Local History
Explore local history - the people and places of Ōtautahi.
Local history
Christchurch Photo Hunt 2020
This year's Photo Hunt runs from Friday 18 September to Sunday 8 November. Submit your images of Christchurch online or at the library.
From Paper to Pixel Exhibition
21 September to 1 November 2020
Celebrate our digital heritage collections. Discover the stories of our city.
Ancestry Library Edition
Free remotely until 31 December. Trace your family history. Includes records from U.S., U.K., Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
Popular resources
Popular resources
Picturing Canterbury
Enjoying Autumn in Hagley Park: Picturing Canterbury
Two children enjoy the autumn leaves in Hagley Park, 2016. An entry in the 2016 Photo Hunt. Photo Hunt 2020 runs 18 September to 1 November.
James and Hannah Huston: Picturing Canterbury
The Hustons at home, 48 St Davids Street, Lyttelton, 1948. An entry in the 2019 Photo Hunt. Photo Hunt 2020 runs 18 September to 1 November.
Waterskiing at Taylors Mistake: Picturing Canterbury
Phyllis Leslie waterskiing at Taylors Mistake, 1928. An entry in the 2019 Photo Hunt. Photo Hunt 2020 runs 18 September to 1 November.
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.
