The Dunedin City Council Archive was established in 1983 with the purpose of storing, preserving, and managing council records. Our collection dates from 1855 to 2002, and the records we hold document the activities, decisions, and policies of the DCC and its predecessors, as well as the DCC’s relationship with the community.

The records held by the Archive have been acquired as the result of two major events: the first being the establishment of the archive in 1983 and the second in 1989 because of local government reorganisation. Records have also been acquired by transfer from Council departments and from other repositories. A small number of items in the collection have been donated by members of the public.

Our archive holds records from over 100 predecessor bodies, including:

• Port Chalmers Borough Council
• Silverpeaks County Council
• Taieri County Council
• Mornington Borough Council
• Dunedin Drainage & Sewerage Board

A more comprehensive list of bodies can be found here

Geographical area covered by Dunedin City Council Archive records