Portfolio: National Library

High speed internet in libraries welcomed

francistill — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 05:25:00 +0000

Nathan Guy | National Library

The Minister Responsible for the National Library Nathan Guy has welcomed the inclusion of up to 82 libraries in the final tender process for the Government’s rural broadband initiative. “This will be a major boost for public access to the internet. Many rural communities will have access to ultra-fast broadband, even if they live outside the UFB coverage area. ...

Announcement of Poet Laureate 2011 - 2013

Phil.Rennie — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 03:57:00 +0000

Nathan Guy | National Library

Ladies and Gentlemen - welcome to Parliament today. It's my pleasure to be your host today as the Minister Responsible for the National Library. It was just two years ago that many of us were here to announce the outgoing Poet Laureate, Cilla McQueen, whose poetry we've just shared. That was my first official event as the Minister Responsible, so it's an event I remember well. ...

New Poet Laureate announced

Massi — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:05:00 +0000

Nathan Guy | National Library

New Zealand’s new Poet Laureate for 2011-2013 is Ian Wedde, the Minister responsible for the National Library Nathan Guy has announced today. “The Poet Laureate is a prestigious position, acting as an Ambassador for the role of poetry as part of our national culture,” says Mr Guy. “This position is administered by the National Library and is a recognition by the government of how important poetry is to our history, culture and identity. ...

National Library documenting quake and recovery

francistill — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 05:17:00 +0000

Nathan Guy | National Library

The trauma and recovery of quake-hit Christchurch is now being recorded for future generations, says Nathan Guy, the Minister Responsible for the National Library. “The National Library is collecting a record of the quakes and their aftermath through a variety of mediums, including photos, oral history, web harvesting, and collecting material from memorial services and fundraising concerts,” says Mr Guy. ...

Minister welcomes new National Librarian and Chief Archivist

francistill — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 01:55:00 +0000

Nathan Guy | Archives New Zealand

New appointments to the positions of National Librarian and Chief Archivist have been welcomed by Nathan Guy, the Minister Responsible for both the National Library and Archives New Zealand. “These are very important statutory positions and I’m pleased we have two high quality appointments,” says Mr Guy. ...

Taxpayers will save $2 million a year from Departmental merger

Massi — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 20:23:00 +0000

Nathan Guy | Archives New Zealand

The Minister Responsible for the National Library, Archives New Zealand and Internal Affairs has rubbished claims by Labour MP Grant Robertson that the integration of the three departments will save only $165,000 a year, putting the correct figure at closer to $2 million. “Mr Robertson is using outdated figures,” says Mr Guy. “The Government invested a one-off $2.5 million in the integration, and from next year onwards savings will be around $2 million annually. ...

Minister welcomes State Sector legislation

francis — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 01:48:00 +0000

Nathan Guy | Archives New Zealand

Legislation to improve parts of the state sector has been welcomed by Nathan Guy, the Minister Responsible for Archives New Zealand, the National Library and Internal Affairs. The National Library of New Zealand (Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa) Amendment Act and the Public Records Amendment Act have passed their final readings in Parliament today, paving the way for the three departments to integrate on 1 February 2011. “The integration of these three departments is an important step in delivering better public services more efficiently. ...

Speech to the 100th anniversary of LIANZA

Phil.Rennie — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:15:00 +0000

Nathan Guy | National Library

Welcome everyone to Parliament's Grand Hall. Thank you for inviting me here tonight to celebrate a remarkable milestone - the 100th anniversary for your organisation. ...

Opening speech to the 2010 National Digital Forum Conference

Phil.Rennie — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 20:00:00 +0000

Nathan Guy | National Library

Thank you for the invitation to open your conference today. Can I also welcome all those visiting from overseas, I hope you learn a lot at this conference and enjoy your stay in New Zealand. ...

National Library opens new Auckland centre

francis — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 05:57:00 +0000

Nathan Guy | National Library

The Minister Responsible for the National Library, Nathan Guy, has tonight opened the National Library's new $1.9 million Auckland centre. ...

Speech to the opening of the National Library's new Auckland centre

Phil.Rennie — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 23:30:00 +0000

Nathan Guy | National Library

Thanks Penny and Ngati Whatua for that warm welcome. It's a great honour and pleasure to be here tonight, and the Prime Minister sends his best wishes. ...

Address to the 90th Anniversary of the Alexander Turnbull Library

Phil.Rennie — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:30:00 +0000

Nathan Guy | National Library

Welcome here tonight everyone, thank you for coming and for asking me to say a few words. ...

Speech to the launch of phase 2 of the National Digital Heritage Archive

Phil.Rennie — Mon, 03 May 2010 22:00:00 +0000

Nathan Guy | National Library

I'm very pleased to be here today to officially launch phase 2 of the National Digital Heritage Archive, or NDHA. ...

Minister welcomes state sector changes

francistill — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 03:18:00 +0000

Nathan Guy | Archives New Zealand

Internal Affairs Minister Nathan Guy has welcomed the proposed integration of the National Library and Archives New Zealand into the Department of Internal Affairs. ...

National Library revamp gets go-ahead

francis — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:39:00 +0000

Nathan Guy | National Library

The Government has approved plans to solve critical storage and infrastructure issues in the National Library's Wellington building, the Minister Responsible for the National Library, Nathan Guy an ...

Speech to Library & Information Association of New Zealand Conference Delivered by Nicky Wagner, MP, on behalf of Hon Nathan Guy

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:15:00 +0000

Nathan Guy | National Library

Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa. Good afternoon. ...

Announcement of the 2009-2011 New Zealand Poet Laureate

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:33:00 +0000

Nathan Guy | National Library

Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa. It is a great pleasure to be here at the National Library this evening. This event has special significance for me, as it is my first offici ...

Minister releases National Library and Archives NZ Briefings

francis — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:57:00 +0000

Nathan Guy | Archives New Zealand

Hon Nathan Guy today released the Briefings to the Incoming Minister from the National Library of New Zealand and Archives New Zealand. ...

Speech to North Island Public Library Managers’ Meeting

Fri, 22 May 2009 00:07:00 +0000