Phase one of the refurbishment of the Wellington office ground floor is nearing completion and phase two will begin next week.
One of our most significant accomplishments of phase one has been developing the Archives Gateway situated near the main entrance on the ground floor. This area will be a place where you can:
- Learn more about Archives New Zealand
- View audio/visual material from our holdings
- Find out about what we do, what we have and how we can help you with a quick and/ or preliminary research
- Order archival material that can then be viewed in the Reading Room
- Register as a reader
- View microfilm and reproductions of some of our archival holding
We have also developed a new public register room, which will eventually hold some of the Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) collections. We have upgraded the finding aids area which is located where the old Reading Room entrance was, refreshed the locker room and developed the space for our new readers lounge.
Phase Two – 2 November to 4 December 2009
Phase two involves upgrading the Reading Room, a complete makeover of the public toilets and some changes to staff toilets. This will probably be the most disruptive period of time through our refurbishment project.
The changes that will affect you directly are:
- From 4 November all members of the public will need to use temporary toilet facilities located off the stairwell near the existing toilets. There will be plenty of signage to show you where to go. If you need to use facilities for the disabled, please speak to the staff at Reception who will arrange for you to be escorted upstairs to use staff facilities.
- From 2 November the Reading Room entrance will again be moved to a temporary location just beyond the lifts. The temporary space is smaller than the current Reading Room, however you will still have access to all of the same information that you do now.
The Reading Room may be completed earlier than 4 December. We will keep you updated with regular notices about how this work is proceeding.
Please note that our Reading Room hours will remain as 10.30am to 5pm Monday to Friday until early January 2010 and that the Constitution Room is closed until early 2010 (this includes the Treaty of Waitangi). We do apologise for any inconvenience that this work may cause. Please contact Jolene Armadoros if you have any questions or concerns:
Jolene Armadoros, Project Manager, Ph: 0-4-931 6982, E-mail: Jolene.armadoros at archives.govt.nz