ROTORUA PUBLIC LIBRARYROTORUA PUBLIC LIBRARY

LIBRARY HOURS Opening Hours Mon-Fri:

9.30am - 8.00pm Sat: 9.30am - 4.00pm

1127 Haupapa St Ph. 348 4177

Library@rdc.govt.nz www.rotorualibrary.govt.nz

Judging a Book by its LoverJudging a Book by its LoverJudging a Book by its LoverJudging a Book by its Lover

Make a new friend in 4 minutes. Bring along a book you love or hate and

take part in our speed-dating evening on Valentine's Day.

Speed Dating Evening at

Rotorua Public Library

Valentines Day

Thursday 14th February at 7.00pm

$10.00 per person

Registrations are essential, limited spaces available

Prizes to be won !

Refreshments & light supper provided

Fill out the registration form at www.rotorualibrary.govt.nz or pick one up from the

library and return it with your registration fee before 8th February.

February - Library Lover’s Month. Come in to find some great ideas to add a touch of romance in your life, whether it be a romantic novel or DVD, a book of poems or how to make a Valentine’s card for that someone special in your life. Events coming up include the historical, maritime author Joan Druett who will be visiting on Friday 8th February. Look inside for details. Then on Valentine’s Day we are running a speed dating event named “Judging a Book by Its Lover” for singles. Registrations close on the 8th February so get in quick. You have four minutes to make a friend. It’s about getting out and having a bit of fun...great for newcomers to Rotorua as well. Two local businesses have put up spot prizes for the evening too...our thanks to Aboe Gallery and Valentines Restaurant. We’re looking forward to this event. Our monthly Reading Round is on February 27th and will feature a special guest as well. And for parents, Toddler Time will be starting again from the 5th February...Tuesdays at 10.30am and Thursdays at 1.30pm. Great fun for the under fives and parents/grandparents as well. The library (including the Mobile Library) will be CLOSED ON WAITANGI DAY, 6th February and re-opening on Thursday as usual. See the interesting article inside put together by the staff in the Don Stafford Room.

The “Love is..” comic strip created in the late 1960s by a New Zealand girl, Kim Grove, later to be Kim Casali. She died in 1999 but the comic strip is still being produced by her son, Stephano Casali.

The Road to Castle The Road to Castle The Road to Castle The Road to Castle

Hill: Hill: Hill: Hill: A High Country

Love Story by

Christine Fernyhough

with Louise Callan.

Christine Fernyhough

is a woman of energy

and enterprise who is

well known as a

leading Auckland

philanthropist, having set up Books in

Homes and then the Gifted Kids

Programme for high achieving children in

low decile schools. In 2003 she was a

recent widow when she spied an

advertisement for the sale of the legendary

Castle Hill Station, near Porters Pass in

Canterbury. A woman of energy and

enterprise, she bought it and so began a

new life learning to run a high country farm

at some of the highest elevations in the

South Island. This joyful book tells of the

trials, tribulations and triumphs of high

country life. Christine has thrown herself

into station life with gusto, learning to ride

so she can join musters in the back country,

feeding out to her stock during the

disastrous snowstorm of 2006, training a

sheep dog, buying stock at the sales and

getting on famously with the colourful

local characters who are her neighbours,

diversifying the station - and proving that

she is not a city slicker on a dalliance.

Warm and humorous, this inspirational

book tells the story of a woman bold

enough to do what many urbanites dream

of: embark on an entirely new life and

throw herself into a considerable challenge.

Beautifully illustrated, The Road to Castle

Hill is also a celebration of New Zealand's

high-country way of life.

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Riveting Reading from the Mobile Team…... The Russian Concubine” by Kate Furnivall. This was a most interesting book that told the story of a mother and daughter in pre-communist China. Their methods of survival are interesting and understandable when taking into account their situ-ations. Characters are clearly defined and the flow of the story is mesmerizing. I found this novel very hard to leave alone, finding any excuse at all to go and read some more. A great book to take to the beach on holiday or on a long haul flight! I see on the author’s website there are two more books that should appear this year! “Back From Africa” by Corinne Hofmann. 306.8743 HOF This is actually the second book in the popular trilogy by this courageous lady. The White Masai and Re-union in Barsaloi are the two others but this one fits in-between. Although translated from German, it is extremely well done, with the translator having won prizes in this field. I enjoyed this book as it filled the years after Corinne left Africa and tells how she re-built her life. I would have liked to see few photos included with the text, but no matter – still a good story. Good wishes for the New Year from the Mobile Team. We are starting off this year with some fresh changes to our timetable which includes loads of new stops. Some areas have had their times altered and some their days so take some time to check out the new Mobile Library timetable available from either the main Library or from the Library bus. remember, if you enjoy using the Mobile Library in your area, then encourage your friends and neighbours to also make use of this service. The Mobile Library is always happy to bring reserved books to out to your area. Maybe there is a subject you are interested in, just ask the team and we will be happy to bring a selection of material for you to choose from. To enable us to do this please allow a few days notice. Happy Reading from the Mobile Team!

‘A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.’

Henry Ward Beecher, US clergyman (1813-1887)

Mutual Membership for LibrariesMutual Membership for LibrariesMutual Membership for LibrariesMutual Membership for Libraries Can’t get what you want at your local library? Libraries that belong to the Info-Share Consortium are launching a new initiative on February 1st whereby resi-dents within Tauranga City, Rotorua, Western Bay and Whakatane council rating areas will be able to enrol to borrow items from the other public libraries in the Bay of Plenty, namely those operated by Tauranga, Western Bay, Rotorua and Whakatane District Councils. With the increasing number of commuters for work, study or lifestyle, the Reciprocal Borrowing option is likely to be popular. It means that any resident within the applicable regions will be able to apply to join any or all of the other public libraries who come under the InfoShare scheme. Each library will still operate under their own, separate conditions and borrowers will be obligated to meet the requirements of the individual libraries in terms of enrolment and lending procedures. The Reciprocal Borrowing initiative is just one of the benefits for consumers made possible by the InfoShare consortium – a group representative of libraries in the four councils; Tauranga, Rotorua, Western Bay and Whakatane. InfoShare has been responsible for significant cost reductions for all the councils involved in obtaining and maintaining a common library cataloguing computer system. This initiative will not replace the current interloan system which is processed via

the postal system. OTHER LIBRARIES YOU CAN JOIN UNDER THIS SCHEME (providing you fulfil their criteria) Tauranga City Libraries: Tauranga, Mt Maunganui, Greerton and Papamoa Whaklatane District Libraries: Whakatane, Murupapa, Edge-cumbe and Ohope Western Bays Libraries: Waihi Beach, Katikati, Omo-koroa and Te Puke

When Shrek married Fiona the last thing he had in mind

was becoming the next king of Far Far Away. But when Shrek’s father-in-law, King Harold, suddenly croaks, that is exactly what he faces. Recruiting Donkey and Puss in Boots for a new quest, Shrek sets out to bring back the rightful heir to the throne. Meanwhile back in the kingdom, Fiona’s jilted Prince Charming storms the city with an army of fairy tale villains to seize the throne. Fiona and a band

of princesses must stop him to ensure there will be a kingdom left to rule.

Hilary Swank stars in this gripping story of inner-city kids

raised on drive-by shootings and hard-core attitude - and the teacher that gives them the one thing they need most, ä voice of their own. Dropped into the free-fire zone of a school torn by violence and racial tension, teacher Erin Gruwell battles an uncaring system in a fight to make the classroom matter in her students’ lives. Now, telling their own stories and hearing the stories of others, a group of

supposedly ”unteachable” teens will discover the power of tolerance, reclaim their shattered lives and change their world.

Movies Galore and more ...Movies Galore and more ...Movies Galore and more ...Movies Galore and more ...

Oceans at it again, this movie is bolder, riskier and the

most dazzling heist yet! George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and more reteam with director Steven Soderbergh for a split second caper that stacks the deck with wit, style and cool .. So there is no rough stuff. Except for double-crossing Vegas Kingpin Willy Bank (Al Pacino), Oceans’ crew hit him where it hurts: in his wallet Ocean makes sure that he does not receive a conveted Five Diamond Award. The boys are out to break the bank,

place your bets!

Looking for something to watch when there is nothing descent showing on the television? Look no further, come to the library we have a vast range of movies for all ages, whether you are into comedy, drama, or thriller only to name a few, the library is the place to be. DVD’s can be hired for one week and a reasonable rate. On your next visit, check out our awesome range of entertainment.

Love-in-a-Mist

By Norman Elder I met my love in a mist down in the meadow, The water-meadow, winter-stiff and bare; Over the frozen fen her apparition, A breathing shadow seen in middle air. Cold frosted twigs unseen brushed on our shoulders, Tall trees loomed out beyond our firmament; Hid in our ghostly ring from all beholders No watching eye shall spy the way we went. Close side to side, the world dissolves in whiteness, We two alone, bewildered, jubilant, No touch, no sound, no human exultation. In that cold circle is our covenant

From New Zealand Love Poems 821.008z NEW

Toddler time starts again!

Tuesday Feb 5th @ 10.30 and Thursday @ 1.30

Fletcher's magical mystery tour (the summer school holiday programme) was another great success with 140 children participating and read-ing for the fantastic total of 3,283 hours! International storytellers Mary Kippenberger and Peter Carlton-Jones were a fabulous hit with the children and adults drawing everyone into the magical world of story. Pictured Mary Kippenberger tells the story of sleeping beauty while volunteer actors play the characters.

Toddler Time ReturnsToddler Time ReturnsToddler Time ReturnsToddler Time Returns

No need to book, no charge, just turn up

at the HELPDESK at the appropriate time.

Next sessions

Discovery 1

Friday 1st Feb

Discovery 2 Friday 8th

Discovery 3 Friday 15th

Ph 348 4177 for

enquiries

It is inevitable that authors will impart something of themselves into everything they write. Professor Owens, a English professor and director of St John's writing centre in the U.S. believes that authors possess a certain amount of literary freedom but not a complete lack of restriction in presenting their sto-ry. A recent publishing scandal has erupted around the James Frey's book, "A million little pieces" which was published as a "memoir" (although he tried un-successfully to sell it as a novel). As a memoir telling the harrowing story of his drug addiction, the book has been wildly popular and still continues to be so, even after his confession that most of the story was fabricated. He went public with his admission on the Oprah show, a year after his book had been added to her famous book club. A similar situation arose in 1976 with the release of Alex Haley's "Roots", a book he claimed to be the result of years of research into the life in slavery of his ancestor, Kunta Kinte and later generations. The public loved it; sales went wild and as a mini-series, it was watched by more than 130 million TV viewers. However, some years after its publication, questions about its authenticity were asked by some researchers in similar fields. Haley came clean, admitting that although the broad brush facts of the story were true, he had made up big chunks of it passing them off as the fruits of research. This sort of writing - essentially fiction masquerading as fact came to be known as faction.

Some stories are actually presented in the opposite way. In "Schindler's ark", Thomas Keneally takes the true story of the efforts of German Oskar Schlindler to save local Jews from the holocaust by employing them in his factories and writes it as a novel which actually won the Booker Prize. The novel was then made into the film, "Schindler's list" by noted director, Stephen Spielberg The awarding of the Booker Prize caused some controversy at the time since the prize is for fiction and there was some debate about whether Keneally's book was actually simply history reporting. Numerous more noted historical figures such as kings and queens become the subject of both non-fiction and fiction works. Marie Antoinette, consort of Louis XVI of France and Mary Queen of Scots are good examples. Literally dozens of treatments of their lives have been written and research raw material is abundant. In spite of the opportunity of producing fine quality biographical writing based on a plethora of resources, some writers (and indeed many readers), prefer the possibly more palatable fiction treatment to one thick with prefaces, notes, sources, indexes and the like.

The focus of discussion over fictitious or factual treatment of a subject seems to be centered around the intention of the author in presenting his story and his willingness to 'fess up about his own role as a recorder, a creator or any combination of the two. Contributed by Bev Emmerson, Information & Community Services Librarian

THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH ---- OR IS IT?OR IS IT?OR IS IT?OR IS IT?

An Evening with Joan Druett

The author of Island of the Lost and the Wiki Coffin Adventure Series will be here talking about her latest Wiki Coffin books, Run Afoul and Deadly Shoals.

7pm Friday 8th February, Rotorua Public Library

1127 Haupapa Street Gold coin donation, refreshments served

Books available for signing RSVP to Ph. 07 348 4177

READING ROUND

Adult Reading Discussion Group

Next meeting:

Wednesday 27th February 10.30am

Come & join us for a cup of tea,

reviews and chat

Everyone welcome

BOOK SALE ! BOOK SALE ! BOOK SALE ! Every 1st & 3rd Saturday of the month

Kuirau Park old Tea Kiosk 9.00am - 1.00pm

Next sales: Saturdays, 2nd & 16th February Books & Magazines galore

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TREATY OF WAITANGI 6 FEBRUARY 1840 TE TIRITI O WAITANGI 6 PEPUERE 1840 TREATY OF WAITANGI 6 FEBRUARY

The Treaty of Waitangi is the founding document of New Zealand. It was signed in the Bay of Islands on 6 February 1840 by Captain William Hobson, several English residents and approximately 45 Maori chiefs. The document signed at Waitangi was then taken to a number of other Northland locations to obtain additional Maori signatures. The Treaty, like all

treaties, is an exchange of promises between the parties to it. The Treaty was intended by Great Britain to be an exchange of sovereignty in return for a guarantee of the authority of the chiefs and the protection of Mäori land and resource rights. The Treaty also extended to Mäori the same rights and privileges of British citizens In May 1840, Lieutenant-Governor Hobson proclaimed British sovereignty over the

whole of New Zealand. In late 1840 and early 1841, there were further constitutional changes, making New Zealand a separate Crown colony in its own right. In 1852, with the New Zealand Constitution Act 1852, Britain conferred responsible government on New Zealand. The Treaty was the initial agreement by which British authority was established in New Zealand and was later transferred to the earlier settler

parliament. In recent history, successive governments have recognised the importance of the Treaty in the life of the nation. In 1994, the Privy Council commented that the Treaty "is of the greatest constitutional importance to New Zealand". Similarly, New Zealand Courts have held similar views that attest to the continuing importance and relevance of the Treaty today.

• 1840 -The original document was signed by Governor Hobson and the chiefs

at the Bay of Islands on 6 February 1840.

• 1841-The set of signed Treaty sheets and the Seal of the Colony were rescued

from an iron box after almost being destroyed by fire.

• 1911 -Dr Thomas Hocken found the Treaty papers in Wellingtons Government

buildings. Several of the sheets had water damage and two had been nibbled by rodents.

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Hobson had no draft treaty to guide him, but the colonial secretary, Lord Normanby, had given him instructions that James Stephen of

the Colonial Office had prepared:

All dealings with the Aborigines for their Lands must be conducted on the same principles of sincerity, justice, and good faith as must govern your transactions with them for the recognition of Her Majesty's Sovereignty in the Islands. Nor is this all. They must not be permitted to enter into any Contracts in which they might be ignorant and unintentional authors of injuries to themselves. You will not, for example, purchase from them any Territory the retention of which by them would be essential, or highly conducive, to their own comfort, safety or subsistence. The acquisition of Land by the Crown for the future Settlement of British Subjects must be confined to such Districts as the Natives can alienate without distress or serious inconvenience to themselves. To secure the observance of this

rule will be one of the first duties of their official protector.

An Illustrated History of TheTreaty Of Waitangi - Author : Claudia Orange 993z Wai

The Treaty of Waitangi:How New Zealand Became a British Colony - Author : Thomas Lindsay Buick 993z Bui

The Waitangi Tribunal – Edited by: Janine Hayward and Nicola R. Wheen 346.0432z Wai

An Unsettled History: Treaty claims in New Zealand today — Author: Allan Ward 346.o432z War

The Treaty of Waitangi has never been made a formal part of the New Zealand constitutional system. Many statutes, however, refer to it and, in 1975, parliament enacted the Treaty of Waitangi Act and established the Waitangi Tribunal as a permanent commission of inquiry to consider claims by Mäori against the Crown regarding breaches of the principles of the Trea-ty dating back to 1840. Since 1840, there have been actions taken by early govern-ments that have resulted in the alienation of Mäori land, waters, and other resources from their owners. Recent governments have recognised that the way this has occurred has often not been just, leaving a strong sense of grievance with the original owners and their de-scendants. The Office of Treaty Settlements has estimated that the vast majority of claims could be resolved within 10 to 15 years.

The four primary players in the final English drafting of the

Treaty:Captain William Hobson, James Busby, Rev.Henry

Williams, Capt. James Reddy Clendon.