Diocesan Archive

The Archive/Te Whare Kahurangi is a gateway to some of New Zealand’s oldest colonial treasures, some of which predate the Treaty of Waitangi. 

The collection is a collaborative venture of the Anglican Diocese of Auckland and Te Pīhopatanga o te Tai Tokerau which preserves and manages Anglican documents, collateral and multimedia from 1815 to the present day. A research facility is available to the public by appointment.

Some of our treasures are:

• original baptism registers brought to New Zealand by the first missionaries

• a ledger from 1835 penned by Bishop George Augustus Selwyn

• marriage/burial registers

• liturgical garments

• records from early orphanages, schools and institutions such as the Auckland City Mission

… and much more!

Archive hours: by appointment only.

Monday to Thursday – 8.00am to 1.00pm

Closed – Fridays, public holidays, Easter Tuesday.

Email: archive@aucklandanglican.org.nz

Phone: 09 302 7284

Physical address: Holy Trinity Cathedral precinct. Please click here to see a map of the location.

Postal address: PO Box 37 242, Parnell, Auckland 1151

Delivery address: 12 St Stephen’s Avenue, Parnell, Auckland 1052