As many of you will know, Waitangi will soon be leaving us temporarily as her new baby will be arriving. Her last day will be 26 May and she will return to work on 4 September 2017.

Due to the relatively short period of time of her leave, and the specialist skills required for this mahi, we will not be recruiting for a full time replacement during that time. Matua Nekerangi has kindly agreed to pick up the specialist student support mahi, particularly for the Hoaka Pounamu programme. Fiona, Kathryn and Kim will be able to provide additional reference support and Kaitiakitanga for the Māori collections at Education Library.

Athough we will not be able to cover all of the mahi that Waitangi would normally do, it is hoped that these arrangements will lessen any impact on students and staff. Please feel free to contact me in the first instance if you’re not sure who to pass something on to.

Thanks to everyone who has agreed to provide support during this time. We are excited to be awaiting the arrival of yet another library baby!