Payments for Land and Water rates, Parking infringements, dog
registrations and other Council services can also be made at the
following Libraries;
Glen Eden,
New Lynn,
Massey,
Te Atatu Peninsula and
Titirangi
by eftpos or cheque only
Summer Reading Programme 09/10: Dive into Books!
Summer Reading Programme 'Art Poster' Winner
The prize giving’s for the summer reading programme were a huge success!
Children from
Titirangi,
Glen Eden and
New Lynn libraries gathered at the
Titirangi War Memorial Hall on Thursday 28 January to celebrate
their achievements with a magic show and to receive their prize packs.
The children from
Waitakere Central,
Massey,
Ranui and
Te Atatu Peninsula
libraries gathered at the Te Atatu Peninsula Community centre to celebrate
their achievements on Friday 29 January.
It was fabulous to see the amount of effort the children had put into their
reading and their art work. We would like to thank the parents, grandparents
and all other care givers for encouraging their children to read and bringing
tem to visit the library over the summer holidays.
We would also like to thank the rotary clubs of Waitakere, Henderson, New
Lynn and West Harbour for their generous and continued support of this extremely
successful and popular programme.
Women on swing-bridge. Isabel Hooker,
1942 J. T. Diamond Collection, 3076 (5J)
Currently open on Level 2 of Waitakere Library in Henderson is a new
exhibition: Waikarekare - Bay of Turbulent Seas.
The exhibition showcases images from the JT Diamond Image Collection,
as well as a series of images from the Wallace Badham journal – The Iron-Bound
Coast. This journal has recently been released as a book, edited by Mayor
Bob Harvey.
A 40 minute video of edited oral history interviews also plays in the exhibition,
with interview subjects talking about the history of Karekare, and relating
their personal memories and experiences.
Treaty of Waitangi: 170 Years - Te Tiriti o Waitangi,
E 170 nga tau
Waitangi Grounds. Photo courtesy of Karsten Grillitsch.
Whatever peoples' opinions as to its meaning or value, the Treaty's signing
was certainly a major event in New Zealand's history.
The Treaty of Waitangi however, must be seen in the context of events
that happened over a number of years before 1840 to best understand Maori/
Pakeha relations at this time and to comprehend why an agreement such as
this would be made between Maori chiefs and the British crown.
1831 Aotearoa:
Maori Chiefs were becoming increasingly concerned as
lawlessness by sailors, escaped convicts and adventurers from New South
Wales. The fear of amoral sailors had augmented following the
Elizabeth affair.
