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On Microfilm

Feilding Guardian and Feilding Star from 1879 to 1934. You can also search the Feilding Star on Papers Past.


On Microfiche

  • New Zealand Death Index 1840 - 1980
  • New Zealand Birth and Marriage Index from 1840 - 1990. You can search for older records online at www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz.
  • New Zealand Cemetery records to 2009
  • Shipping indexes

On Computer

Stones Directories - These function in much the same way as a telephone directory and yellow pages, listing street addresses along with occupations. Regions covered are Dunedin, Otago and Southland; Canterbury, Nelson, Marlborough & Westland; Wellington, Hawkes Bay & Taranaki. The period covered is from the late 19th to the early 20th centuries. The directories are text searchable on computer.


In the Library

There are other heritage resources available: Local history books, magazines and journals.


Historic Photographs

We hold over two thousand photographs of Feilding and surrounding districts as hard copies in the Library. All of these plus more photos, journals, newspapers and snippets can be accessed digitally through www.feildingheritage.nz