Ngā Pātaka Kōrero Auckland Libraries Podcasts

Portrait of George Lewis Becke [cropped], ca. 1900, by unknown, vintage gelatin silver print, State Library of New South Wales, DL PX 158. Public Domain.Join expert Allegra Marshall as she helps us learn about the life and work of author Louis Becke. At the turn of the nineteenth century, he was the most prolific, significant, and internationally r…

In this track, we hear exhibition curators Jane Wild and Renee Orr share impressions, selections and insights into medieval manuscripts currently on display in the Gallery - Level 2 Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero | Central City Library."For most of the medieval period, from the 5th to the 15th century, books were copied out and decorated by hand. These are t…

In this session we get up close with the 15th Century French manuscript the Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius, followed by a discussion of some fragments of very early medieval manuscripts found as part of the binding of a bible printed in 1480.Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa - welcome to this podcast celebrating our Auckland Libraries Rare Book…

I o Tatau Hapori : The Voice and the People of Our NeighbourhoodThis playlist supports an exhibition on display for August 2023 at the Franklin Hub.Oral histories often include great family history content and interesting social history. In these clips we hear some examples of different types of memories and recording. 0”45 – 2”05The first recordin…

I o Tatau Hapori : The Voice and the People of Our NeighbourhoodThis playlist supports an exhibition on display for August 2023 at the Franklin Hub.In this track we hear stories of transport and places.0”45 – 3”45Sometimes it’s great to have places identified from old photos in oral history and sound recordings. In this interview we can hear the sc…

I o Tatau Hapori : The Voice and the People of Our NeighbourhoodThis playlist supports an exhibition on display for August 2023 at the Franklin Hub. Pukekohe and the wider district are best known for the rich soils for growing and agriculture. In these clips we hear voices of experience related to the business of farming and market gardening.0:45 –…

I o Tatau Hapori : The Voice and the People of Our NeighbourhoodThis playlist supports an exhibition on display for August 2023 at the Franklin Hub. Listen to a range of voices related to school and schooling. This track draws on a variety of oral history recordings. Search Kura Heritage Collections Online.Voices on this track include:0:45 - 1:45 V…

Alison is joined in the studio by author Josie Shapiro discussing her debut novel Everything is Beautiful and Everything Hurts. This beautiful coming of age story of young runner Mickey Bloom and her determination to achieve her dreams is also a love letter to Auckland.This interview was recorded for Auckland Council Libraries' We Read Auckland fes…

Alison is joined in the studio by author Dominic Hoey discussing his action-packed and darkly funny novel, Poor People with Money. A fighter with a face covered in scars, a life full of debt and a brother who has mysteriously disappeared, Avondale local Monday Woolridge goes looking for income and answers in some dark places.Poor People with Money …

Alison is joined over Zoom by author Dr. Emma Espiner, discussing her poised and candid memoir, There’s a Cure for This. From quietly perceived inequities of her early life, Espiner's stories trace her hard-won revelations as a Māori medical student and junior doctor during the Covid-19 pandemic.There’s a Cure for This can be borrowed from Bestie c…

In this track we talk with Poukōkiri Whakaaturanga Taonga Kahurangi Goulton about the exhibition of ngā mōteatea in the Kura Tūturu | Real Gold exhibition case for Hōngongoi and Matariki.Kahurangi explains how te reo Māori was originally only transmitted orally and as such Māori crafted and perfected the art of mōteatea. Mōteatea refer to all forms…

Nau mai haere mai - Welcome to a session from the Reading Room of Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero, Central City Library, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.In this podcast, we are delighted to share the recording of Greg Doran’s visit to the Auckland First Folio in June 2023. Greg Doran, artistic director emeritus of the Royal Shakespeare Company is on a tour of surviv…

Two treasures in the chamber music repertoire that involve eight players feature in this first concert of our Autumn Series - Bach’s Concerto for two violins in D minor & Mendelssohn’s celebrated String Octet in E-flat Major. Written when he was just sixteen, and as a gift to his then violin teacher, Mendelssohn’s Octet overflows with some of the m…

In this concert Christopher Everest explores the hidden world of the classical guitar and its history through works written by New Zealand composers. John Ritchie’s Whimsies reflects upon William Shakespeare, each movement a reimagining of a well known sonnet. Wellington based composer Amanda Riddell’s Vanya’s Lament, is a homage to Russian playwri…

Trio Eclectica will perform Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Trio élégiaque No. 1 in G minor and Antonín Dvořák’s Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, subtitled “Dumky”. Both pieces Ebb and flow in character with fluctuating major and minor themes, or alternating fast and slow passages, or in tragic and celebratory themes. Trio élégiaque No.1 is a single movement pie…

Michael Cai and William Sun are both students of Richard Mapp at the University of Auckland. Michael is a Masters student who is also an accomplished percussionist, playing with the Auckland Youth Orchestra and other ensembles. William is a second year student who also plays the trumpet in a number of ensembles. Together they present a programme of…

Visiting Irish pianist, Daniel Kearney, concludes our series with an exploration of the unique and creative ways in which composers have used music and the piano to describe the sights and sounds of nature. Utilizing the perspectives of many different genres including baroque, romanticism, impressionism and folk music, the performer and listener wi…

For nearly 100 years, playing music in a public bar was illegal. Gareth Shute explored how this, and other laws affected the music scene in an article for the music history website www.audioculture.co.nz. In this talk, Gareth expands on his findings, illustrating how booze often slipped into music venues even when it was still illegal. Learn why so…

Auckland Libraries have recently acquired, digitised, and catalogued four chromolithographic posters from the late nineteenth century. In this track we hear Andrew Henry, Principal Aotearoa NZ Collections, share the story behind the creation of these artful 1890s advertising newspaper supplements. The posters feature views, taken from different ele…

Alison is joined in the studio by graphic novelist Chelsey Furedi who talks about her book Project Nought – a fast paced time travel adventure with a hint of romance. This book can be requested from the Auckland Libraries catalogue using the link below – it is available in multiple formats. https://bit.ly/3Bx6UoN Find out more at https://www.chelse…

In this track we hear guitarist Chris Everest play the Three Whimsies by John Richie, with permission of Anthony Ritchie.'Whimsies', composed in 1985, are three pieces based on contrasting texts by William Shakespeare:‘Full fathom five’ from The Tempest‘Tell me where is fancy bred’ from The Merchant of Venice‘Blow, blow, thou winter wind’ from As Y…

In this track we hear the final speakers from our Auckland Libraries World First Folio Day event - reading Sonnet 60 from Nga Waiata Aroha A Hekepia - a translation of Shakespeare in Te Reo Māori by Merimeri Penfold. Read by Robert Eruera and Andrew Henry.The publication of Nga Waiata a Hekepia / love sonnets by Shakespeare in 2000 marked a first o…

In Auckland, Michael Hurst from the Auckland Theatre Company, is strongly identified with Shakespeare. In this track Michael discusses performing Shakespeare. This session was recorded live on First Folio Day, April 2023.You can view a digital copy of the Auckland Libraries' First Folio here:https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection…

Dr. Sophie Tomlinson, Senior lecturer in English and Drama at the University of Auckland offers her insights into the decades of Summer Shakespeare productions, the performers and the performances.Recorded live on World First Folio Day, 23 April 2023.You can view a digital copy of the Auckland Libraries' First Folio here:https://kura.aucklandlibrar…

In this track, recorded on World First Folio Day, 23 April 2023, we hear from David Ashman, recently retired manager of Conservation & Digital Preservation at Auckland Libraries.In 2022, David was able to complete required conservation work on the First Folio, in this talk he describes the background and processes involved in the care of this preci…

Alison is joined by the multi-award winning New Zealand author Leonie Agnew, who has just published her novel The impossible story of Hannah Kemp. This is a coming-of-age story and journey of healing through the power of storytelling. This book can be requested from the Auckland Libraries catalogue using the links below – it is available in multipl…

This month we have two special cases on display on Level 2 of Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero | Central City Library both with Shakespeare at the heart.In this track listen and learn from Rare Book curator Jane Wild as she tells us about the items on display for May. Event: Register to attend this event Saturday 20 May https://ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt…

About the letter K - an explanation in Tara's voice.Nau mai haere mai and welcome to this podcast special on theTara McLeod: About Type Exhibition.In this exhibition curators Jane Wild and Zoe Colling have brought the gallery walls to life with the work and craftmanship of master printer and artist Tara McLeod.Encounter Tara’s work from across a nu…

Nau mai haere mai and welcome to this podcast special on theTara McLeod: About Type Exhibition.In this track we hear from Book Conservator Ngaio Vince-Dewerse talking with Sue Berman at the exhibition opening about the work of the Preservation team on installing the work of Tara McLeod.Recorded at the exhibition opening on the 31 March 2023.Backgro…

Nau mai haere mai and welcome to this podcast special on the Tara McLeod: About Type Exhibition.In this track we hear curator Jane Wild introduce the exhibition and a reply about his work from Tara McLeod.Recorded at the exhibition opening on the 31 March 2023.In this exhibition curators Jane Wild and Zoe Colling have brought the gallery walls to l…

This month we have on display a manuscript and two books that feature in common, wooden covers. In this track listen and learn from Senior Librarian Heritage Renée Orr as she talks to the three items on display for April.Come see for yourself Kura Tūturu | Real Gold case in the Reading Room Level 2 Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero | Central City Library.Ben Ve…

Alison is joined by the 2023 Auckland Writers Festival curator Bridget van der Zijpp. Find out what to expect at this live and in-person celebration of local and international writing, making and thinking. For more information, visit www.writersfestival.co.nzBy Auckland Libraries

Pamata Toleafoa [Senior Librarian Pasifika Research] joins Sue Berman [Oral History Advisor] in conversation about the O le fogava'a e tasi – One family exhibition which celebrates knowledge holders across Te Moananui a Kiwa and their measina (taonga).In this interview Pamata shares his thinking and creative processes that lead to this project and …

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/In this track Sasha, Sam, Friederike, Anna an…

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/The 1920s, 1930s and 1940s saw drastic change…

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/The women of Auckland’s theatre witnessed fir…

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/Treatment and placement of the mentally ill …

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/In this track we hear from Samuel Turner-O’Ke…

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/In this track we hear from Katia Kennedy who …

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 resilie…

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://discover.auckland…

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 t…

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 …

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 cro…

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…

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 t…

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, ta…

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 displa…

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 …

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/deeeeeespicksBooks mentioned on the show can be requested from the Auckland Libraries catalogue using t…