Blog: Te Waipounamu and the Black Maps

Sep 16, 2021 | News

Image above: Original 4 mile maps of Province & Southern Alps by Von Haast, R22668133 [CH1031/BM 193], held by Archives New Zealand/Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, Christchurch Regional Office. To celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week), we have...

NZMS Covid-19 Update

Aug 31, 2021 | News

Our Auckland office is operating under Alert Level 3 restrictions, while our Christchurch and Wellington offices are following Alert Level 2 restrictions. Our staff have returned to the office to resume working on digitisation and microfilm projects. NZMS has put...

NZMS at Level 4

Aug 18, 2021 | News

NZMS’s physical offices are currently closed in compliance with the Government’s Alert Level 4 lockdown. At this stage, our offices in Christchurch and Wellington open following Alert Level 3 restrictions on Wednesday 1st September. Our Auckland office will remain...

Phase One iXH Product Demonstration

Jun 4, 2021 | News

As New Zealand’s exclusive resellers for Phase One Cultural Heritage equipment, New Zealand Micrographic Services are proud to be hosting product demonstrations for the Phase One iXH Camera System, with the brand new UltraRes 72mm MkII Lens. As a leader in...

Protecting New Zealand’s Naval Heritage

Mar 18, 2021 | Archives, Case Studies, Digital Preservation, Digitise, Replica

At the mouth of the Waitematā Harbour in Devonport lies Torpedo Bay — a site of remarkable historical significance. Since 1880, it has been continuously occupied by New Zealand military forces, once even being the site of a torpedo station that made up Auckland’s...