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Auckland City Street Names
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This database contains the names of streets in Auckland City, with their locations, former names and origin of names if known. It does not include streets in other local authority areas ie North Shore, Waitakere, Manukau City, Rodney, Franklin or Papakura District Councils.
Auckland Crown Grants
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The original land grants for the inner Auckland area.
Cemetery Records
Hillsborough - Onetangi, Waiheke Island - Otahuhu Public - Waikaraka
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This database covers all burials in these cemeteries up to the present day. Now administered by Auckland City Council, Waikaraka burials date from 1890, Hillsborough from 1916 to 1974, Otahuhu Public Cemetery from 1894 to 1984 and Waiheke from 1943 to 1992. Information includes record number, surname, first name(s), sex, death date, age, area number, block (listed alphabetically), lot number, any remarks and which of the four cemeteries. Tombstone inscriptions have also been added.
Cemetery Records
St Stephens and Symonds Street
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Symonds Street Cemetery was the main Auckland cemetery until it closed in 1886, and should be searched in conjunction with the much smaller St Stephens - which includes burials from 1849 to 1982. Both include plot details, tombstone inscriptions where known, locations, and references to any photographs of remaining tombstones.
History of the Symonds Street Cemetery
CITY (Community Information To You)
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A dynamic community database which aims to put you in touch with local, regional, for national groups and clubs that are located in the greater Auckland Area. Each group has provided contact information to assist you communicating with them. There are presently over 2500 groups listed on CITY. More...
Ephemera Index
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An index of printed ‘throwaway’ materials (e.g. cards, posters, tickets, programmes, flyers) particularly items with details about social issues, entertainment, and cultural and sporting events in the Auckland region from the 1840s to the present day. Includes items from circuses, dance, festivals, film, politics, sports, theatre, tourism, war. More...
Heritage Images Online
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Three significant collections (Winkelmann, Firth, and Schmidt) have been catalogued and scanned for availability through Auckland City Libraries' website forming the Heritage Images Online database. Included are images of Auckland, portraits from 1930s to 1970s and First World War soldier portraits.
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Index Auckland: local history, arts and music
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A rich resource of history, art, theatre, film and music references sourced from Auckland area newspapers and journal articles.
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References are being progressively transferred from our massive card indexes into Index Auckland, butplease still consult the New Zealand Song Index (first floor), and both the New Zealand Music Index and the New Zealand Card Index in the Auckland Research Centre at the Central City Library.
Index Auckland can now also be searched through Knowledge Basket New Zealand Index.
Manuscripts Online
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The New Zealand Manuscripts collection, located in Special Collections, consists of about 1.5 kilometres of manuscripts and archives relating to New Zealand, particularly Auckland and Northland, from the early 19th century to the present. Current collecting concentrates on the performing arts, social action and community groups, music, literary papers, women's organisations, Maori collections and personal papers and diaries.
Indexes to Sir George Grey's Manuscript collections are not yet available online.
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Maps Online 
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A selection of heritage maps from our collection which have been catalogued and digitised. This includes the George Church collection as well as other significant maps from throughout New Zealand from the 1830s to the 1920s.
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Public Artworks 
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The Auckland City Public Artworks database was developed by the Community Planning Group of Auckland City. It contains information about the public artworks within Auckland City boundaries including sculpture, paintings, murals, temporary installations and more.
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