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Heritage

Here you can find information about Christchurch's history, its people and places and also help in finding out about your own heritage.

ManuscriptArchives and Records Week
For archives and records week we have an interview with information specialist Rosemary O'Neil about the archives collection and digitisation projects.

Christchurch StreetChristchurch place and street names
Our lists of the origins of local place and street names have been updated and a new list, of vanished streets, has been added.

Letter to HazelCecil Malthus : World War I papers
Timaru-born Cecil Malthus spent three years in service in the 1st Canterbury Battalion. This collection of letters, penned mostly to his future wife, Hazel, and documents, date from April 1914 to his discharge in April 1917.

Family History

Old family photo

Our guide to our resources, the information you'll find in them and when to try elsewhere. more

Image Collection

1000s of images from our collection. more

Matapihi

Search across New Zealand's digital collections. more