Budget 2020 provides a major investment in New Zealand’s documentary heritage sector, with a commitment to leasing a new Archives Wellington facility and an increase in funding for Archives and National Library work.

What to do with records created during the COVID-19 pandemic

We'd like to hear how information managers are meeting the challenges of COVID-19

We're making some changes to the Community Archives website

The way we live and work is rapidly evolving to meet the challenges of COVID-19. As we employ new ways of working it is important to ensure information continues to be managed effectively.

The decision to close the Archives New Zealand Christchurch and Dunedin reading rooms has been made today. This follows the closure of the reading rooms at sites in Auckland and Wellington last night at 6pm.

We've made some changes to Archway to make it easier to discover digital records.

The Minister of Internal Affairs is seeking nominations from candidates who are interested in bringing their skills and experience to the role of member on the Archives Council Te Rua Wānanga

We've updated an instruction to local authorities and released some new guidance on digital storage and preservation

Archway will be unavailable this Saturday 15 February from 6pm until Monday 17 February at 9am. This is to allow our annual release processes and testing to run

Looking for relevant options for information and records management education and training? We’ve made these easier to identify by updating our guidance Providers of education and training in information and records management

Thanks to those who provided feedback on our announced changes to reading room hours. We've taken some of these on board and as a result we've changed the pilot hours for our Auckland and Wellington reading rooms.

For the next ten weeks Archives NZ, the National Library of NZ, and Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision will host Ngati Porou interns who will research, review and archive Ngāti Porou taonga.

We're proud to announce the launch of our reimagined National Collection of War Art.

We are pleased to announce the release of a revised version of the Regulatory Statement.

We've released our first released ever digital report on the State of Government recordkeeping alongside the results of the survey of information management practice of public offices and local authorities

We welcome a new partnership with Axiell, the world’s leading supplier of software to the cultural sector, to manage our unique archives.

From 14 November 2019 to 16 December 2019 we are inviting your feedback on a proposed functional disposal authority approach to the disposal of classes of information and records documenting certain core health sector functions

Today sees the release of more than 100 previously classified Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) files held by Archives New Zealand’s Wellington office, in a joint initiative between the two departments.

Our Dunedin archive is having some building and plant work done which will cause some noise and disruption until mid November

Release of new Regulatory Statements: Public Sector Archival Selection Statement (19/Sm4), Disposal Statement (19/Sm12) and the new Appraisal Statement (16/Sm3 v2)

To improve the protection of and access to New Zealand's documentary heritage

Several public offices have requested a temporary suspension to access of their records

The Survey of public sector information management 2019 closed last week.

Come along to Archives in Wellington on Sunday 7 July to help us create and improve Wikipedia articles relating to New Zealand history

Public offices and local authorities are invited to report on the state of their information management, with responses due by 8 July 2019.

The annual survey will be reinstated from June as part of the Monitoring Framework

Have a look around. We think you will like it.

Digitisation of Samoan land records

Changes to the turnaround time for our Government Loans service

Notice to the information managers that the annual survey of public sector information management will be rolled out on 17 June

Information on the tools we are developing to support the sector and improve compliance

Information on piloting a different approach to the DHBs General Disposal Authority (DA262)