New Zealand Archives and Libraries: Difference between revisions

Archives collect and preserve original documents of organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm. This section describes the major repositories of genealogical and historical records and sources for New Zealand.  

If you plan to visit one of these repositories, contact the organization and ask for information about their collections, hours, services, and fees.  

Although the records you need may be in an archive or library in New Zealand, the Family History Library may have copies of them in microform. The library has copies of records from several New Zealand archives, libraries, and other record repositories.  

In New Zealand there are several major types of repositories for genealogical records:  

*National and department archives  

*National library  

*City Council archives  

*Public, museum, and university libraries  

*Church archives  

*Genealogical and Historical Societies

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.  

=== Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga (formerly National Archives) ===

Archives New Zealand collects government records relating to New Zealand history, culture, and people. Records of genealogical value include:  

*Some civil registration records  

*Court records  

*Education records  

*Emigration and immigration records  

*Government employee records  

*Land records  

*Maori genealogies  

*Military records  

*Mining records  

*Naturalization records  

*Old age pension records  

*Passenger lists  

*Probate records  

*Reference materials 

 

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Mailing address:<br>PO Box 201103 Auckland Airport  

'''Archives New Zealand'''  

Wellinton Head Office and Regional Office,  

Street Address:  

10 Mulgrave St. Thorndon. Wellington 6011.  

Postal address: p. o. bOX 12-050, Wellington.  

Phone: (64-4) 499-5595  

Fax (64-4) 495-6210  

Eamil. [mailto:reference@archives.govt.nz reference@archives.govt.nz]  

''Family History at National Archives''. Wellington: Allen &amp; Unwin/National Archives, 1990, (Family History Library&nbsp;book 993.1 D27f).  

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=== Department Archives ===

In addition to Archives New Zealand and its regional offices, some government departments retain custody of the records they generate.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; Land records are held by Land Information New Zealand.&nbsp; The records of the various departments are open to the public.&nbsp; You can read more about these departments and their records under the appropriate record headings on this site.  

=== National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa ===

The National Library of New Zealand has the largest collection of reference and research materials in the country.&nbsp; It has a rich collection of family history resources.&nbsp; The Alexander Turnbull Library, which is New Zealand's main research Library, is a division of the National Library.&nbsp; Besides published items, the Turnbull Library holds New Zealand's largest collection of private manuscripts and archives.  

For advice on researching your family history or whakapapa, go to http://www.natlib.govt.nz/services/get-advice/family-history  

'''''''''Alexander Turnbull Library'''<br>Cnr Molesworth and Aitken Streets<br>Wellington<br>New Zealand<br>Telephone: (64-4)&nbsp;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 Zealand  

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

Mailing address:<br>PO Box 1467<br>Wellington 6140<br>New Zealand<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.&nbsp; It is available at many academic and public libraries.&nbsp; The Family History Library holds this catalog (FHL fiche 6343237; 793 parts) but it does not circulate to Family History Centers.  

The Alexander Turnbull Library's catalog of unpublished items is found at: <span class="link-external">http://tapuhi.natlib.govt.nz/</span>  

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

Other National Library online databases are included under the appropriate records on this site.  

=== City Council Archives ===

City councils created records in the course of their activities and contain considerable resources for family history.  

Contact details for the city council archives of the five largest cities in New Zealand are as follows:  

'''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)&nbsp;307-7792<br>E-mail: [mailto:archives@aucklandcity.govt.nz archives@aucklandcity.govt.nz]<br>Internet:&nbsp; 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)&nbsp;838-6826<br>Fax: (64-7) 838-6858<br>Internet:&nbsp; 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)&nbsp;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)&nbsp;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)&nbsp;474-3553<br>Fax: (64-3_ 474-3594<br>Email: archives@dcc.govt.nz<br>Internet: http://www.cityofdunedin.com/city/?page=archives_about  

It has a large microfilmed collection of Maori Land Court minute books and other material pertaining to Maori studies. Old maps showing old Land Claims for Auckland and&nbsp;Northland. Also maps of Auckland 1847, Auck. South 1859-64&nbsp;  

http://www.nzdf.mil.nz/personnel-records/nzdf-archives/default.htm  

'''NZ Jewish Archives<br>'''80 Webb St.<br>Wellington<br>New Zealand<br>Phone: 64-4-384-5081<br>Fax 64-4-478-9061<br>[[Http//www/nzjewisharchives.org|www/nzjewisharchives.org]]  

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

=== Historical and Genealogical Societies ===

In New Zealand, there are several organized historical and genealogical societies. Many societies maintain libraries and/or archives that collect valuable records. For more information, including addresses of the societies, see the “[[New Zealand Societies|Societies]]” section of this outline.  

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.&nbsp; First completed in 1979, the register is updated periodically and is indexed.&nbsp; It is available at several of the large repositories in New Zealand as well as the Family History Library (Family History Library book 993.1 A3nr 1979 ed.; 2 vols. in 6 parts).  

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