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Preservation

Archives New Zealand is mandated under the Public Records Act 2005 to care for and preserve the record of government. We make sure that records of historical and cultural heritage to New Zealand are well looked after and preserved for the future.

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Our focus and how we preserve records

We hold a large number and wide variety of records. Discover how we take care of them.

Digital preservation

Find out about the digital preservation work we do on born-digital and digitised records.