The Hocken Library Uare Taoka o Hākena at the University of Otago is the archival repository for the Diocese of Dunedin and the Parish of Dunedin North, the Hocken holds a substantial collection of registers, photographs, papers, cassette tapes, CDs and DVDs related to Dunedin North Parish.
All Saints’ Church records from 1865 including baptismal registers, marriage registers and burial registers are held by the Hocken Library Uare Taoka o Hākena. As soon as All Saints’ registers are full they are deposited at the Hocken.
St. Martin’s Church records from 1883 are held by the Hocken Library Uare Taoka o Hākena. As soon as St. Martin’s registers are full they are deposited at the Hocken.
Records of Holy Innocents Leith Valley, St. Andrew’s Ravensbourne and St. Thomas’s Pine Hill are all held at the Hocken Library Uare Taoka o Hākena.
Access to vestry records is restricted for 10 years from the last date on file. Prior access requires the written permission of Dunedin North Parish churchwardens. Please contact the churchwardens through the parish office admin@allsaintsdn.org.nz 03 4792212
Access to some other files with sensitive personal information requires the written permission of the churchwardens – see individual items for details of any restrictions.
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Information about vicars and other clergy active in the area covered by Dunedin North Anglican Parish can be found in the Fr. Michael Blain’s Biographical Directory of Anglican Clergy in the South Pacific. The directory includes biographical information on clergy and deaconesses of the Anglican Church in New Zealand, Polynesia, and Melanesia. For privacy reasons the cut-off date is an ordination date in 1951.