Te rohe | - Location
Archives Head Office - Wellington 10 Mulgrave Street, Thorndon, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

Ngā haora mahi | - Opening hours
Monday – Friday 10am – 3pm

Te utu | - Admission
Free

We work to ensure effective, trusted government information for the benefit of all New Zealanders. We preserve and protect more than seven million official records, from 19th century treaties to 21st century documents and data. Our goal is for all New Zealanders to easily access and use this taonga, connecting you to your rights and entitlements and stories – now and for the future.

Apart from our Wellington office (details below). We have 3 other offices across the motu.

Auckland
Address: 95 Richard Pearce Drive, Mangere , Manukau 2022
Email: auckland.archives@dia.govt.nz
Hours: Monday - Friday 9am - 1pm

Christchurch
Address: 15 Harvard Avenue, Wigram, Christchurch 8042
Email: christchurch.archives@dia.govt.nz
Hours: Monday - Friday 9am- 1pm

Dunedin
Address: 556 George Street, Dunedin 9016
Email: dunedin.archives@dia.govt.nz
Hours: Monday - Friday 9am - 1pm

For more details go to our website: https://www.archives.govt.nz/about-us/contact-us

Ngā momo kohinga -
Collection Strengths

Archives and manuscripts

• Maps and plans

Audiovisual

Books and journals

Military

Pacific cultures

Photography

• Documentary photography
• Historic photography

Natural history and sciences

Social history

Taonga Māori

Transport

Technology

Indigenous cultures

• Archives

• Wheelchair access

• Free Wi-Fi

• Toilets

• Postal address

  PO Box 12-050, Wellington

• Phone number

  64-4-499 5595

• Email address

  research.archives@dia.govt.nz

• Website

  https://archives.govt.nz