Waiamakariri Libraries created an amazing Māori Language Collection called Ako Collection to help you explore and learn more about Te Reo Māori.
A range of apps that make using the library easier.
Grab your library card, remember your PIN number and jump right in!
Award Winners
Waimakariri Heritage website - a place to conserve and curate community memories and taonga.
To assist teachers, Waimakariri Libraries have a feast of resources available to help teachers feed students who are hungry for knowledge.
The longlist for the 2026 Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel has been announced.
Want to read the titles featured in the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel? Click on a title to place a hold on it through our catalogue.
Lucky Thing by Tom Baragwanath Carved In Blood by Michael Bennett Softly Calls the Devil by Christopher Blake The Birds Began to Sing by Jeffrey Buchanan Black Silk and Buried Secrets by Deborah Challinor The Deadly Dispute by Amanda Hampson Bella Donna by Jill Johnson The Good Father by Liam McIlvanney When the Deep, Dark Bush Swallows You Whole by Geoff Parkes The Vanishing Place by Zoe Rankin Hooked Up by Fiona Sussman A Beautiful Family by Jennifer Trevelyan
