On this page:
Archives
- Archive of Maori and Pacific Music.
- Archives New Zealand = Te Whare Tohu Tuhituhinga o Aotearoa - (Wellington) - includes Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin regional offices information.
- Auckland City Archives.
- Christchurch City Council Archives.
- Christchurch City Library Archives.
- Hamilton City Archives.
- Hocken Collections - University of Otago.
- LAGANZ : Lesbian and Gay Archives of New Zealand.
- Masterton/Wairarapa District Archive.
- National Register of Archives and Manuscripts = Te Rārangi Pūranga, Tuhinga Ake o te Motu - (NRAM).
- New Zealand Armed Forces Memorial Project - A record of New Zealand war graves and memorials both overseas and in New Zealand. In addition to being a pictorial record, it aims to record the stories of military personnel, whether they lost their lives or returned home.
- New Zealand Cartoon Archive - Offers over 25,000 cartoons (originals and copies), from the 1820s to the present, covering politics, social issues, economics, sport, culture, history, international issues, etc.
- New Zealand Electronic Text Centre - A searchable online archive of New Zealand texts and images drawn from New Zealand archives and institutions.
- New Zealand Film Archive: Ngā Kaitiaki o ngā Taonga Whitīahua.
- New Zealand Television Archive = Paenga Māpuna
- Niupepa = Māori newspapers - Digitised text and images from Alexander Turnbull Library's collection of Māori newspapers (1842-1933).
- Presbyterian Church Archives of Aotearoa New Zealand - includes samples of some of the material available and information for researchers.
- Sound Archives / Ngā Taonga Kōrero - holders of NZ's broadcast radio records.
- Wellington City Archives.
Libraries
National Collections
- Alexander Turnbull Library holds New Zealand's national heritage documentary heritage collections. The Turnbull Library collections are based on Turnbull's personal collection of books, manuscripts, photographs, paintings and sketches, and over time the collections have grown to contain millions of items. These include books, magazines and journals, pamphlets, newspapers, maps, music, websites, and unique archival collections such as original manuscripts, oral histories, photographs, paintings, drawings, prints, and cartoons. Collections can be accessed via the National Library Online Channel, where you can browse more than 300,000 New Zealand and Pacific images. Other online resources include PapersPast, an online collection of 19th century newspapers, TAPUHI an online search facility that provides detailed access to descriptions of archival collections. Using the Alexander Turnbull Library provides guidance on how to access the collections. See also the Friends of the Turnbull Library website.
- Parliamentary Library
Public Libraries:
- Auckland City Libraries = Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero.
- Wellington City Libraries.
- Christchurch City Libraries = Ngā Kete Wānanga-o-Ōtautahi.
- Dunedin Public Libraries.
- Hamilton City Libraries - Te Whare Pukapuka o Kirikiriroa.
- Hutt City Libraries.
- Manukau Libraries = Ngā Whare Mātauranga o Manukau.
- North Shore Libraries = Ngā Whare Mātauranga o te Raki Pae Whenua.
- Porirua City Libraries.
- Upper Hutt City Library.
- New Zealand public libraries Connects to all the public libraries (metropolitan, regional and district) in New Zealand that have websites.
University Collections
- Hocken Collections. Includes Friends of the Hocken section - articles relating to the library's collections and useful bibliographic reference lists on a range of historical subjects ranging from a history of the New Zealand Navy to sources for genealogists. Articles provided in pdf format only.
- LEARN: the University of Auckland Library = Te Tumu Herenga.
- University of Waikato Library = Te Whare Pukapuka.
- Library, University of Canterbury.
- Library, University of Otago.
- Lincoln University Library.
- Massey University Library.
- Victoria University Library = Te Pataka Korero.
Other
- Te Puna Library Directory - Links to all other major libraries, including key business collections.
- Digital NZ - Search across more than 28 million digital items to discover New Zealand treasures such as amazing aerial photos, posters and memorabilia, newspaper clippings, artworks, and publications.
Central/Local Government
- Auckland Regional Council Heritage Department.
- Department of Conservation.
- Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
- National War Memorial
- New Zealand Emblems - including with antiquities, war graves and monuments, Waitangi Day, the coat of arms, the national anthem, and the flag.
- NZHistory.net.nz
- Te Ara: the Encyclopaedia of New Zealand .
- Te Papa.
- Tourism New Zealand.
- Royal Society of New Zealand
- Historic Places Act 1993
- National War Memorial Act 1992
- New Zealand Antiquities Act.
- Waitangi Day Act 1976
Historical Associations
- Antarctic Heritage Trust (AHT) -NZ-based international trust which has undertaken responsibility for the preservation and protection of the historic sites of Antarctica, and in particular the 'heroic-era' bases in the Ross Sea region which have very strong links to NZ. The site provides a variety of information about these sites and the events associated with them.
- Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology.
- Labour History Project - (formerly the Trade Union History Project) includes bibliographies, timelines and other information relating to trade union history.
- Maritime Archeological Association of New Zealand.
- National Oral History Association of New Zealand - (NOHANZ).
- New Zealand Archaeological Association.
- New Zealand Historical Association.
- New Zealand History Teachers' Association
- Heritage New Zealand (formerly New Zealand Historic Places Trust). Includes a register (database) of 1000 historic structures. Searchable database displays some photographs and reports.
- PHANZA (Professional Historians' Association of New Zealand/Aotearoa).
- QEII National Trust.
- Te Puna Historical Society directory - Regional and community historical associations.
Museums
- Air Force Museum: New Zealand's premier military aviation collection- Outlines the collections and libraries at both the Wigram (Christchurch), and the Ohakea wings of the RNZAF Museum.
- Aratoi pathways - Wairarapa Museum of Art and History.
- Army Museum Waiouru - New Zealand army memorial museum.
- Auckland Museum.
- Bedplate Press Printing Museum - New Zealand's printing history.
- British Museum - The website of the British Museum's Pacific, New Zealand and Australia collections.
- Canterbury Museum.
- Kauri Museum - Focuses on the history the Kauri Gum industry in Northland.
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
- Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
- Museum of Wellington City & Sea.
- New Zealand National Maritime Museum - Collections include a diverse range of nautical and historical artefacts that represent New Zealand maritime history from the earliest Polynesian arrivals to modern day seafaring.
- New Zealand Rugby Museum - All things rugby, with a focus on the All Blacks.
- Olympic Museum - Of the New Zealand Olympic Committee.
- Otago Museum
- Petone Settlers Museum - Focuses on the history of the people of Hutt City and surrounding district.
- Puke Ariki - Taranaki museum, library and visitor information centre.
- Rotorua Museum.
- Southland Museum.
- Suter = Te Aratoi o Whakatu - Nelson Region's art museum.
- Tairawhiti Museum = Te Whare Toonga o te Tairawhiti - Gisborne museum and art gallery.
- Tauranga Heritage Collections
- Te Awamutu Museum.
- Te Manawa - Palmerston North's combined museum, gallery and science centre.
- Tokomaru Steam - Private steam engine/rail museum, open to the public.
- Waikato Museum.
- Wellington Museums Trust - The Wellington Museums Trust operate and manage City Gallery Wellington, Capital E, Museum of Wellington City & Sea, Wellington Cable Car Museum and Colonial Cottage Museum, and manage the New Zealand Cricket Museum jointly with the NZ Cricket Museum Trust.
- Whakatane Museum & Gallery.
- Whanganui Regional Museum.
- Digital NZ - Gateway to some New Zealand library, gallery and museum collections.
- New Zealand museums on line An on-line directory of links to New Zealand museums, galleries, archives and historic repositories.
Universities
- University of Auckland = Te Whare Wānanga o Tāmaki Makaurau.
- University of Waikato.
- Massey University = Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa.
- Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand = Te Whare Wānanga o te Upoko o te Ika a Maui Aotearoa.
- University of Canterbury.
- Lincoln University = Te Whare Wānaka o Aoraki: Canterbury New Zealand.
- University of Otago.
- Te Puna Web Directory- The most complete list of New Zealand tertiary institutions.
- Database of over 3,000 tertiary institutions world wide - provided by Christina DeMello.
Other
- Writerfind.com - run by New Zealand Writing Professionals Online - a central information site for NZ writers - includes a database of budding scribes divided by categories (see editing/research for history writers).
