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• Archifacts
  Archifacts is the journal of the Archives and Records Association of New Zealand. Contents page for latest issue is available together with indexes for 1974-2002.
  
  
• Archives New Zealand = Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga
  Describes the functions and services of the National Archives, the agency responsible for collecting, preserving and providing access to the records of the New Zealand government.
  
  
• Archway
  Archway is Archives New Zealand's system for documenting government records in the context of their creation and use. It contains descriptive information only and does not yet provide online access to the text of the records. Includes histories of government departments, the functions they performed and the types of records they created.
  
  
• Audio Visual Archives
  The Archives New Zealand Film site where users are able to search through the core National Film Unit (NFU) collection as well as view selected films, and find out about preservation work, the history and life of the film unit.
  
  
• Coda : an institutional repository for the New Zealand ITP sector
  Provides access to the research of the New Zealand Institutes of Technology and Polytechnic sector.
  
  
• DigitalCommons@Massey
  Massey University's institutional repository. Preserves and provides access to research and scholarship undertaken at Massey. Site includes FAQs, information about submitting a thesis, and RSS feed.
  
  
• Film Archive : Ngā Kaitiaki o ngā Taonga Whitīahua : the New Zealand Film Archive
  The New Zealand Film Archive has three principal functions: to collect, protect and project New Zealand's moving image heritage. The collection of predominantly New Zealand film and video dates from 1895 to the present day. The site provides information about the Film Archive and collections; how films may be viewed; taonga Māori; and resources for teachers and students. News items are also included.
  
  
• LAGANZ : Lesbian and Gay Archives of New Zealand
  The Lesbian and Gay Archives of New Zealand (LAGANZ) Trust was formed in 1992. Its Board of Trustees has an agreement with the Alexander Turnbull Library for the collection's permanent accommodation. The collections remain under the ownership of the Trust, and are open to researchers on the same basis as other research heritage collections. The site includes information about the collection, the LAGANZ Trust, and friends of LAGANZ (with online membership form), as well as resources for people interested in the history of recent events affecting gays and lesbians in New Zealand.
  
  
• Library / Archives New Zealand = Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga
  Information about Archives New Zealand Library collection and services, including access to the online catalogue.
  
  
• Marriages database
  Enables searching of marriage index records for a second spouse by using year and folio number, and from 1840-1862 by name. Māori data spans 1904-1959.
  
  
• Masterton District Library and Wairarapa Archive
  Information about the library includes its history from 1867, its services, an online newsletter in PDF format, and an online request form. Access to the online catalogue is available. The Wairarapa Archive is a collecting archive that aims to collect records relating to the Wairarapa region. It provides access to these collections through an online database.
  
  
• National Register of Archives and Manuscripts = Te Rārangi Pūranga, Tuhinga Ake o te Motu : www.nram.org.nz
  NRAM is used by archivists and researchers to signpost archival collections held in museums, local government bodies, libraries, historical societies, community repositories, and in-house business, educational, religious and sporting archives throughout New Zealand. The site includes background information and instructions for contributors, as well as a search facility.
  
  
• New Zealand Armed Forces Memorial Project
  Project to photograph and collect a pictorial record of New Zealand war graves and memorials both overseas and in New Zealand and to record the stories of military personnel, whether they lost their lives or returned home. Site has links to Commonwealth War Graves Commission and numerous military sites.
  
  
• New Zealand Baptist Archives database
  Catalogue of archives of the NZ Baptist Historical Society.
  
  
• New Zealand Electronic Text Centre
  The New Zealand Electronic Text Centre (NZETC) is generating a searchable online archive of New Zealand texts and images drawn from New Zealand archives and institutions.
  
  
• New Zealand Television Archive = Paenga Māpuna : collection of prized possesions
  Profiles the collections and services of the NZ Television Archive which has the largest collection of sound and images relating to New Zealand in the world. This includes all television programmes made in New Zealand since the early 1960s and incorporates the National Film Unit.
  
  
• Newsletter / Archives and Records Association of New Zealand Inc
  Newsletter of the Archives and Records Association of New Zealand including articles of interest to archivists and other record keepers. Issues (excluding current one) are available in full-text.
  
  
• Presbyterian Church Archives of Aotearoa New Zealand
  The archives bring together information from many sources, particularly in relation to Otago and Southland. They include genealogical material and a database of Presbyterian marriages as well as a large collection of photographs, cine film, slides, audio/video tapes & plans.
  
  
• ResearchSpace@Auckland
  A searchable digital repository or archive for University of Auckland digital theses and research materials.
  
  
• ScholarlyCommons@AUT
  ScholarlyCommons@AUT is the central archive and repository for the long term preservation of the Auckland University of Technology digital research and scholarly output. Includes links to other institutional repositories.
  
  
• Sound Archives Ngā Taonga Kōrero-- : a subsidiary of Radio New Zealand
  Manages, collects, preserves and provides access to the nation's recorded radio heritage. The Ngā Taonga Kōrero collections in Auckland have a Maori focus, whilst the Sound Archives in Christchurch collections hold a broad range of recordings. Site has searchable database of recordings, copies of most items held are available for purchase,
  
  
• Tapuhi
  Catalogue of unpublished material - photos, drawings & prints, maps, manuscripts and archival material - from the Alexander Turnbull Library collections.
  
  
• Timeframes
  Database of selected New Zealand, Pacific and Antarctica heritage images from the collections of the Alexander Turnbull Library, the research library within the National Library of New Zealand.