Updated: 4 May 2012
Archives NZ
90% of material is now accessible although there may be delays.
Reading Room hours are 9.30am to 1pm – see their website for further information
Macmillan Brown Library
Fully operational – see website for access details
Canterbury Museum
The stacks are damaged and closed, and the Documentary Research Centre is closed until further notice.
Sound Archives
The collection has been retrieved and is in temporary accommodation.
Access to the digital collection is available.
Anglican Diocesan Archives
Records and collections have been retrieved from their Hereford St site and are in storage – but are not available to the public at present.
Christ’s College archives
Available – Tuesday and Thursday – please ring for an appointment.
Christchurch City Council Archives
Re-opened April 24 2012. More information.
Air Force Museum, Wigram
Presently providing storage to a large number of community collections. Access to their Research Collection as normal
Art Gallery library and archive
26 April 2012 While the Gallery itself remains closed, the Library is open and able to receive visitors. The archives are still unavailable, but I am hopeful that will change very soon too. We are here for, and I quote, “at least four months” (make of that what you will!), at which point we’ll move out again – to an unknown location for an unspecified period… Tim Jones
Christchurch City Libraries
Online databases including ancestry.com and findmypast are accessible at all libraries but the Archives collection and Central Library research collections are not yet available.
Central Library Peterborough (opened 19 December) has some Aotearoa New Zealand Centre material – the Church card registers; newspapers on microfilm; older electoral rolls and street directories (microfiche).
See Christchurch City Libraries – News for the latest information on which libraries are open.
Sumner Museum archives
Currently stored in a container until such time as we can get a pre-fab or room in the district.
The Ngāi Tahu Archives
Archives based at Macmillan Brown are accessible (as per the Macmillan Brown statement).
The Ngāi Tahu Archives that are based with Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu are not accessible at the moment.
Rangi Ruru Girls’ School Archives have been put into storage and are not available for research.
St Margaret’s College Archives are available for research on Thursdays and Fridays. Please contact the archivist, Geraldine Pickles, to arrange an appointment.
Cust Museum is closed to the public until strengthening work and earthquake repairs are completed.
