New Brighton local history

Christchurch City Libraries have a number of resources where you can trace the history of New Brighton.

Photographs

Images of New Brighton

From our heritage photograph collection. Most can be viewed online. Negatives are held in the Aotearoa New Zealand Centre.

Pier construction photograph collection

More than 350 images detailed the pier construction process

Books and booklets

• Search for the subject New Brighton on the Libraries' Catalogue.
• Local History Resources — an annotated bibilography of published sources on the history of Christchurch, Lyttelton and Banks Peninsula.

Local newsletters and newspapers

• Current copies of local newspapers for New Brighton may be available for viewing in the Aotearoa New Zealand Centre.
• Christchurch City Libraries has historical holdings of Christchurch newspapers including some on microfilm.
• Search the Papers index for Christchurch Press and Star articles about New Brighton
  Online index of the Press (1995-) and Star (1998-) newspapers