The Anglican Diocese of Auckland holds records about parishes, clergy, Anglican organisations, and events of the Diocese.
These records may also include baptism, marriage and burial service registers from the churches within the Diocese.
Learn more about the Diocese of Auckland's archiveopen_in_new.
Records related to children's homes / orphanages, foster homes, family care and parenting programmes for mothers and their children, and maternity hospitals, are held by the Anglican Trust for Women and Children (ATWC). Find out how to request records from ATWC.
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The Diocese of Auckland’s records are held in their archive in Parnell, Auckland.
You can request records from the Diocese by:
You can also access some online church registers on the Pūtake websiteopen_in_new.
They will let you know if they need any information or documents (for example, proof of identity) from you. They may also let you know what format you will receive copies of records in.
Under the Privacy Act the Diocese needs to respond to your request within 20 working days. If they need more time to complete your request they need to tell you why and how much longer it will take them.
The Diocese may redact (remove or hide) information from your records if it is required by the Privacy Act. Learn more about redactions.
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