Research South

Te Paerangi

Library Details
Opening hours
Closed now
MondayClosed*
Tuesday12pm - 5pm
Wednesday12pm - 5pm
Thursday12pm - 5pm
Friday12pm - 5pm
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed
*Monday 30 January 2023 - Closed for Auckland Anniversary Day
Address
Manukau Library
3 Osterley Way
Manukau
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Get in touch with us
09 261 8637
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Research South Te Paerangi is on level one of Manukau Library. It specialises in the history of the southern and eastern parts of Auckland, including Manukau, Papakura, East Auckland, and Franklin.

Access to the library
There is mainly paid parking on nearby streets and paid parking in the AT Parking building on Ron Wood Ave.
The Manukau Bus Station is approximately a 3-minute walk, and Manukau Train station is approximately a 6-minute walk. Go to Auckland Transport journey planner page

Accessibility
Path to entrance is level and accessible
Mobility parking available on the street
Lift access to first level
Accessible toilet

Facilities
Printing, photocopying, and scanning
Computer use
Free WiFi
Microfilm and microfiche readers
Study and meeting rooms

Research South has a comprehensive collection of specialised tools and resources for Māori and Pacific research topics. We encourage you to browse our Māori and Pacific collections and resources and ask our specialist librarians for support.

Our popular HeritageTalks event series feature guest presenters and experts from around the world. Heritage Talks are streamed via Zoom and many are made available via our podcast and YouTube. Visit our heritage, family and local history events page to see upcoming events and to book a space.
Listen to Heritage podcasts
View our YouTube content
Go to our heritage, family, and local events page

Our specialised research staff and librarians are available during normal opening hours. If you have a specific research enquiry please contact the team via our general enquiries form and we will be in touch. Go to the Research enquiries form
There are two small study rooms and one larger meeting room that are available to hire. Contact Research South if you’re interested in booking a space.
Not in South/East Auckland? Try our North, West or Central Research Centres.
Go to Research Central
Go to Research North
Go to Research West
Research services
Research services
Our research librarians can help with:
- Family history research
- Māori research, including whakapapa research
- Local history queries, including
- Accessing newspapers and Births, Deaths and Marriages (BDM) using microfilm and microfiche resources
- Accessing oral history records and recordings, loaning oral history equipment and oral history training. Contact Research South about our oral history services.
- Ordering inter-library loans for resources not available from Auckland Council Libraries.
- Assisting students, particularly with finding primary resources
- One-on-one help via our Book-a-librarian service. Contact Research South to book a session with our specialist research librarians. Go to Book-a-librarian form
- Guided tours of the Research South collections. Contact Research South to enquire about tours.
Collections and resources
Collections and resources
Most of the collections at Research South are for in-library use, and cover an extensive range of New Zealand topics, including titles about South and East Auckland, Māori and Pacific titles, family and local history resources, New Zealand war history and social history, historical and contemporary maps and more.

Te Wāhi Rangahau Māori Collection
Research South holds a large selection of resources for researching te ao Māori, including:
- Te reo Māori resources
- Tikanga guides
- Karakia (prayers), waiata (songs) and Mōteatea (sung laments)
- Wānanga, lore, and legends
- Waka and tribal histories
- Rongoā Māori (Māori medicine)
- Toi Māori (Māori arts)
- Native flora and fauna and its significance in te ao Māori
- Māori Land Court minute books
- Waitangi Tribunal and Raupatu reports
- Māori military resources, including the New Zealand Wars and World Wars.
Family history and whakapapa
Research South offers a wide range of genealogy and whakapapa research resources including:

New Zealand and Māori Births, Deaths, and Marriages (BDM) indexes on microfiche
The Manukau Courier and other local newspapers
The New Zealand Herald from 1863 on microfilm
Auckland regional electoral rolls since 1982 and New Zealand-wide from 1995
New Zealand Gazette
Family history books, magazines, and guides
Māori Land Court Minute Books on microfilm
Access to Ancestry Library Edition, Find My Past, MyHeritage, and The Genealogist websites and other family history online databases, including international historic newspapers
Specialist family history and Poukōkiri Rangahau Māori (Māori research librarians) are available to support you with your research. Contact Research South for more details and to set up an appointment.

Other collection highlights
Manukau Courier newspaper issues and photographs
Ōtāhuhu Historical Society Collection
Auckland Aero Club Collection
Zonta Club of South Auckland
Māngere Bridge Interview Collection
South Auckland residents’ and ratepayers’ association collections
Local schools and clubs’ collections.

Digital collections
Browse the substantial collection of photographs, maps, ephemera, and other material relating to South and East Auckland history on Kura Heritage Collections Online.

Donations to the collection
Research South may accept donations of records, photographs, ephemera, oral histories, and manuscripts with a South or East Auckland focus. Please contact Research South for more details, to schedule an appointment, or if you would like to view something in the archives.

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Research South

Te Paerangi

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