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Christchurch City Libraries is a network of 21 libraries and a mobile book bus. operated by the Christchurch City Council and Following the 2011 Christchurch earthquake the previous Christchurch Central Library building was demolished, and was replaced by a new central library building in Cathedral Square, Tūranga, which opened in 2018.
The library's name was gifted by Te Ngāi Tūāhuriri rūnanga. It makes reference to Whitireia, the Te Reo name for Cathedral Square. Paikea was an ancestor of Ngāi Tahu and Whitireia was the name of his house located in Tūranga, the original name for Gisborne in the North Island .
Tūranga — often rendered as Turanga — is a Māori language word meaning "stopping place." It may refer to: Tūranga, the main public library in Christchurch, New Zealand; Tūranganui-a-Kiwa, the Māori name for Poverty Bay and pre-1870 name for Gisborne, New Zealand; Turanga FM, the local radio station of iwi based in Tūranganui-a-kiwa
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The Canterbury Public Library dates back to 1859 and the original buildings were on the corner of Cambridge Terrace and Hereford Street. Eventually over 100 years old, a replacement was needed, and after years of searching for a suitable site, the property on the corner of Gloucester Street and Oxford Terrace was purchased in 1974. [1]
The Elms Mission House and Library Category 1 15 Mission Street, Tauranga Central: 1838–1847 1983 30 A timber house and library building. Built by missionaries in the area in the 1830s, they are the oldest surviving buildings in the Bay of Plenty Region. They sit on the grounds of the Elms Historic Area. [45]
Turanga FM is the radio station of Turanganui-a-kiwa iwi, including Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Rongowhakaata and Ngai Tamanuhiri. It is based in Gisborne, and broadcasts on 98.1 FM in Ruatoria, and 91.7 FM and 95.5 FM in Gisborne. [9] [10]