Waiouru Military Camp in 1940-1941. Mount Ruapehu is in the background. Photographer unidentified. The bell tents were used in the late winter of 1940, and the early summer of 1941 while 800 Ministry ...

Our Off the record blog series will republish articles from the Off the Record magazine including stories about new ...

The history of rugby league in New Zealand began as a humble story of working-class communities and a popular ball game that ...

The earliest letter acquired by the Library, comprising four pages, is dated 7 September 1824 and was written to the colonial ...

Text corrections are now available in the Newspapers section on Papers Past to improve the quality of searchable text and experience for users of the National Library platform. Papers Past delivers ...

Jennifer Cauchi, Senior Conservator at the Library, shows us the journey taken by Katherine Mansfield's delicate silk shawl. From conservation treatment plans to long-term preservation and ...

Meeting the author or illustrator who created one of your favourite books can have a life-long impact. Discovering that real people are behind the treasure that you find on the library shelves adds to ...

Guest blogger Rachel Lawson, publisher at Gecko Press, explores the joy and power of picture books. She highlights Picture Me, a two-week art festival featuring workshops and public events including ...

What practical and positive steps can you take if your readers and their families find content in your collection offensive or worrying? A few years ago, I did an online course on the winners of the ...

Features a Duzgo utility vehicle, which was designed and built by brothers Rodney Giles and Kevin Giles in Whataroa, NZ in the 1970s. Looks back on the history of the vehicle, including its recent ...

Born 30 May 1914. Worked as a salesman, then joined the YMCA in Oamaru and became an entertainment and stores officer in North Africa and Italy during World War Two. He served 13 September 1941 to 23 ...