Christchurch has some fascinating stories behind its buildings and landmarks. This page links to the wide range of information resources and photographs in our collections.
Architectural heritage and local history
- A to Z of our Christchurch places local history pages
- Architectural plans of Christchurch buildings
- The architectural heritage of Christchurch
- Buildings
- Christchurch street and place names
- City of Christchurch European settlement: historical note
- City of Christchurch Ngai Tahu: historical note
- Early Christchurch
- Heritage Week 2007 interpretation panels
- Local history fact files — suburbs, people, houses and streets of suburban Christchurch
- Public places - churches, hospitals, sports facilities, malls and squares and other public areas.
- Tī Kōuka Whenua — Māori local history
Researching places
- How to research the history of a house in Christchurch — where to look for information, and what can be found.
- Local history resources — an annotated bibliography of published sources on the history of Christchurch, Lyttelton and Banks Peninsula.
- Newspapers Collection — Find out how to use our newspapers resources to research our past.
