Ngā Reo Hapori Community Languages
Welcome to our Community Languages page! Here you'll find information on joining Wellington City Libraries in different languages as well as where to find our World Languages collections and eNewspapers via Pressreader.
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Te reo Māori
Te reo Māori Collections
- Te Awe Brandon Library
- Cummings Park Library
- Island Bay Library
- Johnsonville Library
- Karori Library
- Kilbirnie Library
- Miramar Library
- Newtown Library
- Tawa Library
- Wadestown Library
- If you find an item that isn't at your closest library you can place a free reserve.
Amharic | አማራ
Amharic items on the Catalogue
- If you find an item that isn't at your closest library you can place a free reserve.
Arabic | العربية
Arabic Collections
Arabic items on the Catalogue
- If you find an item that isn't at your closest library you can place a free reserve.

PressReader
Access newspapers & magazines in Arabic:
Burmese | မြန်မာနိုင်ငံသား
Burmese Collections
Burmese items on the Catalogue
- If you find an item that isn't at your closest library you can place a free reserve.

PressReader
Access newspapers in Burmese:
Chinese (Simplified) | 中文
Chinese Collections
- All branches
- If you find an item that isn't at your closest library you can place a free reserve.
- We also have eBooks and eAudiobooks in Chinese available to borrow from anywhere through the Overdrive service. You can read them online through our website, or on your device through the Libby app.
Chinese (Traditional) | 中國人
Chinese Collections
- All branches
- If you find an item that isn't at your closest library you can place a free reserve.
- We also have eBooks and eAudiobooks in Chinese available to borrow from anywhere through the Overdrive service. You can read them online through our website, or on your device through the Libby app.
Dari | دری
Filipino | Pilipino
Filipino Collections
Filipino items on the Catalogue
Tagalog items on the Catalogue
- If you find an item that isn't at your closest library you can place a free reserve.
Hindi | हिंदी
Hindi Collections
- Johnsonville Library
- Kilbirnie Library
- Newtown Library
- Te Awe Brandon Library
- The magazine Grishobha, which is free to borrow for one week, is also available from Johnsonville, Karori, Miramar and Newtown libraries.
- If you find an item that isn't at your closest library you can place a free reserve.
Samoan | Gagana Samoa
Samoan Collections
- All branches except Arapaki Manners Library
- If you find an item that isn't at your closest library you can place a free reserve.
Somali | Soomaali
Somali Collections
Somali items on the Catalogue
- Children items
- If you find an item that isn't at your closest library you can place a free reserve.
Spanish | Español
Spanish Collections
- All branches
- If you find an item that isn't at your closest library you can place a free reserve.
Vietnamese | Tiếng Việt
Vietnamese items on the Catalogue
- If you find an item that isn't at your closest library you can place a free reserve.