Archives Central :Horizons RC

The Horizons Regional Council Collection is at the Archives Central building at 40 Bowen Street, Feilding.

The Horizons Regional Council was formed in 1989 from an amalgamation of Catchment Boards, Drainage Boards, Pest Destruction Boards, Noxious Plant Authorities and United Councils in the Manawatu Wanganui Region.

The Horizons Collection contains the records of these numerous predecessor organisations and earlier ones such as Rabbit Boards and River Boards that operated within the current regional boundaries from 1887-1989.

 The types of records found in the Horizons archives include:

• Minute books and other meeting papers
• Correspondence files
• Letter books
• Rate books and valuation rolls
• Electoral rolls
• Accounts and financial records

Requesting Information

The Regional Council archives are stored at the Archives Central building at 40 Bowen Street, Feilding. Contact details may be found on the right hand side of this page, or on the contact page.