Research Central, Central Auckland Library
Libraries
Know what’s happening
Access the private noticeboard for verified neighbours near you. Keep informed about any suspicious activity, send urgent updates to your neighbours when required and discuss emergency planning.
Get to know your neighbours
Browse the directory and start getting to know your neighbours. Don’t want to post to the whole neighbourhood? Send a private message.
Buy, sell and give away
Want to declutter your garage? Buy some used household items? Give away some garden stuff? Become a verified neighbour to browse and post items for sale. Trading is simple when everyone lives nearby.
Libraries
EVENTS
Are you interested in family, local and social history; the stories of Aotearoa New Zealand, the Pacific, and beyond?
Then why not come along to one of our fortnightly HeritageTalks | Waha pū-taonga and hear more about both our personal and our shared heritage?
These talks are given by experts in their field and can provide valuable insight into our histories and our cultures.
Services
Our skilled librarians specialise in local and family history research and are available without appointment during opening hours.
Collections
The centre has one of the most comprehensive international family history collections in the Southern Hemisphere.
The extensive core collection covers the following countries: New Zealand (including whakapapa), Australia, England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, mainland Europe, South Africa, USA, Canada and the Pacific Islands.
We hold extensive NZ & Māori history, Te Reo Māori, Treaty of Waitangi, Māori research resources.
