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Wellington Central Library, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
The Central Library has been closed since March 2019 due to quake-resilience concerns.
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Te Matapihi to house School of Music
- Wellington City Council
- The New Zealand School of Music is to lease space in the revamped Te Matapihi Central Library in a commitment announced by Wellington City Council and Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington.
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Wellington Central Library, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Iconic Te Matapihi Central Library Nikau Palms get a refresh
- Wellington City Council
- When people think of Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui Central Library, the image of large Nikau Palms often springs to mind. These large palms used to adorn the entryway on Victoria Street and line the side of the building on Harris Street. But what’s happening with the palms in the upgrade?
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Wellington Central Library, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Behind the scenes with a Te Matapihi Central Library worker
- Wellington City Council
- From Tākina to Te Matapihi Central Library – Oliver Smyth had no idea that his move to the capital to study would turn into the opportunity to work on two significant buildings.
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Tākina - Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre, Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Time Capsules – Time Travel Through Objects!
- Wellington City Libraries
- Recently, a time capsule was removed for safekeeping at the Te Matapihi Central Library site! The capsule was buried in 1994 – 29 years ago – and contains letters from local school students, newspapers, coins, photos of the children and… Continue reading →
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Wellington Central Library, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Capsule uncovered ahead of time
- Wellington City Council
- A time capsule buried on Victoria Street in 1994 has been dug up and removed from the Te Matapihi Central Library site for safe keeping until it can be returned – unopened – to the same spot for the next 70 years.
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Wellington Central Library, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Rock solid evidence of progress at Te Matapihi Central Library
- Wellington City Council
- If you take a stroll past Te Matapihi Central Library these days, you might wonder about what is going on in there and how the project is going.
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Wellington Central Library, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Wellington City Libraries – looking back to look forward
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington Central Library has been housed in a series of buildings which have become more user-friendly with each move. Less visible, is the progression of library services.
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Traffic disruption on Victoria Street as tower crane is installed at Te Matapihi
- Wellington City Council
- As part of the Te Matapihi Central Library strengthening and refurbishment project, L.T. McGuinness is preparing to install a tower crane onto the Victoria Street site from Monday 12 - 15 June (weather permitting).
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Wellington Central Library, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Sneak peek into Wellington’s major infrastructure projects
- Wellington City Council
- Mayor Tory Whanau and Councillors toured Poneke’s most exciting central infrastructure projects this week to see progress on the Town Hall, Te Matapihi | Central Library and Tākina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre.
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Tākina - Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre, Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Te Matapihi – Central Library getting ready for reconstruction
- Wellington City Council
- LT McGuinness is on-site at Te Matapihi - Central Library and in full swing with enabling and strengthening works making the building ready for reconstruction. The concrete facade on Harris Street is being removed, which will be replaced by a glass curtainwall to bring in more natural light. This work also allows the piling plant and equipment to enter the ground floor early next year—the first of several major tasks to strengthen the structure—followed by new concrete foundations for the base isolators.
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The facts about base isolation at the Central Library
- Wellington Scoop
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Te Matapihi ready for main reconstruction works after strip out complete
- Wellington City Council
- The existing internal structure of Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui (Wellington’s Central Library) has now been completely stripped out – and is ready for main works to start.
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Wellington Central Library, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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A space for the whole community to enjoy
- Wellington City Council
- People love our 14 libraries located across our suburbs and inner-city, with Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui – Central Library holding a special place in their hearts.
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Wellington Central Library, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Portals
- Eye of the Fish
- At the risk of raising the hackles of the designers of the revised Library design, who appear to have positioned an overly-large bedside table next to the beloved crinkly face of the Wellington Library, Te Matapihi, I’d like to explore the concept of “The Portal” a little further. I hope that you don’t mind. I used to call it the Portico, but I’ve been very firmly told that I am mistaken.
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Te Matapihi
- Eye of the Fish
- The unveiling of the scheme for the revised central Wellington Library has had an interesting effect. Some people have been shocked at the price, of...
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Take a look at Wellington’s new Central Library design
- Wellington City Council
- Brighter, modern, more accessible, more connected. Wellington City Council has released artist impressions of the preliminary design of Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui – Central Library.
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Charity auction of twelve seats from Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui (Wellington Central Library)
- Wellington City Libraries
- Wellington City Libraries is auctioning twelve seats designed by renowned studio furnituremaker, sculptor and design educator, Carin Wilson for a charity fundraiser (less Dunbar Sloane’s commission).
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Wellington Central Library, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Expand your holiday reading: Visit Te Pātaka on 8 December
- Wellington City Libraries
- Our Te Pātaka Collection and Distribution Centre houses Wellington Central Library’s collection, and for one day only you can visit, browse and borrow! Looking for some special holiday reading? Want to delve into a topic more deeply? Or maybe you’re interested in finding the perfect gem? We’ll be opening our Te Pātaka Collection Centre to… Continue reading Expand your holiday reading: Visit Te Pātaka on 8 December →
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Te Pātaka Virtual Reading Room
- Wellington City Libraries
- Te Pātaka holds Central Library’s huge collection of books, DVDs, CDs and vinyl. Now you can virtually visit the amazing Te Pātaka collection with this panoramic interior view. It even comes with the library sounds that you may miss (or wish to turn off, and now you can!) Click and drag your mouse to move… Continue reading Te Pātaka Virtual Reading Room →
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Keeping Central Library's books safe
- Wellington City Council
- Powered by a bunch of passionate staff, Te Pātaka Collection and Distribution Centre is a smooth-running machine that ensures Wellingtonians have access to the books they love.
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Wellington Central Library, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Sneak peek inside the Central Library
- Wellington City Council
- It’s been over two years now since the Central Library closed suddenly due to structural vulnerabilities, so what’s happening in there now?
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Packing up Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui (Wellington Central Library)
- Wellington City Libraries
- We are excited to have started carefully unpacking Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui – Wellington Central Library.
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Wellington Central Library, 65, Victoria Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Stock up on some CDs for Winter at the Te Pataka Open Day Thursday 22nd July
- Wellington City Libraries
- Details: What? Te Pātaka Open Days Date: Thursday 22 July — see topics below Location: Johnsonville (details on registration) Please remember to bring your library card If you’re feeling uninspired by the algorithms on Spotify, or have a hankering for some old New Zealand bands that you can’t find anywhere, why not check out the old Central Library CD collection in its new home in Johnsonville . We’ll be opening our Te Pātaka Collection Centre to customers on two days during the school holidays. You’ll be able to browse and borrow material from our off-site storage collection. Some of the collection is on rolling stacks, so different areas of the collection will be more accessible at different times. Please note: The area of the stacks containing the CD Collection will only be accessible from 10am-11am on the 22nd. Spots are limited and visits are restricted to one hour, so bookings will be essential — view and book session times and topics available below. Times and topics As well as our music collection, these areas are available at any session: Fiction Large print Biography Science and health Graphic novels Teen fiction and graphic novels Children’s fiction and comics Picture books Thursday 22 July — Topics and Time Slots Time slots and topics available per time slot for Thursday 22 July 10-11am 11am-12pm 12-1pm 3-4pm Social issues Art / photography Sports and games Cooking DVDs TV series Popular CDs Book for 10-11am, 22 July True Crime Craft Poetry Art/architecture DVDs Movies Magazines Book for 11am-12pm, 22 July Languages Cooking Literature Songbooks DVDs Movies Music Scores Book for 12-1pm, 22 July Teen only session. Book for 3-4pm, 22 July Browse all sessions on our Calendar <!-- Wed 14th; 2pm Wed 14th; 3pm Wed 14th; 4pm Thur 22nd; 10am Thur 22nd; 11am Thur 22nd; noon Thur 22nd; 3pm Computing Self-help Economics / finance Social issues True Crime Languages Young Adults Gardening Cooking Business / management Art / photography Craft Cooking (young adults) Photography Music books Film Sports and games Poetry Literature (young adults) Travel World Wars history NZ history Cooking Art/architecture Songbooks (young adults) DVDs Movies DVDs TV series DVDs TV series DVDs TV series DVDs Movies DVDs Movies (young adults) Popular CDs Classical CDs Magazines Popular CDs Magazines Music Scores (young adults) --> Here are some pictures of just some of the CD shelves out at Te Pātaka to give you an idea of the scope of what’s available.
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Wellington Central Library, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Visit our Central Library collection at Te Pātaka for some winter reading
- Wellington City Libraries
- The Te Pātaka Collection and Distribution Centre houses Wellington Central Library’s collection.
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Consultation opens on Te Ngākau Civic Precinct
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council is inviting Wellingtonians to share their views on a draft framework vision and objectives which will guide the development of the city's centre, Te Ngākau Civic Precinct.
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Civic Square, Harris Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Central Library design principles agreed
- Wellington City Libraries
- Wellington City Council has adopted four principles that will guide the design for modernising the Central Library building within the remediation plans.
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Central Library design principles agreed
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council has adopted four principles that will guide the design for modernising the Central Library building within the remediation plans.
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Choosing expansion for the Central Library
- Wellington Scoop
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20 Twenty One: Bernice Dickie
- Wellington City Council
- She was a key player in the aftermath of the Central Library closure and has had a rugby season ticket since the stadium opened. Get to know our loyal librarian who’s been serving the city for almost 60 years.
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Wellington Central Library, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Decision 6 - Funding the Central Library rebuild | Kōrero mai | Wellington City Council
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington’s much-loved Central Library was closed in March 2019 following an engineering assessment saying that the way the floor was designed presented a high level of potential failure in a significant earthquake. It has a similar floor design to one used in the now demolished Statistics House, where a floor collapsed in the Kaikoura earthquakes. In 2020, we ran a six-week consultation in which we asked for public feedback on five options for restoring a Central Library service in Te Ngākau Civic Square. The options all considered the resilience of the building, future proofing the library service, the connection to Te Ngākau, and the overall costs.
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