Deborah Fitz-Herbert
Books to Haunt You This Halloween
Tuesday 14 October | Readers Advisory,
Halloween is the season for thrills, chills, and stories that send shivers down your spine.
Wrap up - Chartwell Writer's Den
Friday 10 October | Events,
Writer’s Den was a community-run fortnightly gathering of people who love to write.
The Origins of Hayes Paddock
Thursday 9 October | Ngaa Kooreo Tuku Iho - Archives & Reference resources, Stories of Hamilton,
An aerial view of Hayes Paddock, 1976 Reference: HCL_14057 Now a charming riverside neighbourhood, Hayes Paddock was once covered in bracken and scrub and at one point even used as a dump.…
A Stitching Success - Sewing Class Recap
Friday 3 October | Events,
Last term our sewing group were busy! Around nine people joined in across Central and Te Kete Aronui Rototuna to take on a big project: the West End Jacket!
Journey through the Cosmos
Tuesday 30 September | Readers Advisory,
When you think of science fiction, do you imagine gleaming starships, epic battles among the stars, and larger-than-life heroes facing impossible odds?
Taitua Arboretum - An oral history with John and Bunny Mortimer
Thursday 25 September | Ngaa Kooreo Tuku Iho - Archives & Reference resources, Stories of Hamilton,
John and Bunny Mortimer enjoying their arboretum, 2016 Taitua Arboretum is a cherished taonga nestled in the outskirts of Kirikiriroa, gifted to Hamilton City by John and Bunny Mortimer in 1997.…
Wrap up - Money Month
Tuesday 23 September | Events,
Dinsdale Library was buzzing with energy and inspiration during its recent Money Month event, held on Saturday, 30 August 2025.
Ukulele Concert Marks the End of Term
Wednesday 17 September | Events,
Te Kete Aronui Rototuna Library was alive with music and excitement as over 120 people gathered to celebrate the end of term ukulele classes with a special concert.
Books in Bloom
Tuesday 16 September | Readers Advisory,
🌷Spring is here, and the garden isn't the only thing blooming, your reading list can blossom too!
Wrap Up - Branches of Time
Friday 12 September | Events, Ngaa Kooreo Tuku Iho - Archives & Reference resources,
The Pearson family gathering Reference: 2023. 25.
The First 100 years of Hamilton's library
Thursday 11 September | Ngaa Kooreo Tuku Iho - Archives & Reference resources, Stories of Hamilton,
The Hamilton Public Library was housed in the former William Paul Hall from 1968 until July 1993. Reference: HCL_M02673. 16 Books were scarce in early colonial New Zealand.
