The Lost Archives of the
Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand

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General Assembly Committees & Miscellaneous Material -

• History of General Assembly Record Keeping
• Communication Department
• Maori & Home Mission Committee
• Life and Work Committee
• Maori Synod
• Missions Committee
• New Life Committee
• Radio Sound Recordings  

Presbyterian Synod of Otago & Southland :

• Synod Clerk
• Synod Missions Committee

National Presbyterian Organisations :

• Young Men's Bible Class Union Executive
   

The 90th Anniversary History of the of the Presbyterian Church :

• The Saga of Rev John Dickson's Non-Existant 1930 History

Religious Artifacts / Where Are They Now ? :

• The NZ Bible Class Union Banner
• The Yan Woh Banner
• The Rev JD Gordon "Relic"
• Parish Communion Tokens

Mission Council Records :

• Canton Villages / South China Mission
• New Hebrides Mission
• Punjab Mission
   

Significant Personal Papers & Artefacts :

• Rev George Barclay
• Rev Thomas Burns
• Rev Alexander Don
• Rev James Duncan
• Rev John Elmslie
• Rev Oscar Michelsen
• Rev Thomas Norrie
• Rev Donald Ross
• Rev Thomas Smaill

Northland Presbytery -

• Kaikohe Presbyterian Church
• Kaurihohore Presbyterian Church
• Mangapai Presbyterian Church
• St Andrews Presbyterian Church, Dargaville
• Whangarei Presbyterian Church
• Waipu Presbyterian Church

North Shore Presbytery -

(See Auckland Presbytery) 
 

Auckland Presbytery -

• Balmoral (Edendale) Presbyterian Church, Auckland
• Belmont Presbyterian Church, Auckland
• Ellerslie Presbyterian Church, Auckland
• Epsom Presbyterian Church, Auckland
• Helensville Presbyterian Church, Auckland
• Hobsonville Presbyterian Church, Auckland
• Knox Presbyterian Church, Parnell, Auckland
• Mahurangi Presbyterian Church
• Mangere Presbyterian Church
• Mongonui Presbyterian Church
• Mt. Albert Presbyterian Church, Auckland
• Mt Eden Presbyterian Church, Auckland
• Onehunga Presbyterian Church
• Orakei Presbyterian Church
• St Aidan's Presbyterian Church, Auckland
• St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Auckland (Howick?)
• St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Birkenhead
• St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Henderson
• St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Howick
• St Davids Presbyterian Church, Mangapai
• St David's Presbyterian Church, Parnell, Auckland
• St George's Presbyterian Church, Takapuna, Auckland
• St Heliers Presbyterian Church, Auckland
• St James Presbyterian Church, Auckland
• St Mungo's Presbyterian Church, Grey Lynn, Auckland
• St Ninian's Presbyterian Church, Avondale ("The Whau"), Auckland
• St Paul's Presbyterian Church, Devonport, Auckland
• St Peter's Presbyterian Church, Grey Lynn, Auckland
• St Stephen's Presbyterian Church, Ponsonby, Auckland
• Tamaki Presbyterian Church, Point England, Auckland
• Auckland District Bible Class District Committee
• Auckland Presbyterian Women's Missionary Union Presbyterial
   

South Auckland Presbytery -

• Clevedon Presbyterian Church
• Drury Presbyterian Church (Previously known as Opaheke)
• Mauku Presbyterian Church
• Papakura Presbyterian Church
• Pokeno Presbyterian Church
• Pukekohe East Presbyterian Church
• Queen's Redoubt Presbyterian Church
• St James's Presbyterian Church, Pukekohe
• St. John's Presbyterian Church, Papatoetoe
• Tuakau Presbyterian Church
• Waiuku Presbyterian Parish
   

Waikato Presbytery -

• Coromandel-Whitianga Parish
• First Presbyterian Church, Taumarunui
• Huntly Presbyterian Church
• Kihi Kihi Presbyterian Church
• Knox Presbyterian Church, Hamilton East
• Knox Presbyterian Church, Huntly
• Knox Presbyterian Church, Morrinsville
• Knox Presbyterian Church, Ngaruawahia
• Paeroa Presbyterian Church
• Paterangi Presbyterian Church
• Raglan Parish
• Rotowaro Presbyterian Church
• St Andrew's Presbyterian Church (Waikato West), Te Awamutu
• St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Te Kuiti
• St David's Presbyterian Church, Otorohanga
• Te Aroha Presbyterian Church
• Thames Presbyterian Church
• Trinity Presbyterian Church, Cambridge
• Westside Presbyterian Church, Frankton
   

Bay of Plenty Presbytery -

• Kawerau Presbyterian Church
• St John's Presbyterian Church, Opotiki
• Rangitaiki Presbyterian Church
• Rotorua Presbyterian Church
• St Peter's Presbyterian Church, Tauranga
• St. Stephen's Co-Operating Parish, Reporoa
• Wairakei Presbyterian Church
• Whakateane Presbyterian Church
   

Gisborne Presbytery -

• Matawhero Presbyterian Church
• St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Gisborne
• Tokomaru Bay Presbyterian Church
• Wairoa Presbyterian Church
   

Hawkes Bay Presbytery -

• Clive Presbyterian Church
• Eskdale (Petane) Presbyterian Church
• Havelock North Presbyterian Church
• Iona Girls College Havelock North
• Knox Presbyterian Church, Dannevirke
• Maraekakaho Presbyterian Church
• Napier South Presbyterian Church
• Port Ahuriri Presbyterian Church
• St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Hastings
• St Paul's Presbyterian Church, Napier
• Takapau-Norsewood Parish
• Tamumu Church Hall
• Taradale Presbyterian Church
• Waipawa Presbyterian Church
• Woodville Presbyterian Church
• Presbytery of Hawkes Bay
   

Taranaki Presbytery -

• Hawera Presbyterian Church
• New Plymouth Presbyterian Church
• Patea Presbyterian Church
• Waverley Presbyterian Church
   

Wanganui Presbytery -

• Bulls Presbyterian Church
• Knox-St Mark's Presbyterian Church, Wanganui
• Mangaweka-Rewa Presbyterian Church
• Marton Presbyterian Church
• Ohakune Presbyterian Church
• St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Hunterville
• St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Marton
• St Paul's Presbyterian Church, Wanganui
• Taihape Presbyterian Church
• Turakina Presbyterian Church
• Wanganui Presbytery
• Westmere Presbyterian Church
   

Manawatu Presbytery - 

• Foxton Presbyterian Church
• Halcombe Presbyterian Church
• Knox Presbyterian Church, Feilding
• Rongotea Presbyterian Church
• St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Levin
• St Paul's Presbyterian Church, Feilding
• Shannon Presbyterian Church
• Woodville Presbyterian Church
   

Wairarapa Presbytery -

• Featherston Presbyterian Church
• Greytown Presbyterian Church
• Knox Presbyterian Church, Masterton
• Landsdowne Presbyterian Church, Masterton
• Martinborough Presbyterian Church
• St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Eketehuna
• Wairarapa Presbytery Records
   

Wellington Presbytery -

• Island Bay Presbyterian Church
• Kelburn Presbyterian Church
• Kent Terrace Presbyterian Church, Wellington
• Khandallah Presbyterian Church
• Kilbirnie Presbyterian Church
• Knox Church, Lower Hutt
• Levin Presbyterian Church
• Plimmerton Presbyterian Church
• Roseneath Presbyterian Church
• St Andrew's on the Terrace Presbyterian Church, Wellington (The "Scotch Kirk")
• St David's Presbyterian Church, Upper Hutt
• St Giles Presbyterian Church, Wellington
• St James' Presbyterian Church, Newtown, Wellington
• St John's Presbyterian Church, Wellington
• St Ninian's Presbyterian Church, Karori, Wellington
• St Stephen's Presbyterian Church, Lower Hutt
   

Nelson - Marlborough Presbytery -

• Collingwood Presbyterian Church
• Picton Presbyterian Church
• Renwicktown (Renwick / Omaka) Presbyterian Church
• St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Blenheim
• St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Takaka
• St Paul's Presbyterian Church, Kaikoura
• St Paul's Presbyterian Church, Picton
• Tasman Presbyterian Church, Moutere Hills 
• Trinity Presbyterian Church, Nelson
   
   

Westland - Buller Presbytery -

• Brunnerton Presbyterian Church
• Central Westland Parish
• Cobden Presbyterian Church
• Denniston Presbyterian Church
• Hector Presbyterian Church
• Ikamatua-Totara Flat Presbyterian Church
• Knox Church, Reefton
• No Town Presbyterian Church
• Runanga Presbyterian Church
• St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Ross
• St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Westport
• St John's Presbyterian Church, Greymouth
• Woodstock Presbyterian Church
   

Christchurch Presbytery -

• Akaroa Presbyterian Church
• Cashmere Presbyterian Church, Christchurch
• Christchurch District Bible Class Records
• Cust-Oxford Presbyterian Church
• Dunsandel Presbyterian Church
• Halkett Presbyterian Charge [Kirwee, Kimberley, Darfield]
• Hanmer Springs Presbyterian Church
• Kaiapoi Presbyterian Church
• Knox Presbyterian Church, Cheviot
• Knox Presbyterian Church, Christchurch
• Leeston Presbyterian Church
• Rangiora Presbyterian Church
• St Alban's Presbyterian Church, Christchurch
• St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Christchurch
• St David's Presbyterian Church, Sydenham, Christchurch
• St George's Presbyterian Church, Christchurch
• St Giles Presbyterian Church, Christchurch
• St John's Presbyterian Church, Lyttleton
• St Pauls Presbyterian Church, Christchurch
• St Peter's Presbyterian Church, Christchurch
• St Stephen's Presbyterian Church , Bryndwr, Christchurch
• Scargill Presbyterian Church
• Sefton Presbyterian Church
• Sheffield Presbyterian Church
• Southbridge-Dunsandel Parish
• Sumner Presbyterian Church, Christchurch
   
   

Ashburton Presbytery -

• Hinds Presbyterian Church
• Mayfield Presbyterian Church
• Methven Presbyterian Church
• Springburn Presbyterian Church
   

Timaru Presbytery -

• Chalmers Church, Timaru
• Geraldine Presbyterian Church
• Mackenzie County Parish
• Morven Presbyterian Church
• Orari Presbyterian Church
• Pleasant Point Presbyterian Church
• St Paul's Presbyterian Church, Timaru
• Southburn Presbyterian Church
• Temuka Presbyterian Church
• Trinity Presbyterian Church, Timaru
• Waimate Presbyterian Church
   

North Otago Presbytery -

• Columba Presbyterian Church, Oamaru
• Duntroon Presbyterian Church
• Enfield Presbyterian Church
• Herbert Presbyterian Church
• Kurow Presbyterian Church
• Lower Waitaki Parish
• Maheno Presbyterian Church
• North Otago Bible Class Camp Site Committee
• Otematata Presbyterian Church
• Palmerston Presbyterian Church
• St Barnabas Presbyterian Church, Maheno
• St John's Presbyterian Church Otepopo
• St Paul's Presbyterian Church, Oamaru
• Tokaraki Presbyterian Church
   

Dunedin Presbytery -

• Andersons Bay Presbyterian Church, Dunedin
• Brighton Presbyterian Church
• Caversham Presbyterian Church, Dunedin
• Chinese Church, Dunedin
• Concord Presbyterian Church
• East Taieri Presbyterian Church
• First Presbyterian Church, Dunedin
• Green Island Presbyterian Church, Dunedin
• Iona Presbyterian Church, Port Chalmers
• Kaikorai Presbyterian Church, Dunedin
• Knox Presbyterian Church, Dunedin
• Maori Hill Presbyterian Church, Dunedin
• Maungatua Presbyterian Church
• Merton Presbyterian Church
• Mornington Presbyterian Church, Dunedin
• Mosgiel Presbyterian Church
• North Taieri Presbyterian Church
• Otago Peninsula Parish
• Portobello Presbyterian Church
• Presbytery of Dunedin
• St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Dunedin
• St Clair Presbyterian Church, Dunedin.
• St David's Presbyterian Church, North East Valley, Dunedin
• St Margaret's Presbyterian Church, South Dunedin
• St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church, Dunedin
• Sawyers Bay Church Hall
• Waikouaiti Presbyterian Church
• Waipori Falls Hall
• Waitati Presbyterian Church
• West Taieri Presbyterian Church
   

Otago Central Presbytery -

• Alexandra Presbyterian Church
• Clyde (Dunstan) Presbyterian Church
• Cromwell Presbyterian Church
• Frankton Presbyterian Church
• Hogburn (Naseby) Union Church
• Mt. Ida Parish
• Miller's Flat Presbyterian Church
• St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Queenstown
• St John's Presbyterian Church, Arrowtown
• Teviot Presbyterian Church
• Upper Clutha Parish
• Upper Kyburn Church
   

Clutha Presbytery -

• Balclutha Presbyterian Church
• Catlins - Ratanui [Home] Mission Station
• Kaitangata Presbyterian Church
• Lawrence Presbyterian Church
• Lovell's Flat Presbyterian Church
• Owaka Presbyterian Church
• Parish of Clutha (Inchclutha - Kaitangata)
• Popotunoa Parish (Clinton)
• Purekiriki Presbyterian Church
• Rongahere Presbyterian Church
• St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Balclutha
• South Clutha Parish (Puerua)
• Tahatika Presbyterian Church
• Tokomairiro Presbyterian Church, Milton
• Tuapeka West Presbyterian Church
• Waihola Presbyterian Church
• Waitahuna Presbyterian Church
• Waiwera South Presbyterian Church
• Warepa-Kaihiku Parish
   

Mataura Presbytery -

• Camp Columba, Pukerau
• East Gore Presbyterian Church
• Edendale Presbyterian Church
• Kelso Presbyterian Church
• Kaiwera Presbyterian Church
• Knapdale Presbyterian Church
• Mataura Presbyterian Church
• Presbyterian Women's Missionary Union, Mataura Presbyterial
• Riversdale Presbyterian Church
• St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Gore
• Tapanui Presbyterian Church
• Tuturau Presbyterian Church
• Waikaia (Switzers) Presbyterian Church
• Waikaka Presbyterian Church
• Waikaka Valley Presbyterian Church
• Waipahi Presbyterian Church
• Wendon Presbyterian Church
• Wendonside Presbyterian Church
• Wyndham Presbyterian Church
   

Southland Presbytery -

• Bluff Presbyterian Church
• Centre Bush Parish
• Forest Hill Parish
• Fortrose Presbyterian Church
• Limestone Plains Parish
• Lumsden Presbyterian Church
• Nightcaps-Waiono Parish
• North Invercargill Presbyterian Church
• Oban Presbyterian Church / Stewart Island Home Mission Station
• Orawia Presbyterian Church
• Orepuki - Tuatapere Parish
• Otautau Presbyterian Church
• Oteramika Presbyterian Church
• Riverton Presbyterian Church
• St Paul's Presbyterian Church, Invercargill
• St Stephen's Presbyterian Church, Invercargill
• Stewart Island Home Mission Station / Oban Presbyterian Church
• Taringatura Parish
• Toi Tois Parish
• Tuatapere Presbyterian Church
• Winton Presbyterian Church
• Woodlands (Longbush) Presbyterian Church
• Waianiwa-Waimatuku Parish

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