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The National Library has an exciting future with many challenges. It continues to show the ability to engage in issues and the needs of its communities.

Giving New Zealanders better access to their cultural heritage – wherever it is held – is a key challenge for cultural memory institutions. Museums, galleries, archives and libraries must come to terms with a growing demand from users keen to use new technologies to explore the treasure troves of information they hold.

The bill addresses shortcomings in the current law and ensures that this important national institution will continue to collect, preserve, protect and make accessible the nation’s documentary heritage .

Pleasing to see the progress that LIANZA has made since the launch of the first LIPS (Library and Information Policy Summit) in 1999.

It's almost a year since the election. This government came in making a number of pledges, which we have kept.

We kept them because we felt an air of cynicism, which, if it continued, would destroy the essence of democracy.

New Zealanders are living in a changing world

Good evening everyone. I am delighted to have the opportunity to address you and to thank you for your efforts in strengthening the links between the National Library and the community.

Good evening everyone I'm delighted to be here tonight to launch the association. School libraries and all they represent are very dear to me

Sir Paul, Your Excellencies, Wyn Hoadley, Chris Blake, Margaret Calder, Murray McNae, Parliamentary colleagues, distinguished guests, ladies and gentleman . .