Local History
Explore local history - the people and places of Ōtautahi.
Local history
Photo Hunt 2020 - Encounter our Stories: The Winning Entries
Have a look at the winners of the 2020 Photo Hunt.
Ōtautahi Quiz
It’s a New Year, so try our new quiz. For starters let's test how well you know Christchurch City Libraries.
Tī Kōuka Whenua
Explore the vibrant past of Christchurch and the wider Canterbury region that extends back many hundreds of years before 1850.
Ancestry Library Edition
Free remotely until 31 March 2021. Trace your family history. Includes records from U.S., U.K., Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
Popular resources
Popular resources
Picturing Canterbury
Whole Sunday School at White Sunday: Picturing Canterbury
St Paul's Trinity Pacific White Sunday / Lotu Tamaiti with the whole Sunday School,1994. An image from the Discovery Wall.
New bus drivers: Picturing Canterbury
Linda Cusack, Jane Holton and Carol Banks new bus drivers with a bus outside 14 Cathedral Square, 1979. An image from the Discovery Wall.
The Stratton family camping at Selwyn Motor Camp
Mr Stratton, Mrs Stratton with Barry and Denyse (and budgie, Tinker) at Selwyn Motor Camp, Timaru, 1965. An image from the Discovery Wall.
Discovery Wall
Tūranga is the home of NZ’s largest digital touchwall. Find out more, and how you can contribute to this unique heritage resource.
Tī Kōuka Whenua
Explore the vibrant past of Christchurch and the wider Canterbury region that extends back many hundreds of years before 1850.
