Overview

As the storehouse of New Zealand's records, the National Archives are a treasure trove of government records and her early history. View the Treaty of Waitangi, access early maps and plans (The archives hold the largest cartographic collection in New Zealand. They store over 300,000 maps, plans and blueprints, artworks and photographs. There is always an exhibition being held on an aspect of New Zealand's history. Delve into the past to get a glimpse of some of the things that made us what we are.