Auckland Council Libraries: New Zealand Chinese

New Zealand Chinese

Ngā Hainamana o Aotearoa

We hold a large collection on both Chinese settlement history and Chinese genealogy.

Useful resources for Chinese genealogy

  • New Zealand Chinese Journals -  now in the Journals collection in Kura Heritage Collections Online

  • Chinese immigration records at Archives New Zealand  

  • Index Auckland - now in the Auckland People and Events collection in Kura Heritage Collections Online

  • 1881 Electoral Rolls - now in Kura Heritage Collections Online

  • Auckland Area Passenger Arrivals 1838-1886 - now in the Passengers and Vessels collection in Kura Heritage Collections Online

  • Cemetery Records - Hillsborough - Onetangi, Waiheke Island - Ōtahuhu Public - Waikaraka - now in the Cemetery Records collection in Kura Heritage Collections Online


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Auckland Council Libraries:New Zealand Chinese Find useful resources for Chinese genealogy such as immigration records and electoral rolls.