Brief description of the Methodist Church of New Zealand Archives Collection

Click HERE for a brief description of the records held by the MCNZ Archives (PDF format)

A full catalogue of the collection is under development at present.  Please contact the Archivist by email at archives@methodist.org.nz for full details of holdings.  

Parish Archives Collection (under development, please contact Archivist)

Baptism Registers:

• Auckland District
• Canterbury District
• Hawkes Bay & Manawatu Districts
• Nelson & West Coast Districts
• Northland District
• Otago & Southland Districts
• Taranaki & Wanganui Districts
• Waikato District
• Wellington District

Photographs Collection

Architectural Drawings Collection (under development, please contact Archivist)

Personal Papers and Historical Records Collection

Methodist Women’s Fellowship National Executive Records

Other repositories holding Methodist Church archives:

• Otago and Southland parish and church archives are held in the Hocken Archives, University of Otago. 
• Methodist Archives are also held in the collections of the Alexander Turnbull Library, John Kinder Library, and Puke Ariki. 
• Some Methodist Churches still retain their archives.

To read the Methodist Church of New Zealand Archives Policy please see HERE