Te Hauora
Health
How to find health and mental health patient files, admission registers and other hospital and asylum archives.
You need to pre-order records for viewing in our Auckland reading room. Contact us 2 working days before your planned visit so that we can have the records ready for you. You'll need to show a photo ID to be issued with records. Pre-order records
Our Wellington reading room is now closed. It will reopen from 1 September 2025 from its new location in the National Library reading rooms. Read more about the shared reading rooms