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Archives New Zealand holds records of:

Archives New Zealand – Auckland Regional Office | CAB Directory Listing

2. Past Events at Archives New Zealand Auckland Regional Office

Archives New Zealand Auckland Regional Office, Auckland - Eventfinda

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In 1954, the First National Government's cabinet approved the establishment of a national archive
and the office of a chief archivist, and the drafting of enabling legislation. The Archives Act
1957 established the National Archives within the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA). It also gave
the chief archivist the power to approve the disposal of official records and to require the transfer of
records to the National Archives after 25 years. The Archives Act also affirmed public access to the
National Archives. While the National Archives were established in 1957, they were preceded by the
Dominion Archives and the former war archives at the Hope Gibbons building in Wellington.[2]

Archives New Zealand, Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga is the official guardian of New Zealand’s
public archives. They gather, store and protect an extremely wide range of material. Our holdings
include the originals of the Treaty of Waitangi, government documents, maps, paintings,
photographs, and film. Besides, Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office provide free,
confidential, independent information and advice to anyone. The Archives New Zealand, Auckland
Regional Office also help people know what their rights are and how to access services they
need. They use insights from their clients' experiences to show when policies and laws and/or their
implementation are having a negative impact on people. Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional
Office work for positive social change

Next, Archives New Zealand works to ensure records of long-term value are kept
permanently and people have access to these records. As the government's recordkeeping
authority, it administers the Public Records Act 2005 and promotes good information management
throughout government." The Public Records Act 2005 sets the framework for contemporary record-
keeping across government and Archives New Zealand works with government agencies to
administer the Act.

Finally, The Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office work to ensure effective, trusted
government information for the benefit of all New Zealanders. We preserve and protect more than
seven million official records, from 19th century treaties to 21st century documents and data. The
Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office goal is for all New Zealanders to easily access and
use this taonga, connecting the people to their rights and entitlements and stories now and for the
future. Archives New Zealand administers the Public Records Act 2005 (PRA), which establishes the
regulatory framework for information and records management across the public sector. Under the
PRA, our role is to: - Enable the government to be held accountable by ensuring that full and
accurate records of central and local government are created and maintained - Preserve and
manage, and provide access to, records of long-term value - Enhance public confidence in the
integrity of public and local authority records In fulfilling these responsibilities, The Archives New
Zealand, Auckland Regional Office ensure that New Zealanders have access to New Zealand's public
archives so that they may better understand their heritage and democracy.
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Finally, the virtual visit to Archives New Zealand's Auckland Regional Office provides us with
a better understanding of the management of records created by New Zealand's government and
public institutions. This archive's administration provides users with a wealth of information about
the records and archival materials. To be more specific, they maintain, and store materials related to
public offices and local governments in accordance with the Public Records Act, as well as how they
must maintain and store the physical public archives they hold. Documents with historical and
continuing value that may be required in the future are among the materials preserved. To make key
changes, there also needs to be recognition by the wider archives profession of what issues exist
within community archives, how they should be prioritised, and who is most able to help address
them. This is something that can only really be solved through wider collaboration with community
archivists and input from stakeholders such as heritage information institutions and associations.

The way the Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office management handles these
materials are then made accessible to the public users on an online platform to help researchers and
students to learn more about the New Zealand recordkeeping. The New Zealand archives have a
vital role to play in collecting and maintaining records that may otherwise be lost. This Archives New
Zealand's Auckland Regional Office has covered an area of archives management that deserves more
focus across the archival in New Zealand. Although collections of records have existed for years, the
concept of archives is still somewhat ambiguous because they also have documents and maps of
nearly 200 years of New Zealand history that most dated after 1840. Lastly, the Archives New
Zealand, Auckland Regional Office as the government’s recordkeeping authority, Archives New
Zealand administer the Public Records Act 2005 and promote good information management
throughout government.
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Research Services, Recordkeeping Advice, Records Disposal and Transfer, Archives

preservation, Digitisation, and Digital Records Management