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A tribute to the great illustrator Peter Gossage by whanau member and author Paula Morris. Peter Gossage died last weekend. He was not quite 70  years old, but he’d been ill for a long time. I last saw him in late May, at my cousin Tilly’s tangi up...

“I’m not human, I’m a librarian!” These words had the audience in laughter at the Best (& Worst) Children’s Books of 2016 evening held Wednesday 23rd November, hosted by the Canterbury Literacy Association and  Christchurch City Libraries. One of...

Being a librarian involves more than just shelving and issuing books. Many see themselves as custodians of knowledge, there to serve the public. They’re also doing jobs that are evolving with technology, and for some that means data wrangling...

Image Credit: Riding the Sociological Roller Coaster There are now over 300 blogs on the list, although I am weeding out those which are no longer active or have removed public access to sitemeters. (Let me know if I weed out yours...

Those of us interested in the marine environment either as fishers or as conservationists, have known for a long time that in general, current commercial fishing practices stink. A Quota Management System vainly celebrated as the ‘world’s best’, that...