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Each year Auckland Libraries works with scholars from the Auckland History Initiative (AHI), a research collaboration at the University of Auckland. In this series we present research projects from the 2023 Summer Scholars exploring aspects of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland's history. https://ahi.auckland.ac.nz/ Auckland has always had a vibrant and resilient queer community. Friederike Voit approaches the history of these communities through the spaces they occupied, tracing shifts in both public and private spheres from the 1950s until Homosexual Law Reform in 1986. Friederike Voit’s research was supported by an Auckland Library Heritage Trust John Stacpoole Scholarship. To find out more about the work of the Auckland Library Heritage Trust, visit the library website here. https://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/Pages/auckland-library-heritage-trust.asp Recorded on 22 February 2023 as part of our Heritage Talks series. Image: Unknown photographer, in “House Antics,” Dyke News, no. 45, February 29, 1984. From:

Alison is joined by Christchurch author Jade Pengelly, whose book Tales of a vet nurse has just been published to rave reviews. You never know who or what is going to walk, crawl or slither through the doors of a busy veterinary hospital. You can request the book from the Auckland Libraries Catalogue: Tales of a vet nurse https://bit.ly/41YD7RB Jade’s reading recommendations for kids who love animals: The saddle club series by Bonnie Bryant https://bit.ly/3TgZWMN Thoroughbred series by Joanna Campbell https://bit.ly/41RTks1 Pony mysteries series by Jeanne Betancourt https://bit.ly/3L5IeK1 Chicken soup for the pet-lover's soul https://bit.ly/3mzWu3o

Contributing her voice and measina [taonga] as part of the O le fogava’a e tasi – One family exhibition, in this track we hear from Lydia Teatao talk about te Itera. Te Itera is a distinguishing flower head wreath made from specific flowers and leaves grown in Kiribati. Te Itera involves a special art form of plaiting; not all I-Kiribati are adept to weave Te Itera. The philosophy of Te Itera is sacred as it holds the values of honour, peace, acceptance, friendship, celebration, mutual respect and blessings to the wearer. Culturally, special occasions will be started off by the presentation of Te Itera by local dancers, who would dance and then placed Te Itera on each guest or special person’s head. This traditional practice plays an integral role in the lives of the I-Kiribati until today and it is highly considered in te maneaba or formal/official functions. Presenting Te Itera signifies love, appreciation, gratefulness and gratitude to people and as a conflict resolution in some cases. Image: Lydia Tea

Contributing her voice and measina [taonga] as part of the O le fogava’a e tasi – One family exhibition, in this track we hear Helena Chan Foung talks about her identity and her chosen measina Pa. "Pa is a woman’s necklace used as fish lure in Tokelau. I remember laughing when I first put it on “…does this make me bait?” but it’s really become more of an anchor, it’s surprisingly heavy. Outside of whateles (Tokelau dances), I wear it proudly when I want to quietly signal to other Tokelauans walking by “Malo ni! Please talk to me!” and more fiercely like an amulet on the days I know I’ll need their protection and strength. I wore this on the day I gave a speech at the 2019 School Strikes for Climate at Parliament. Standing in front of thousands of mostly palagis and being so nervous and one of the few things that kept me still was this Pa. The weight is a physical reminder of the love I have for a country I have never seen but who has welcomed me and loved me since before I knew of her”. Image: Helena Chan

Contributing their voice and measina [taonga] as part of the O le fogava’a e tasi – One family exhibition, in this track we hear from Pamata Toleafoa talk about Lave "I have selected the lave as my measina for the 'O le fogava'a e tasi' – one family exhibition. The lave is part of a family that belongs to another measina called the tuiga (Samoan crown). The tuiga consists of many elements that are individually wrapped and intricately woven into the head/hair of the wearer. I have chosen the lave because of its complex and eye-catching design. The lave alongside the pale fuiono is the most adorned and overly sophisticated designed aspect of the tuiga. Many lave are created with each artist's cultural and creative flair, but historically, they consist of shells and afa (sennit) stitched together." Image: Pamata Toleafoa, 2023,Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections Music: Track 1: Drum_Dance_Vaipae_Aitutaki from the album discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/iii/enc…2004666 O le fogava’a e tasi – One family

Contributing her voice and measina [taonga] as part of the O le fogava’a e tasi – One family exhibition, in this track we hear from Janesa Boreham talk about her measina, Fafetu. "The significance of the measina that I chose is that the women only make it on the island of Funafuti. Funafuti is the capitol of Tuvalu. The Fafetu necklace gets its name because it is shaped like a star, the same star that represents the Star of Bethlehem. The fafetu is a biblical reference to the star that the three wise men saw during the birth of Jesus Christ". Image: Janesa Boreham, 2023, Photographer Pamata Toleafoa, Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections Music: Track 1: Drum_Dance_Vaipae_Aitutaki from the album discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/iii/enc…2004666 O le fogava’a e tasi – One family exhibition can be viewed on Level 2 of Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero | Central City Library till the end April 2023

Contributing his voice and measina [taonga] as part of the O le fogava’a e tasi – One family exhibition, in this track we hear from Kiribati knowledge holder Charles Enoka talking about te mae n roroa te buro ae roro. Te mae n roroa te buro ae roro is one of the most important cultural materials that men and women wear to acknowledge and symbolise the great value, beauty, and richness of the ocean. Te mae te buro is a cultural necklace piece with significant values that embrace connections and acknowledgment of Marawa – te moana (ocean) to livelihood. In some parts of Kiribati, women engaged in marriage will wear te mae te buro decorations around their neck, arms, waist, and ankles and walk to display the costumes around the village, accompanied by family members singing and cheering. Image: Charles Enoka, 2023, Photographer Pamata Toleafoa, Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections Music: Track 1: Drum_Dance_Vaipae_Aitutaki from the album https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/iii/encore/record/C__R

Contributing his voice and measina [taonga] as part of the O le fogava’a e tasi – One family exhibition, in this track hear Charles Cokanasiga talk about his connection to Fiji and the special family link with his chosen measina, Masi [Tapa]. Masi was ceremonially displayed on special occasions, such as birthdays and weddings. In sacred contexts, tapa was used to wrap images of deities. Charles recalls how his mum and her grandma used to make the masi from scratch and sell them at the markets for a source of income. "Recently, I found out that the technique they use to make tapa [masi] is very unique to that Island. When asking her about how she made the tapa and its paint, she can recall it very well and go into deep detail about it. This tapa is special to me because of that, and also it can also be used in a lot of important events". Image: Charles Cokanasiga, 2023. Photographer Pamata Toleafoa, Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections Music: Track 1: Drum_Dance_Vaipae_Aitutaki from the album discove

This month we have extended the display of Heritage and Research material beyond the Kura Tūturu | Real Gold case in the Reading Room to across the floor on Level 2 to the Research Centre, Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero | Central City Library. In this episode Zoë Colling and Nick Weijermars tell us about the serials, posters, books and more that are on display as part of Auckland Libraries Pride celebrations. The displays draw on recent donations and from the depths of our magazine collections down in the basement. Come and see for yourselves. On display through till the end of February 2023. Your research enquiry is welcome anytime! For more information on Auckland Pride activities see: https://aucklandpride.org.nz/ Image: Front Covers display of serials in the Research Centre cases - Gay News 1977.

Alison and Ineka are joined in the studio once again by librarian Deehan from Epsom Library, for the second part of our romance exploration. Find out how the romance novel has evolved from the OG of the rom-com, Jane Austen, to the bonkbusters of the 1980s through to Hoover, Henry and other BookTok megastar authors of today. Books mentioned on the show can be requested from the Auckland Libraries catalogue using the links below. Most titles are available in multiple formats. History The mysteries of Udolpho / Ann Radcliffe / 1794 https://bit.ly/3K7C8s0 The flame and the flower / Kathleen Woodiwiss / 2009 https://bit.ly/3YV6BxK Bonkbusters of the 1980s Lace / Shirley Conran / 1982 https://bit.ly/3lDy74v Hollywood wives / Jackie Collins / 1983 https://bit.ly/3I6DzEf Scruples / Judith Krantz / 1978 https://bit.ly/3IserJH Riders / Jilly Cooper / 1985 https://bit.ly/3xrwAkA Modern Love It ends with us / Colleen Hoover / 2016 https://bit.ly/3K7BRW0 It starts with us / Colleen Hoover

Alison and Ineka are joined in the studio by librarian Deehan from Epsom Library. Find your happy ever after as we talk love, romance, soulmates and steam! Check out Dee's latest romance reads on her Bookstagram account: https://www.instagram.com/deeeeeespicks Books mentioned on the show can be requested from the Auckland Libraries catalogue using the links below. Most titles are available in multiple formats. Pick-and-mix: Cute and colourful covers New York Minute / Kate Spencer / 2022: bit.ly/3lfEOtc Something wilder / Christina Lauren / 2022: bit.ly/3YwYd7d You and me on vacation / Emily Henry / 2021: bit.ly/3HLFQob Loathe to love you / Ali Hazelwood / 2023: bit.ly/3x6uiHq PLUS The OG of illustrated romance covers, The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory published 2018: bit.ly/3RHcfAV And one more we just couldn't go past - Real men knit / Kwana Jackson / 2020: bit.ly/3JUASs2 Love for every body and every mind – Own Voice authored romances featuring neurodiverse, differently abled and chronic

Listen in to this Kura Tūturu | Real Gold track to hear from music librarian Marilyn Portman on a very special first printed edition of a musical score recently donated to Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections. Das wohltemperirte Clavier, oder, Präludien und Fugen durch alle Töne. By J.S. Bach, Book I is perhaps Bach's best-loved keyboard work. Known in English as "the 48" or the "Well-Tempered Clavier", it was composed and used as a valuable teaching tool for students. Learn more about this first printed edition : http://heritageetal.blogspot.com/2023/01/bachs-well-tempered-clavier-first.html Digital copy available here: https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/rarebooks/id/12770/rec/1 Music courtesy of International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP). Creative Commons License. https://imslp.org/wiki/Prelude_and_Fugue_in_E-flat_minor,_BWV_853_(No 8 Bach,_Johann_Sebastian) https://imslp.org/wiki/Prelude_and_Fugue_in_E_major,_BWV_854_(No. 9 Bach,_Johann_Sebastian) Performed by Peter Br

Episode 7: Join librarians James and Clare on an adventure down the Road and the River. Kenneth Grahame has created a magical world that reminds us of our own favourite places. In this episode Ratty and Mole have a otherworldly experience of nature and as always, Mr Toad is up to no good! If you enjoyed these chapters, ask one of our friendly librarians to help you find the Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame in your local Auckland Library.

Join Alison and Ineka in the Literary Lounge as they talk about some of the hottest books of 2022. Books mentioned on the show can be requested from the Auckland Libraries catalogue using the links below – most are available in multiple formats Better the blood / Michael Bennett / 2022 https://bit.ly/3FUsVAQ The doctor’s wife / Fiona Sussman / 2022 https://bit.ly/3V1V9Og The last resort: a chronicle of paradise, profit, and peril at the beach / Sarah Stodola 2022 https://bit.ly/3YvvVL6 Women making waves: trailblazing surfers in and out of the water / Lara Enzig / 2022 https://bit.ly/3FxtQFV True Biz / Sara Novic / 2022 https://bit.ly/3BFE325 How to take over the world: practical schemes and scientific solutions for the aspiring supervillain / Ryan North / 2022 https://bit.ly/3V3kVld

Listen in to this Kura Tūturu | Real Gold track to hear from Sharon Smith, Senior Librarian Community Archives, on J.T Diamond and his deep love and connection to the Waitākere Ranges. As an amateur historian and archaeologist Jack Diamond devoted over 60 years of his life to building a documentary heritage collection. His work provides a complete record of the region’s heavy clay and pottery industries between 1940 and 1980, and the most significant documentary record of the kauri timber industry in the Waitākere Ranges between 1830 and 1940. In this show case and podcast we learn also of his links to the Auckland Tramping Club and Waitākere Ranges Protection Society. Original items can be viewed in the Heritage Collections reading room, Level 2 of Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero | Central City Library through out January 2022, or via Research West in Henderson for access to the full collection. Learn more here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2ULVUjaWlI&t=3s Some digitised items feature in Kura Heritage Collec

Join Alison and Ineka in the Literary Lounge as they bust some myths about literary blokes. Our featured male fiction authors write about far more than just hunting, shooting and fishing. Books mentioned on the show can be requested from the Auckland Libraries catalogue using the links below – most are available in multiple formats All the broken places / John Boyne / 2022 / Fiction: bit.ly/3UzkHCg Leonard and Hungry Paul / Rónán Hession / 2019 / Fiction: bit.ly/3FzUAqr The trees / Percival Everett / 2021 / Fiction: bit.ly/3hdpAmH The queen of Dirt Island / Donal Ryan / 2022 / Fiction: bit.ly/3W35Tg7 Connect with Books and Beyond on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ALBooksandBeyond Grow your reading and keep it fresh and fun with our Books and Beyond reading challenge on Beanstack! Download the free Beanstack Tracker app and select Auckland Libraries as your library: bit.ly/3FcGSs6 or visit https://aucklandlibraries.beanstack.com to set up your free Beanstack account and get started today.

This historical autobiography of "Dr Bill" Anderson who was twice made mayor of Queenstown comes highly recommended by Andrew Henry, principal specialist in NZ and Pacific printed collections with Auckland Libraries' Heritage team. First printed in 1964 and reprinted six times in five years, the eye catching cover first drew Andrew in to reading 'Doctor in the Mountains'. This is a fascinating and engaging read, recommended for those interested in the Whakatipu region and the wider social and political history of mid-20th century New Zealand. Request and borrow copies here: https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1282914

Dedee chats to Cloudy about her musical journey so far, how she went from solo artist to putting a band together, saving up to record at Roundhead Studios, and plans for the next EP. This interview was recorded on November 15, 2022. Cloudy is an Auckland based indie/alternative singer and songwriter. She is either found delivering intimate acoustic based sets or rocking out with her full live band. Crossing worlds of alt-pop and rock she brings forth an imaginative and unapologetically honest voice through her music. Check her out on Friday December 2nd at our first Ms Melville Presents show at Ellen Melville Centre: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=500960585402365&set=a.302768201888272 Links: Linktree https://linktr.ee/cloudymusicnz Bandcamp https://cloudymusicnz.bandcamp.com/ Tracks: Tracks used in this podcast are from Cloudy’s Bandcamp page and from her EP ‘Good Grief’ released on March 12, 2021. - ‘Worth It’ - Cloudy - ‘Self-help Guide’ - Cloudy References: Interview – Hype Medium, De

In this track Sue Berman talks with Frances Walsh from the NZ Maritime Museum and Britomart's Jeremy Hansen about the exhibition Bon Voyage, Good Trip, Be Good : An exhibition of photographs by John Rykenberg. On show in December and January at Britomart - https://britomart.org/festivities-and-farewells-britomarts-summer-exhibition/ "Summer can be a time of exciting excursions, of reunions and departures, of times of contemplation accompanied by a soundtrack of the ocean. This summer, Britomart celebrates the season with a look back before the era of mass air travel, when Auckland’s wharves were the place where the city connected to the rest of the globe. From 1958-62, photographer John Rykenberg roamed Princes Wharf taking pictures of festivities and farewells as passengers gathered with their whānau before departing for destinations across the seas. This exhibition at The Pavilions and in the Atrium on Takutai is presented by Britomart, Auckland Libraries and the New Zealand Maritime Museum Hui te A

Join Alison and Ineka in the Literary Lounge for a memoir special. These titles all released in 2022 will allow you to have a glimpse into extraordinary (and ordinary) lives. Books mentioned on the show can be requested from the Auckland Libraries catalogue. Most are available in multiple formats. All of this: a memoir of death and desire / Rebecca Woolf / 2022: bit.ly/3TXQEUj Straight up / Ruby Tui / 2022: bit.ly/3E68KOk Vital signs: heartbreaking, sometimes hilarious stories of a junior doctor's first year / Izzy Lomax-Sawyers / 2022: bit.ly/3E9lzXU The instant / Amy Liptrot / 2022: bit.ly/3ED2TAm Tales from the Fatherland: two dads, one adoption and the meaning of parenthood / Ben Fergusson / 2022: bit.ly/3g5SSDm