Ruhe sold land at Taiamai to George Clarke in 1835. Ruhe, a Ngāpuhi rangatira (chief) from Kaikohe, signed the Treaty of Waitangi on 6 February at Waitangi. Beside his mark was the statement, ‘Te Tohu ...

Mark your calendars for 19 September, the anniversary of the 1893 Electoral Act that granted New Zealand women the right to vote in parliamentary elections. Join our kaimahi for a special lunchtime ...

The National Library and Alexander Turnbull Library are here to help you access and use the collective knowledge of 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 ...

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 ...

Join guided tours of our latest exhibitions ‘A child of the sun: Katherine Mansfield’s last year’ and City Gallery’s ...

In this month's Connecting to Collections talk, Joan McCracken will look more widely at the photographs, paintings, and ...

Rowan Light offers an historian’s perspective on the contested remembrance of the past in recent public debates — its ...

Join us to view unique and inspiring material from the Alexander Turnbull Library collections relating to Katherine Mansfield’s life, legacy and relationships in person. Then explore the Katherine ...