Research and Family History Guides

Research and Family History Guides contain summaries of commonly used records held at Archives New Zealand. The guides provide brief details of records held, including archives references, as well as advice about the information contained. Please note that Reference Guides are not comprehensive and can only cover a small proportion of Archives New Zealand's total holdings.

Citizenship Reference Guide (182 kb)
Citizenship, Naturalisation, Aliens, Chinese.
Personal Identity Reference Guide (217 kb)
Births, Deaths and Marriages, Intentions to Marry, Coroner's Inquests, Probates, Other Records.
War Reference Guide (188 kb)
Nineteenth Century, First World War 1914-1918, Second World War 1935-1945, Post Second World War, Air Force and Navy, Other Records.
Migration Reference Guide (147 kb)
Shipping Records, Immigration 1840-1880s, Immigration 1880s-1970, Special Group/Nationality Migrations, Other Sources of Immigration Information, Emigration.
Education Reference Guide (653 kb)
Department of Education, Education Boards, Teachers, Universities.
Mental Health Reference Guide (126 kb)
Māori Research Topics
Te Reo me nga Tikanga Maori (Language and traditions), Nga Pakanga (Wars), Whakapapa (Genealogy), Whenua (Land).