An update on the status of the change in reading room hours pilot

This week the Chief Archivist’s Annual Report on the State of Government Recordkeeping 2019/20 was tabled in the House of Representatives

As part of our leadership role for information management (IM) across the government sector, today we have released the Information Management Maturity Assessment for public office and local authority use.

A new specialised storage facility in Levin will help to meet the growing needs of the National Library of New Zealand, Archives New Zealand and Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision

Stephen Clarke has been appointed as New Zealand’s permanent Chief Archivist - Kaipupuri Matua.

Information about Archives NZ’s audits of public office recordkeeping and information management practices

Public offices and local authorities are invited to report on the state of their information management, with responses due by 7 August 2020.

We’re pleased to announce the release of a new guide to assist public offices and local authorities in adopting Microsoft 365 services

Budget 2020 provides a major investment in New Zealand’s documentary heritage sector, with a commitment to leasing a new Archives Wellington facility and an increase in funding for Archives and National Library work.

What to do with records created during the COVID-19 pandemic

We'd like to hear how information managers are meeting the challenges of COVID-19

We're making some changes to the Community Archives website

The way we live and work is rapidly evolving to meet the challenges of COVID-19. As we employ new ways of working it is important to ensure information continues to be managed effectively.

The decision to close the Archives New Zealand Christchurch and Dunedin reading rooms has been made today. This follows the closure of the reading rooms at sites in Auckland and Wellington last night at 6pm.

We've made some changes to Archway to make it easier to discover digital records.

We've updated an instruction to local authorities and released some new guidance on digital storage and preservation

Thanks to those who provided feedback on our announced changes to reading room hours. We've taken some of these on board and as a result we've changed the pilot hours for our Auckland and Wellington reading rooms.

We welcome a new partnership with Axiell, the world’s leading supplier of software to the cultural sector, to manage our unique archives.

Today sees the release of more than 100 previously classified Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) files held by Archives New Zealand’s Wellington office, in a joint initiative between the two departments.

To improve the protection of and access to New Zealand's documentary heritage

Several public offices have requested a temporary suspension to access of their records

Digitisation of Samoan land records

Changes to the turnaround time for our Government Loans service

Information on the tools we are developing to support the sector and improve compliance

Information on piloting a different approach to the DHBs General Disposal Authority (DA262)