Archives New Zealand

Historic, black and white image of Rocks Road.
Tasman Bays Heritage Trust / Nelson Provincial Museum, C3539

Te Whare Tohu Tuhituhinga o Aotearoa

Head Office Wellington
Phone: +64 4 499 5595
Fax: +64 4 495 6210
www.archives.govt.nz
Email contact

Resources

Government records from New Zealand Company era onwards. Records relating to Nelson are held in Head Office, Wellington. There are regional offices in Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin.

For further information refer to the book "Family History at National Archives" and its supplement "Beyond the Book" available at most libraries.

Births, Deaths and Marriages

  • Intentions to marry 1856-1956.
  • Coroners' Reports for Nelson 1844-1860, 1865-1970s (restricted access to reports less than fifty years old)

Māori

  • Māori Land Court minute books

Passenger lists

  • Records of assisted immigration to New Zealand

Wills

  • Public Trust Wills 1843-1981