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Many of these repositories have web sites on the Internet.  Some web sites and e-mail addresses are given below along with postal addresses.  In addition, some other New Zealand sites of interest can be accessed through the web site for Archives New Zealand.  The web site address is given below.

* Reference materials 

Archives New Zealand is open to the public. You can search the online catalog at:<br />http://archway.archives.govt.nz/

'''Archives New Zealand (Head Office)<br />'''

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| 10 Mulgrave St <br />Wellington

| PO Box 12050<br />Wellington

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'''Archives New Zealand'''<br />Auckland Regional Office<br />525 Mt Wellington Highway<br />Otahuhu<br />Auckland<br />New Zealand<br />Telephone: (64-9) 270-1100<br />Fax: (64-9) 276 4472<br />Email: [mailto:auckland@archives.govt.nz auckland@archives.govt.nz]<br />Internet: http://www.archives.govt.nz/about/ourstructure/regionals/auckland.php

 

'''Archives New Zealand'''<br />Christchurch Regional Office<br />90 Peterborough Street<br />Christchurch<br />New Zealand

Mailing address:<br />PO Box 642<br />Christchurch<br />New Zealand<br />Telephone: (64-3) 377 0760<br />Fax: (64-3) 365 2662<br />Email: [mailto:christchurch@archives.govt.nz christchurch@archives.govt.nz]

 

Mailing address:<br />PO Box 6183<br />Dunedin North<br />Dunedin<br />New Zealand<br />Telephone: (64-3) 477 0404<br />Fax: (64-3) 477 0422<br />Email: [mailto:dunedin@archives.govt.nz dunedin@archives.govt.nz]

''Beyond the Book''.  Wellington: National Archives, 1994, (FHL book 993.1 D27f  Supp. 1994).

 

 

In addition to Archives New Zealand and its regional offices, some government departments retain custody of the records they generate.  Civil registration records are held by the Department of Internal Affairs in the Central Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Wills and probate records from 1990 to the present are held either at the High Courts of the Justice Department or by the Public Trust Office.  Land records are held by Land Information New Zealand.  The records of the various departments are open to the public.  You can read more about these departments and their records under the appropriate record headings on this site.

The National Library of New <span class="highlightedSearchTerm">Zealand</span> has the largest collection of reference and research materials in the country.  It has a rich collection of family history resources.  The Alexander Turnbull Library, which is New <span class="highlightedSearchTerm">Zealand</span>'s main research Library, is a division of the National Library.  Besides published items, the Turnbull Library holds New <span class="highlightedSearchTerm">Zealand</span>'s largest collection of private manuscripts and <span class="highlightedSearchTerm">archives</span>.

'''''''''Alexander Turnbull Library'''<br />Cnr Molesworth and Aitken Streets<br />Wellington<br />New <span class="highlightedSearchTerm">Zealand</span><br />Telephone: (64-4) 474-3120<br />Fax: (64-4) 474-3063<br />Email: <span class="link-mailto">[mailto:atl@natlib.govt.nz atl@natlib.govt.nz]</span><br />Internet: <span class="link-external">http://www.natlib.govt.nz/atl</span>

Mailing address:<br />Alexander Turnbull Library<br />PO Box 12349<br />Wellington 6144<br />New <span class="highlightedSearchTerm">Zealand</span>

'''National Library of New <span class="highlightedSearchTerm">Zealand</span><br />'''Cnr Molesworth and Aitken Streets<br />Thorndon<br />Wellington<br />New <span class="highlightedSearchTerm">Zealand</span>

Mailing address:<br />PO Box 1467<br />Wellington 6140<br />New <span class="highlightedSearchTerm">Zealand</span><br />Telephone: (64-4)474-3000<br />Fax: 64-4-474-3035<br />Email: <span class="link-mailto">[mailto:information@natlib.govt.nz information@natlib.govt.nz]</span><br />Internet:<br /><span class="link-external">http://www.natlib.govt.nz/collections/areas-of-focus/family-history</span>

The Alexander Turnbull Library has published its pre-1984 catalog on microfiche.  It is available at many academic and public libraries.  The Family History Library holds this catalog (FHL fiche 6343237; 793 parts) but it does not circulate to Family History Centers.

An online database of heritage items from the Alexander Turnbull Library, called Timeframes, is also available on the Internet.  It contains over 42,000 heritage images, mostly dated pre-1947, and is growing every day.  The address is:<br /><span class="link-external">[http://timeframes.natlib.govt.nz/ http://timeframes.natlib.govt.nz/<br />]</span>

'''Auckland City Archives'''<br />Auckland Public Library<br />Lorne Street<br />Auckland<br />New Zealand

Mailing address:<br />Private Bag 92516<br />Wellesley Street<br />Auckland<br />New Zealand<br />Telephone: (64-9) 307-7792<br />E-mail: [mailto:archives@aucklandcity.govt.nz archives@aucklandcity.govt.nz]<br />Internet:  http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/auckland/introduction/archives/using.asp

<span></span>'''Hamilton City Archives'''<br />Hamilton City Libraries<br />9 Garden Place<br />Hamilton<br />New Zealand

Mailing address:<br />PO Box 933<br />Hamilton 3240<br />New Zealand<br />Telephone: (64-7) 838-6826<br />Fax: (64-7) 838-6858<br />Internet:  http://www.hamiltonlibraries.co.nz/page/pageid/2145833031

'''Wellington City Council Archives<br />'''28 Barker Street (off Cambridge Terrace)<br />PO Box 2199<br />Wellington<br />New Zealand<br />Telephone: (64-4) 801-2096<br />Fax: (64-4) 801-2097<br />Email: [mailto:archives@wcc.govt.nz archives@wcc.govt.nz]<br />Internet: http://www.wellington.govt.nz/services/archives/history/history.html

'''Christchurch City Council Archives'''<br />90 Peterborough Street<br />Christchurch<br />New Zealand

Mailing address:<br />PO Box 237<br />Christchurch<br />New Zealand<br />Telephone: (64-3) 377-0760<br />Internet: http://www.ccc.govt.nz/Handbook/archives.asp

'''Dunedin City Council Archives'''<br />Civic Centre<br />50 The Octagon<br />Dunedin<br />New Zealand

Mailing address:<br />PO Box 5045<br />Dunedin<br />New Zealand<br />Telephone: (64-3) 474-3553<br />Fax: (64-3_ 474-3594<br />Email: archives@dcc.govt.nz<br />Internet: http://www.cityofdunedin.com/city/?page=archives_about

Some sources helpful to family history research are available in major libraries in New Zealand, and smaller public libraries may also have family history collections.  Most libraries’ collections are open to the public. The National Library of New Zealand has already been mentioned.  Listed below are some major libraries in New Zealand with collections of records valuable to family history research.  Contact these libraries and ask about their collections, hours, services, and fees.

'''Auckland City Libraries'''<br />Lorne Street<br />Auckland<br />New Zealand<br />Telephone: (64-9) 307-7795<br />Email: [mailto:Library_Family_History@aucklandcity.govt.nz Library_Family_History@aucklandcity.govt.nz]<br />Internet: http://www.aucklandlibrary.co.nz/

Mailing address:<br />PO Box 4138<br />Auckland<br />New Zealand

It has a large collection of records for New Zealand, as well as for other areas of the world.  A published guide to their collection is available: ''Researching Family History in the Collections of  Auckland City Libraries.'' (Auckland: Auckland City Library, 1997.)

'''Christchurch City Libraries'''<br />Cnr Gloucester Street and Oxford Tce<br />Christchurch<br />New Zealand

''''''Mailing address:<br />''''''PO Box 1466<br />Christchurch Mail Centre<br />New Zealand<br />Telephone: (64-3) 941-7923<br />Fax: (64-3) 941-7848<br />Email: library@ccc.govt.nz<br />Internet: http://library.christchurch.org.nz/

'''Auckland Institute and Museum Library<br />'''Domain Drive<br />Auckland<br />New Zealand

Mailing address:<br />Private Bag 92-018<br />Auckland<br />New Zealand<br />Telephone: (64-9) 309-0443<br />Fax: (64-9) 379-9956<br />Email: info@aucklandmuseum.com<br />Internet: http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/?t=200

'''Hocken Library'''<br />University of Otago<br />Cnr Anzac Ave and Parry Street<br />Dunedin<br />New Zealand<br />Telephone: (64-3) 479-8868<br />Fax: (63-3) 479-5078<br />Email hocken@library.otago.ac.nz<br />Internet: http://www.library.otago.ac.nz/hocken/index.html

Mailing address:<br />Hocken Library<br />PO Box 56<br />Dunedin<br />New Zealand

'''Macmillan Brown Library'''<br />University of Canterbury<br />Private Bag 4800<br />Christchurch 8140<br />New Zealand<br />Telephone: (64-3) 364-2753<br />Email: [mailto:macbrown@libr.canterbury.ac.nz macbrown@libr.canterbury.ac.nz]<br />Internet: http://library.canterbury.ac.nz/mb/

'''University of Waikato Library'''<br />Private Bag 3105<br />Hamilton 3240<br />New Zealand<br />Telephone: (64-7) 838-4466<br />Fax: (64-7) 838-4899<br />Email: [mailto:library@waikato.ac.nz library@waikato.ac.nz]<br />Internet: http://www.waikato.ac.nz/library/resources/nzc/

This library has an extensive collection of new Zealand biographies.<br />Internet:  http://www.waikato.ac.nz/library/resources/nzc/biography.shtml

'''University of Auckland Library'''<br />Private Bag 92-019<br />Auckland Mail Centre 1142<br />New Zealand<br />Telephone: (64-9) 373-7599<br />Internet: http://www.library.auckland.ac.nz/

Many church records of New Zealand are in the custody of the minister or priest of the parish or congregation which created the records. Some early records are in church or religious archives.  The Anglican, Catholic, Methodist, Baptist and Presbyterian faiths, as well as the Salvation Army, all have archives, and some have more than one.  The Anglican church, for instance, has six diocesan archives.  Listed below is one main archive for each of the major religious organizations.  The staff at these archives will be able to direct you to the specific archive that holds records for your congregation of interest. It is possible to write to these archives and request brief searches of their records.  Keep written requests simple and include a self-addressed envelope and a small contribution for expenses and postage.

Provincial Archives-St John’s Theological College<br />202 St John’s Road<br />Auckland 5<br />New Zealand<br />Internet: http://www.anglican.org.nz/Resources/Archives1.htm

Archdiocese of Wellington Archives<br />22-30 Hill Street<br />Wellington<br />New Zealand

Mailing address:<br />PO Box 198<br />Wellington<br />New Zealand<br />Telephone: (64-4) 496-1777<br />Internet: http://www.catholic.org.nz/

Methodist Church of New Zealand Archives<br />Morley House<br />Latimer Square<br />Christchurch <br />New Zealand

Mailing address:<br />PO Box 931<br />Christchurch 8015<br />New Zealand

Telephone: (64-3) 366-6049<br />Fax: (64-3) 364-9439<br />Email:  archives@methodist.org.nz<br />Internet: http://www.methodist.org.nz/index.cfm/home[http://www.methodist.org.nz/index.cfm/Archives <br />]

New Zealand Baptist Historical Society<br />Carey Baptist College<br />473 Great South Road<br />Penrose<br />Auckland<br />New Zealand

Mailing address:<br />PO Box 12-149<br />Penrose<br />Auckland<br />New Zealand

Telephone: (64-9)525-4017<br />Fax: (64-9) 525-4096<br />Email: enquiries@carey.ac.nz<br />Internet: http://www.carey.ac.nz/The_College/Pages/Contact_Us/

Knox College Library<br />Arden Street<br />Opoho<br />Dunedin 9001<br />New Zealand

Telephone: (64-3) 473-0107<br />Fax: (64-3) 473-8466<br />Email: pcanzarchives@knoxcollege.ac.nz <br />Internet: http://www.archives.presbyterian.org.nz/

Salvation Army<br />PO Box 6015<br />Wellington<br />New Zealand

Telephone: (64-4) 382-0732<br />Fax: (64-4) 802-6259<br />Email: archives@nzf.salvationarmy.org<br />Internet: http://www.salvationarmy.org.nz/SITE_Default/SITE_special_services/archives.asp

Bromell, Anne.  ''Tracing Family History in New Zealand.''  Auckland, New Zealand: Godwit Publishing Ltd., 1996.  (FHL book 993.1 D27ba 1996.)

NRAM is a register for manuscripts and archives held in many New Zealand repositories. Manuscripts in the custody of some smaller libraries are not included.  First completed in 1979, the register is updated periodically and is indexed.  It is available at several of the large repositories in New Zealand as well as the Family History Library (FHL book 993.1 A3nr 1979 ed.; 2 vols. in 6 parts).

NRAM is searchable online  at: http://www.nram.org.nz/about.php