[2] The Anglican church was built in 1835 by Gilbert Mair under the supervision of Charles Baker (later Reverend), and originally held services in both English and Māori.

[3] The land for the church was purchased in 1834 from local chiefs on the condition that Māori and Pākehā (non-Māori) would have the same right to burial.

[1] Tāmati Wāka Nene, a Māori chief who fought for the British in that conflict, is buried in the church graveyard.

[1][4] In the early 20th century, Christ Church was served by vicars based at Kawakawa and from 1953 onwards, Kerikeri.

In 1963 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip visited the church, and in 1986 for its 150th anniversary Prime Minister David Lange and Sir Paul Reeves attended.