New look for The Pulse Te Auaha
The Pulse/Te Auaha is Christchurch City Libraries’ website for 13- to 18-year-olds. It connects young adults with information on anything and everything affecting their lives, from music and movies to relationships, study and school.
The Pulse has tips from teenagers on the latest cool stuff to read, watch and listen to. There’s interviews with young people who are out there succeeding in music, sport, drama, writing, all kinds of things. There’s also information and advice about those big and not-so-big life steps, like getting a driver’s licence, learning to cook, finding a job, making money go further, or starting and coping with relationships.
The site also lists local events and have regular competitions for this age group. This week, take the time to check out some of the great stories on pulse.
Rebecca Warrington loves to dance, and the next step in her ten-year career is the biggest yet - the World Irish Dancing Championships in Belfast. Rebecca, 18, competes this week and is keen to excel against 4000 other competitors. We met the first year Fine Arts student as she prepared to leave for Ireland.
Christchurch-based Jared Lane has been drawing and producing cartoons for years. He's published in books in New Zealand and Australia, and has worked storyboarding movies, as well as producing his own comic, Progress.
Tiki Taane is one of the hottest songwriters and mix-masters from Otautahi ever. He shares details of his new album tour, plans for the future and life without drugs.
Win cellphones and airtime credit
Young people aged 13 to 18 can win some fantastic prizes in the pulse digital photo competition. There’s two vodafone cellphones with $500 credit and three Telecom cellphones with $50 credit up for grabs – plus airtime vouchers as consolation prizes.
Just send us a photo of your favourite place – where you went on holiday, a park, a beach – and go in the draw to win. It’s that easy!
Visit the pulse flickr to get ideas.
We recommend: Young adult resources
Our online The Pulse Te Auaha resources:
- Read - Reviews and interviews with authors
- Watch - TV and movies
- Listen - interviews with bands and musicians
- Play - dance, drama, sport and more
- Me - My body, my future, my rights, my career and my style
- Life - Getting a driver's licence and other firsts
- School - making the most of it
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Our online resources: What’s new on the blog
The Christchurch City Libraries blog is written for people who love books, movies and music and want to know about the latest developments and trends in the book world. Regularly updated and constantly fresh, the blog has plenty to offer avid readers and music fans. Recent posts include:
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Next week: Science Fiction
British sci-fi writer Arthur C Clarke died earlier in March at the age of 90. Although most famous for his short story The Sentinel, which was made into the film 2001 : A Space Odyssey, Clarke authored over a hundred books. Gene Roddenberry credited Clarke with inspiring him to create Star Trek. Next week we take a look at the science fiction resources available at Christchurch City Libraries. |
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Christchurch dancer keen to take on world
Tiki: writing his own future