Central Library Second Floor

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Aotearoa New Zealand Centre

Information about New Zealand, particularly Christchurch and the Canterbury area. The material in this room may not be borrowed.

• New Zealand fiction and non-fiction
• a full range of New Zealand government publications
• archives: a collection of unpublished materials relating to Canterbury

Microfiche & Microfilm Centre

This staff assisted area is accessed through the Aotearoa New Zealand Centre. It contains our New Zealand microfiche and microfilm resources, including newspapers, electoral rolls, shipping lists, cemetery records etc.

Ngā Pounamu Māori Centre

Material by, about and for Māori. Includes the Ngāi Tahu Collection, magazines, videos, CD Rom products etc.

Newspapers

Newspapers from both main centres and provincial towns in New Zealand as well as some from overseas are held for reading only.