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Manage information

The New Zealand public sector is required by the Public Records Act 2005 (PRA) to create and maintain full, accurate and accessible records of the affairs of government. Information and records must be accurate and trustworthy, so they can be used now or in the future to enable governments to be held to account.

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Key obligations – Public Records Act 2005
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Information management guides (A-Z)
Intentions to dispose for public comment
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The PRA gives the Chief Archivist an independent role in leading and providing an integrated regulatory framework for the systematic creation, management, disposal and preservation of public sector information and records, including data. The PRA provides tools and powers for the Chief Archivist and Archives New Zealand to use in our stewardship role to regulate, assist and support public sector organisations to enable trusted government information.

How to manage your information

Guidance for public offices and local authorities on how to manage information and records under the Public Records Act

A–Z list of guidance

Find all information management guidance for public offices and local authorities

How we regulate

How we monitor and audit the sector, our other regulatory tools and updates on any public sector organisations planning to dispose of records

Government loans

Public sector organisations can borrow records that have been transferred to us. Find out how it works.

Information management updates

Learn about changes in public sector information management

Case studies

Read our case studies to learn how public sector organisations in Aotearoa New Zealand are developing best practice information management in line with the Public Records Act 2005.

Sector engagement

Recordings and presentations from our stakeholder engagement forums.

The care records definition

Get the details on our care records definition. Read our plain language and detailed versions of the care records definition and learn more about how we came up with it.