The Council archives is our record of the history of governance and public places in our city.
These records have been assessed as having continuing value to both aid accountability and promote the historical and cultural heritage of our city.
Records held within our collection include:
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Minute books
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Correspondence
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Cemetery records
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Former Local Authority Records
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Christchurch City Council Photographs
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Dwellings
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Local Government Electoral Rolls
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Parks and Reserves
Accessing the archives
The Christchurch City Council archives are housed at Iron Mountain, a large international business records and archives storage facility that supports many large public and private organisations. Iron Mountain is located at 3 George Bellew Drive, Russley.
Access to the collection is by appointment, please contact: archives@ccc.govt.nz
Please note that there may be limitations placed on some parts of the collection either due to restricted content or extreme fragility of the items.