Council archives : Christchurch City Council

Visit, search and find out more about the Christchurch City Council Archives.

Browse digitised items from the Christchurch City Council Archives via Canterbury Stories.

Take a walk through central Ōtautahi Christchurch and discover life in the city during the late 1800s.

Explore the history of Christchurch City Council events, people and places from 1862.

A new exhibition at Tūranga aims to shed light on lost stories from Christchurch’s oldest cemeteries.

10 Jul 2025

Christchurch City Council has adopted a new series of rules that set out how alcohol should be sold and supplied. 

30 Jun 2025

Christchurch City Council has confirmed its plans for the year ahead, with the adoption of the Annual Plan 2025/26.

26 Jun 2025

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