The Wellington office is currently unable to carry out extended research into records on your behalf and you may need to employ a private searcher. Staff are however able to check available indexes and registers to records to locate records for you and to provide copies of records.
All enquiries are subject to the pre-payment of a research fee, which must be made whether or not the search is successful. We charge flat rates for some types of research to locate records in our indexes and registers and to supply a copy (up to 20 pages per request), or NZ$25 per half hour of research, plus any copying charges.
Payment can be made by faxing, phoning or posting your credit card details to us (Visa, Mastercard and Bankcard only).
Please do not email these details as we cannot guarantee the security of your email outside our computer system.
Alternatively, New Zealand researchers can pay by cheque, and international researchers by international money order, payable to Archives New Zealand. Our charges, in New Zealand dollars, are outlined below:
Flat Rate Charges (per item)
| New Zealand Defence Force personnel record: | $25 per record |
| Probate file: | $20 per record |
| Intention to Marry notice: | $8 per record |
These charges include up to 40 scanned or photocopied pages
Other Research (per request)
| All other enquiries: | $25 per half hour |
This charge includes up to 20 scanned or photocopied pages per half hour of research.
We endeavour to answer all queries within 15 working days of receiving them, but this can take longer depending on current demand.
Please use the drop down menu to select your enquiry type.