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-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.
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+*'''Archives''' collect and preserve '''original documents''' of organizations such as churches or governments. '''Libraries''' generally collect '''published sources''' such as books, maps, and microfilm.
-If you plan to visit one of these repositories, contact the organization and ask for information about their collections, hours, services, and fees.
+*'''If you plan to visit a repository, contact them''' and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one.
+*Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''Family History Library'''] may have printed or microfilmed copies of them.
-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.&nbsp; Some web sites and e-mail addresses are given below along with postal addresses.&nbsp; In addition, some other New Zealand sites of interest can be accessed through the web site for Archives New Zealand.&nbsp; 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:
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 *Some civil registration records
 *Court records
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 *Land records
 *Maori genealogies
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 *Military records
 *Mining records
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 *Probate records
 *Reference materials&nbsp;
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 Archives New Zealand is open to the public. You can search the online catalog at: