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In this online exhibition, explore newly digitised School Publications artworks by celebrated New Zealand artists. You'll also find out about the history of School Publications and how we acquired the records related to them.

He 80 tau o te Pokapū Kiriata ā-Motu. 80 years of the National Film Unit

Over six decades in the mid-twentieth century, the National Film Unit (NFU) made thousands of films about life in Aotearoa New Zealand. Discover the NFU’s work and history in our online exhibition.

Utaina uncovers a special piece of Aotearoa New Zealand’s music history

Read the story behind the groundbreaking song Blue Smoke and find out how the Utaina team rediscovered a one-of-a-kind version of it in our holdings.

Navigating over 100 years of foreign policy history

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has released a guide about how to navigate historical records held here at Archives New Zealand. Find out more about this collection of records and how the guide came to be.

Women in the archives — early voices tell poignant stories

Principal advisor Stefanie Lash reflects on how ordinary women appear — and don’t appear — in the government record.

Te Tiriti o Waitangi The Treaty of Waitangi

Ko Te Tiriti o Waitangi — e mōhiotia ana ki te reo Pākehā ko te Treaty of Waitangi — he whakaaetanga o ngā tangata whenua me te Karauna. Tūhuratia ngā kōrero mō Te Tiriti, mai i te timatanga ki tēnei rā.

Te Tiriti o Waitangi — known in English as the Treaty of Waitangi — is an agreement between tangata whenua and the British Crown. Discover the story of te Tiriti, from how it happened to where it is today.