http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.alht.org.nz en-us Sat, 08 Aug 2026 07:26:07 +1200 Rocketspark http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/post/167935/talking-of-john-stacpoole/ Kura Heritage Collections Online now holds a comprehensive inventory of the contents in the John Stacpoole Collection of personal papers. Over the last decade of his life, Mr Stacpoole donated diaries, photographs, correspondence, lecture notes, research documents, citations, guidebooks, maps, business cards, scrapbooks and other papers to Auckland Libraries. All up, more than 11 linear metres of material.The Auckland Library Heritage Trust sourced funding from the Ohinerangi Trust to pay for th... Sun, 26 Jul 2026 17:32:08 +1200 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/#post167935 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/post/167889/2026-2027-scholarship-applications-open/ In memory of the late John Stacpoole, the Trust offers an annual scholarship to researchers, practitioners and professionals who have a particular interest in items in Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections. Through its scholarships programme, the Trust:promotes public engagement with the Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections as a taonga of national importanceencourages scholarly research using material held in the collections, to increase knowledge of the history and culture of communit... Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:23:25 +1200 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/#post167889 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/post/163131/going-west-trust-collection-online-updated-with-links/ The records of the Going West Trust (1996–2022) make a notable addition to Kura Heritage Collections Online. The library has included an extensive summary record to describe the origins and success of the Going West Writers Festival. It also provides a detailed series listing of the materials that have been arranged, described, digitised and made available via Kura. Series comprise photographs (hard copy, negative, digitised), administrative records, ephemera (festival programmes, tickets, bro... Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/#post163131 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/post/164100/sue-bradfords-blog-on-the-auckland-unemployed-workers-rights-centre-archive/ Auckland Library Heritage Trust acknowledges Dr Sue Bradford's blog and podcast interview as significant outputs from her work as the 2025 ALHT John Stacpoole scholar. To enjoy these, visit the Auckland Libraries post on Heritage et AL: 'Salvaging a hidden history.' See also an earlier ALHT post... Fri, 01 May 2026 16:40:34 +1200 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/#post164100 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/post/163728/ka-rawe-summer-scholars/ Our two ALHT Stacpoole summer scholars, Matthew Kirman-Martin and Penny Valentine, were part of the cohort of seven 2025-26 Auckland History Initiative (AHI) summer scholars. Professor Linda Bryder notes that 'all of the scholars produced outstanding work. The research outputs, and the excellent in-person presentations, have once again added to Auckland's documented history.' The projects are featured in Auckland Libraries' blog Heritage et al, and the full research is on the AHI websi... Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/#post163728 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/post/160688/aucklands-unemployed-fightback-history-public-talk/ Trustees were among the engaged audience at the Central City Library to hear Dr Sue Bradford's talk on her project to sort and describe materials saved after the closure of the Auckland Unemployed Workers’ Rights Centre (AUWRC) in 1999. A 'dishevelled' collection Sue called it, as she acknowledged the support of the 2025 Auckland Library Heritage Trust John Stacpoole scholarship and the practical guidance of the heritage and archival staff for the project. Sue is uniquely placed to sort the ma... Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/#post160688 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/post/161555/celebrating-jane-wild/ Auckland Library Heritage Trust has written to thank Jane Wild for her many years of support for the Trust. Jane is retiring from Auckland Libraries after a distinguished career in specialist heritage and leadership roles, and she for some time worked at the University of Auckland library also. Throughout, and far and wide, Jane has championed documentary heritage, culture and the arts. She is a former chair of the UNESCO Memory of the World Aotearoa New Zealand Trust and serves on the board of ... Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/#post161555 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/post/153392/three-illuminating-talks-at-the-don-smith-symposium/ [Post updated with links.]Auckland Library Heritage Trust supported Auckland Libraries' symposium on 8 November to mark the significant donation by Don and Jill Smith of 183 pre-1801 titles. The gift in 2024 was a landmark event for the library's heritage collections. Here's the list of works.Three scholars spoke at the symposium, each referring to works in the Don Smith collection. Mark Houlahan remembered Don Smith as 'a forceful, distinctive teacher' and a man of 'formidable learning' wh... Wed, 24 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/#post153392 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/post/156209/auckland-history-initiative-celebrates/ On Thursday 12 November two of our trustees, David Simcock and Linda Bryder, hosted an alumni function at the Central City Library to celebrate eight years of the Auckland History Initiative (AHI) programme of summer scholarships in conjunction with the University of Auckland. As well as being trustees of the Auckland Library Heritage Trust, Linda and David are active in the AHI.After Linda welcomed everyone and recounted the history of the summer scholarship programme, she acknowledged donors i... Sun, 16 Nov 2025 20:08:39 +1300 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/#post156209 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/post/155911/congratulations-ross-calman/ ALHT is delighted that Dr Ross Calman (Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Raukawa-ki-te-tonga and Kāi Tahu) has been awarded the Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement for his contributions to non-fiction.Dr Calman received a scholarship from the Auckland Library Heritage Trust in 2015/16 and used it to visit Auckland Libraries to study the biography written by Te Rauparaha about his father.Read more: PM's Award for Literary Achievement for Non-fiction: Ross Calman | RNZToi Ōtautahi inter... Sat, 08 Nov 2025 18:38:26 +1300 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/#post155911