In the spotlight

Top - Items from Asian languages collection; bottom - Ōrākei Marae songbook; 1920s-1930s. MSS Archives C-37; both - He Māra Mahara, Cultural Collections, University of Auckland.

Explore how Māori and Chinese cultures in Aotearoa New Zealand have preserved and shared knowledge across generations, revealing common values and connections.

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Painting of flowering branch of Kohekohe tree

From detailed botanical paintings to eye-catching 3D models, explore hidden treasures and uncover stories spanning over a century at 'Evergreen'.

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historical image of the University Library central lending desk

University of Auckland 140 years: shelf life

Depicting a day in life of the University Library in 1933 using historic sources.

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Man using telescope

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Illuminated manuscript fragment

Dating from the early 15th century, view fragments from a choir book, psalters and missals, and Books of Hours.

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Detail of a Robin Hyde letter

A poet, novelist, journalist and biographer, Hyde is considered one of New Zealand's great writers.

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University of Auckland World War One Roll of Honour

The digitised Auckland University College Roll of Honour forms the centrepiece of the First World War centenary website.

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Drawing of actors from Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream

Highlights from English Professor Sydney Musgrove’s involvement in Auckland’s amateur theatre and wider arts and literary scene 1947-1979.

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bookplate

Get a glimpse into the former lives of some of the Library’s rare books and their owners in our bookplates exhibition.

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