Kentoris is Saint Kentigern College’s premier Choir. Under the direction of Mr. Lachlan Craig they have established themselves as one of the top secondary

school choirs in New Zealand. Lachlan Craig directs this award winning choir in a beautiful programme Dawn to Dusk. Beginning with Salve Regina and

concluding with The Road Home by Stephen Paulus, Kentoris present Choral reflections on the intimacy and awe created by the beginning and the ending of the day. Auckland Libraries has a rich collection of choral music donated by many local choirs over the years for the city of Auckland.

Kentoris is Saint Kentigern College’s premier Choir. Under the direction of Mr. Lachlan Craig they have established themselves as one of the top secondary

school choirs in New Zealand. Lachlan Craig directs this award winning choir in a beautiful programme Dawn to Dusk. Beginning with Salve Regina and

concluding with The Road Home by Stephen Paulus, Kentoris present Choral reflections on the intimacy and awe created by the beginning and the ending of the day. Auckland Libraries has a rich collection of choral music donated by many local choirs over the years for the city of Auckland.

As the Heritage Exhibition ”Don’t Leave Town Until You’ve Seen The Country” enters its final weeks, clarinetists Janina Stenbo and Naomi Dekker along with Sheryl Clarke on piano, explore the adventurous theme of travel with works by New Zealand composers representing different areas of the county. Douglas Lilburn (Whanganui), Nathalie Hunt (Hawkes Bay), and Ross Harris (Amberley/Wellington). Then they finally launch over to Europe to conclude with Mendelssohn’s Konzertstucke-Works written specifically as tour pieces for the Baermann brothers.

This programme captures that sense of excitement and anticipation when exploring the unfamiliar and the awe of experiencing vistas newly revealed.

As the Heritage Exhibition ”Don’t Leave Town Until You’ve Seen The Country” enters its final weeks, clarinetists Janina Stenbo and Naomi Dekker along with Sheryl Clarke on piano, explore the adventurous theme of travel with works by New Zealand composers representing different areas of the county. Douglas Lilburn (Whanganui), Nathalie Hunt (Hawkes Bay), and Ross Harris (Amberley/Wellington). Then they finally launch over to Europe to conclude with Mendelssohn’s Konzertstucke-Works written specifically as tour pieces for the Baermann brothers.

This programme captures that sense of excitement and anticipation when exploring the unfamiliar and the awe of experiencing vistas newly revealed.

Connie Purdue, a leader of second wave feminist action on pay equality, recalls her early days - inter-generational political action and her experience of Tuberculosis as a child – “I learnt my class early”.

Truscott, Lenore, (1992) Interview with Connie Purdue for the North Shore Women's Suffrage Project, Auckland Libraries, NOH-AAA-0086

https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/oralhistory/id/2004/rec/2

Connie Purdue, a leader of second wave feminist action on pay equality, recalls her early days - inter-generational political action and her experience of Tuberculosis as a child – “I learnt my class early”.

Truscott, Lenore, (1992) Interview with Connie Purdue for the North Shore Women's Suffrage Project, Auckland Libraries, NOH-AAA-0086

https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/oralhistory/id/2004/rec/2

Tupou Manapori was the first person of Pacific decent to be elected to Council – Manukau City Council in 1983. Manapori was one of the founders of the Otara Market, served for three terms on Council and was chair of the Pacific Island Advisory Committee. In this clip she describes here step into running for office!

Ref: Christian, Dionne (2010) Interview with Tupou Manapori for the Manukau City Councillor project, Auckland Libraries, MNP OH 32

https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/oralhistory/id/2755/rec/2

Students see the world, Otara, 1989 features Tupou Manapori, Courier Collection, Footprints, 00676.

https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/37491/rec/1

Tupou Manapori was the first person of Pacific decent to be elected to Council – Manukau City Council in 1983. Manapori was one of the founders of the Otara Market, served for three terms on Council and was chair of the Pacific Island Advisory Committee. In this clip she describes here step into running for office!

Ref: Christian, Dionne (2010) Interview with Tupou Manapori for the Manukau City Councillor project, Auckland Libraries, MNP OH 32

https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/oralhistory/id/2755/rec/2

Students see the world, Otara, 1989 features Tupou Manapori, Courier Collection, Footprints, 00676.

https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/37491/rec/1

In this extract, taken from a recent Book Talk at Takapuna Library, Sue describes her political awakening in the 1960s and her journey as an activist. She comments on the current state of community organising.

Sue Bradford Author Talk (2018), North Research, SA_0003_131

In this extract, taken from a recent Book Talk at Takapuna Library, Sue describes her political awakening in the 1960s and her journey as an activist. She comments on the current state of community organising.

Sue Bradford Author Talk (2018), North Research, SA_0003_131