The 2023-2024 Summer Reading Adventure is fast approaching with an exciting new challenge for you - a chance to design and draw your very own cryptid! But what is a cryptid, you might wonder?
"What comes next?" provides suggestions for books tamariki might like if they enjoyed a popular children's series. Here, we're diving into fantasy with what to read when you've finished Wings of Fire.
On the coast of Aotearoa, near Mount Taranaki, lies an important place called Parihaka which has a lot to teach us about the history of injustice in New Zealand, and the importance of hope and peace.
"Out of the gate and off for a walk went Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy..."
Sound familiar? That's because Hairy Maclary is one of New Zealand's (and the world's) best-loved picture books.
On Sunday 4 April at 3am all the clocks in New Zealand will "fall backwards" ONE HOUR to 2am as Daylight Saving time finishes. But why do we do this strange practice?
Who doesn't love a good Asterix comic? But did you know that reading Asterix comics is a great way to learn about all that ancient history that you thought was boring (go on, admit it!)?
The modern Olympics Games take place every four years and are split into the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics, but what about the ancient Olympic Games? What are the origins of the Olympics?