares knowing her identity from a young age, her relationship with her queer relatives in Singapore, and coming out to her ex-partner. Ellie recollects coming out to her parents, the challenges at school, Catholicism, and her relationship with God. To listen to the complete interview, click on this link https://bit.ly/4brEDjW and submit a request using the Comments box on this page Image: Rainbow Youth Services Poster. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections, Ephemera Collection