NZ Music Month is a promotion run by the NZ Music Commission. It takes place each May, in association with other organisations including NZ On Air, Recorded Music New Zealand, APRA, The Music Managers Forum, Independent Music NZ, and most importantly, the artists themselves.

Waimakariri Libraries are excited to host special events to celebrate NZ Music Month in all three libraries. Our Babytimes, Storytimes, and Toddler Times sessions for preschoolers will all feature a musical component during May.

The North Canterbury Academy of Music will present family nights at the libraries to showcase young musical talent, and the Rockers of Ages celebrate the talents of our older adults, singing songs from around the world as well as fun and funky tunes from the last five decades in harmony.

At weekends, we'll showcase local talent with the "Enthuse" Oxford Singing Group and Dave Morgan, an acoustic guitar aficionado.

The Waimakariri District Council Waiata Group will sing each Thursday in the Chamber Gallery, and our talented team of librarians will host jam sessions in all three libraries and even showcase a new collection of ukuleles for the hapori |community.

Visitors to the libraries in May can also expect to see school students participating in workshops on how to recycle, reuse, and repurpose junk and transform these objects into musical instruments.

Join our month-long celebration of music at the following times and locations: