Gollum of Lord of the Rings met me at the Auckland airport
Gollum of Lord of the Rings met me at the Auckland airport
The memorial to Admiral Byrd atop Mt. Wellington
The Admiral himself
The Greatest Explorer of the Air Age
The view from Mt. Wellington
What a neat building!
Another neat building!
On Parliament Hill, Wellington
New Zealand's Parliament Building--the “Beehive”
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The State Library of New Zealand
What a nice church!
Two things to note: the birds and that this building is made of wood, not masonry.
Our group, at the State Library
One the State Library Staff speaking to us
John Stanley on the right.
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The columns at the Wellington Public Library, made of steel to resemble palm trees
Inside the Wellington Public Library, an interesting ceiling treatment
Neon signs inside the Wellington PL
Books as art at the Wellington PL
Bins for collecting returned books, Wellington PL
The road north of Wellington
a tree, Palmerston North
on the campus of Massey University
Outside staircase, Massey University
Are they on their way to class? (Massey University)
More “students”?
A very nice building
The Grand Hotel, Palmerson North
The hotel
Palmerston North
This really catches your eye (Palmerston North)
Another great sign
Two clock towers on the square, Palmerston North
Our first glimpse of the PL in Palmerston North
More of the PL, a renovated department store, with additions
At the entrance of the Palmerston North PL
At the entrance of the Palmerston North PL
Detail in the elevator, Palmerston North PL
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A picture book on Bhutan, one continuous sheet, a page turned every day
Palmerston North PL
The director of the PL, Palmerston North
We visited a one-room branch library.
Note the red line, drawing your eye down from the ceiling
Note, all signs are at the same level
The bookmobile
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I like this sign--the bookmobile talks.
This guitarist entertained us at the library
A model of the library
The back of the model
No, it's not under construction--it's made that way. One of the strange details at Palmerston North PL.
Another good detail.
And yet another...
And one more.
Sculpture in the atrium, Palmerston North PL
Note the sun, same as at the Rosyln branch.
One of the “living rooms”
Great publicity, but it should be OUTSIDE the library...
The musician from the bookmobile.
A sculpture outside the Palmerston North PL--9 elephants = 1 whale
Going north from Palmerston North
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Nice flowers, outside Woodsy's Garden Center
typical NZ small town home
Good sign!
The cafe at the garden center
Good welcome sign
Great sign
Navigational aid at Puke Ariki (could be more helpful, tho)
Note the two-level handrail--a nice touch.
Good sign--much better than “Reference Desk”
Planets projected on the floor of the children's department, Puke Ariki
Another projection...
Pretty clear, eh?
The center atrium, Puke Ariki
One of the many quotes projected on the wall.
Comfy seating--for a change.
We'd never seen “curved” shelving--a great idea!
The cafe, right next to the newspapers
Drawers for artifacts from the museum--should be labeled and related to the books surrounding it.
Inside the elevator at Puke Ariki
A temporary exhibit
Part of the exhibit is on the floor--a neat idea.
Discreet recognition of sponsorship.
Art at Puke Ariki
In the atrium at Puke Ariki--life size.
Looking down into the Children's Area, Puke Ariki
And a not-so-subtle one.
The seats inside the auditorium, Puke Ariki
The Wind Wand sculpture outside Puke Ariiki
The tip of the Wind Wand
The sea was a bit wild that day.
Our wonderful bus driver.
More pretty scenery
We saw a lot of cows....
More scenery and cows
The Tasman Sea
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Nice eye-catching sign
Finally, sheep.
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Oops, I got too close...
A real kiwi...
And a not-so-real one.
Frances Pentelow, OPL at Taranaki Base Hospital
Taranaki Base Hospital Library periodicals area.
A nice architectural feature
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Nice library for Matapihi, a small town.
Art outside the library.
Some of the library's customers?
Entrance to Manakau PL
The children's section--wish the ticket symbol was explained.
And I even found a turtle.
One of the Manakau city libraries
Inside the Manurewa library.
The computer center, Manurewa.
Chris, the Manakau head librarian--and a member of the NZ Library Commission.
Peer reviews--a great idea!
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John Stanley at the entrance to Tupu Library, designed to resemble a native canoe.
Mural done by the youth.
The circulation desk, Tupu Youth Library
Detail of the top of the circ desk--native designs.
Candy machine at Tupu Youth Library.
And its disclaimer.
Good use of native designs, Tupu Youth Library
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And an area for kids with waiting parents.
Auckland Harbor--almost everyone has a boat.
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Michael Savage Memorial
Gardens at the Savage Memorial
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The Auckland skyline
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A small, traditional neighborhood library.
And they got another award for the remodeling.
Nice facade.
Side, handicapped entrance.
The children's department is in an enclosed porch.
They charge a lot to borrow new releases.
Nice way to announce changes.
They charged for renewals!
This would have been great if it were for the library instead of the city council....
A good, if messy, display.
Good idea, highlighting staff recommended books.
This is their entire AV collection!
I like the idea of showing where each call number starts.
Nice children's area, but small.
What a gorgeous pillow!
Great wording, but needs a more professional-looking sign.
Design on the side of a building, showing the Asian influence in Auckland.
Over the circ desk at the Auckland PL.
Looks like a music store--that's the idea.
Current issues of magazines are kept behind the desk!
They even have records (a gift).
What a great idea for those of us who check out a lot of books.
Good tie-in, projected along with other news on a wall at Auckland PL.
Children's area, Auckland PL, but it shouldn't be on the 2nd floor.
A wonderful old building in Auckland.
The library store in Auckland PL - a bit busy.
More of the store.
A hotel at the docks in Auckland.
The Ferry Terminal, Auckland
Our ship for a harbour dinner cruise.
Our tour group on the Pride of Auckland.
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Our cook.
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Fiona and me.
The Sky Tower, Auckland's icon.
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Kay Raseroka, president of IFLA
At the Maori marae (ceremonial center), for our welcoming ceremony.
The actual marae.
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The venue for the opening cocktail part--the train station.
Not like any train stations you've ever seen, right?
The outside of the train station--quite a contrast.
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Auckland Harbor
I went up in the Sky Tower.
Looking straight down from that glass window.
The harbor from the Sky Tower.
This is where we embarked for our dinner cruise.
One Tree Hill (but the tree is now gone).
Another nice view of Auckland.
Canoe, displayed at the casino in the Sky Tower complex.
I took a tour north of Aucklandl Our first stop.
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My tourmates show the size of the tree.
The rain forest north of Auckland.
Beautiful country...
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The underside of the fern leaf inspired the country's symbol, the silver fern.
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Where the British landed.
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Imagine the size of the live tree!
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Part of the war canoe.
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In the Bay of Islands
A navy ship built jointly by Australia and New Zealand
At the Treaty site
The residency.
Inside, showing the construction.
A map of the Bay of Islands
How the residency would have looked in the early 19th century.
The bed chamber.
In the Residency's beautiful garden.
A lemon treek, with lemons the size of oranges.
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The marae at the Treaty site.
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Inside the marae.
More gorgeous scenery.
The ferry dock.
Nice boat!
Nice homes! (in the million dollar range)
Note the scalloped beach.
The wave scallops up close.
A mosaic map of the Bay of Islands.
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It was spring and the flowers were beautiful.