Chief Archivist and General Manager

 
Greg Goulding is the Chief Archivist and General Manager of Archives New Zealand within the Knowledge, Information, Research and Technology Group (KIRT) of the new Department of Internal Affairs.
 
Greg took up his new appointment on 4 April 2011. He has worked for Archives New Zealand and its predecessor National Archives, since 1989.
 
Prior to his new appointment Greg had been acting in the Chief Archivist’s role and was formerly Group Manager, Government Recordkeeping. He led the development and implementation of the Public Records Act 2005 which now provides the basis for security of government information across the State sector.
 
Greg’s appointment results from Archives New Zealand’s integration with the Department of Internal Affairs which took place on 1 February this year. He took a leading role in the project to integrate both Archives New Zealand and the National Library with the Department.
 
The KIRT Group includes the National Library of New Zealand, Government Technology Services and the office of the Government Chief Information Officer. Being connected with other key players in information management provides a sound base for Archives New Zealand to continually improve its service to government recordkeeping.
 
Archives New Zealand implements the Public Records Act 2005 which includes the rollout of the Public Records Act Audit Programme and the implementation of the Digital Continuity Action Plan. The work to build the Government Digital Archive will make a significant contribution to improving public agency recordkeeping.  Increased ICT capacity also ensures the wealth of information in the archives is readily available online to more people.
 

Archives New Zealand continues to streamline service delivery through collaboration with both public and private sector agencies and to digitise public archives so more people can access these vital records from more locations through the internet. Smarter customer-focused services will help ensure public records are more readily available now and in the future.