Te Kete Aronui - Rototuna Library

Te Ohomauri o Kirikiriroa, Hamilton City Libraries have been an essential part of life for Hamilton Kirikiriroa for over 150 years. Libraries exist to help people find their place in the hapori (community), provide access to reliable information and services, and help people connect through the koorero (stories) they love.

Te Kete Aronui Rototuna Library is a hub library in the northern suburbs of Kirikiriroa Hamilton. As well as offering all of the usual library services, it provides access to various council services, making it easier for people to access council payments. 

Te Kete Aronui - The Te Haa o te Whenua o Kirikiriroa (THaWK) group collectively came up with the following name and narrative for the building: 

“A new name that is significant and relevant to this building in Rototuna. 
We are referring to Te kete aronui, a basket of knowledge of aroha, peace and the arts and crafts which benefit the Earth and all living things – one of the three baskets of knowledge. 
This basket relates to knowledge acquired through careful observation of the environment.
It is also the basket of ritual, of literature, philosophy and is sometimes regarded as the basket of the humanities.
This is how we would describe and refer to this place."

- Sonny Karena