Library 

Kawerau Library

Street Address: Jellicoe Court, Kawerau 

Postal Address: P.O. Box 103, Kawerau, 3169

Phone: (07) 306 9041

E-mail: library@kaweraudc.govt.nz

Opening Hours

Monday-Friday 10am-5pm

Saturday         10am-1pm

News And Events

Aotearoa Peoples Network Is Now Live

Kawerau is the first community in New Zealand to benefit from the Aotearoa People’s Network, which provides free access to broadband internet services through public libraries. “Our aim to have every public library in New Zealand connected to the internet so that New Zealanders from all communities, both large and small, can benefit from creating, accessing and experiencing digital content,” says John Truesdale, Programme Leader, National Library of New Zealand. “With the Aotearoa People's Network in place, libraries will become even more of a hub for the next digital wave, catering to patrons that are tech-savvy as well as giving those who are not yet familiar with the online world an opportunity to participate.”

“It’s great for a small community like Kawerau to be first with such an exciting initiative. Not only will it give Kawerau people free online access to content, it will also provide tools for individuals to create and store their own content,” says Susan Harris, Library Manager of the Kawerau District Library. The Network is a collaboration between National Library of New Zealand, public libraries and business, with initial funding received from the Government’s Community Partnership Fund. The funding, covers equipment, networking, training and access to web based tools and services. It is also supported by Telecom New Zealand, which has provided sponsorship funding as well as staffing resources in setting up the network.

The Aotearoa People’s Network is a key project that comes under the wider government Digital Content Strategy aimed at unlocking New Zealand’s stock of content to build opportunities for participating, creating and accessing digital content for all New Zealanders.

 For more information, look on the Projects page.

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