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...
Sep 13, 2021 | News
Image above: Colonial Sugar Company works at Chelsea, Birkenhead, Auckland. Price, William Archer, 1866-1948: Collection of postcard negatives. Ref: 1/2-000291-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22323187 The coral pink building of the...
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...
Aug 26, 2021 | News
On the second floor of the Rotorua Library Te Aka Mauri, a fascinating collection of historical items can be found in the Don Stafford Room. These items are for reference only and include research notes compiled by historian Don Stafford, historical maps, local...
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...
Aug 5, 2021 | News
Image above: Week of the Dead hand-cut screen-printed poster and Free Festival hand-cut screen-printed poster, ©1984 Stuart Page Independent music label Flying Nun Records was founded in Ōtautahi Christchurch and celebrates its fortieth anniversary this year. To...