Archives New Zealand

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agency_name = Archives New Zealand
Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

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jurisdiction = New Zealand government recordkeeping and community archives
headquarters = Mulgrave Street, Thorndon, Wellington
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minister1_name = Judith Tizard
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chief1_name = Dianne Macaskill
chief1_position = Chief Executive and Chief Archivist
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website = http://www.archives.govt.nz/
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Archives New Zealand ("Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga" in Māori) is the New Zealand government "public service department" with overall responsibility for government recordkeeping and community archives. Formed in 2000 after the separation of National Archives from the Department of Internal Affairs.

The department holds more than 80 kilometers of New Zealand government records, dating from the early 19th to the early 21st century. Researchers can search descriptions of the records online, via the Archway finding aid.

The Treaty of Waitangi is on display in the Constitution Room at the department's headquarters in Wellington.

The Public Records Act 2005 greatly expanded the role of Archives New Zealand and the powers of the Chief Archivist. The department now has a leadership role for recordkeeping throughout central and local government.

External links

* [http://www.archives.govt.nz/ Archives New Zealand]
* [http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ Archway online finding aid]
* [http://www.treatyofwaitangi.govt.nz/ The State Services Commission's Treaty site]
* [http://www.archives.govt.nz/continuum Continuum recordkeeping advice site]