New Zealand guides to migration, probate and personal files.
Visit the official resource ↗Coverage and access
- Resource type
- Catalogue and guidance
- Filter by territory
- New Zealand
- External link review
- — Official page consulted
Collections to search
Collections described by file type; probate, immigration and whakapapa research guides.
A workflow for this portal
Choose the event guide, then search Collections. Record item code, repository and access. Connect arrival files to records in the country of origin.
Access and copies
A description may lead to a reading room or an order. Check item access and copying conditions before travelling.
Institutional reference page
Archives New Zealand — Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga ↗The review covers the guidance page, not every image or ordering service.
What you can research here
The guide separates probate, coroner inquiries, school lists, migration and naturalisation. For Māori whakapapa it highlights Māori Land Court minute books, whose testimony may record family relationships.
Prepare a focused search
Choose an event, not just a name: death, schooling, arrival or land matter. Record court, school or port and date. Interpret testimony in its file context before inferring a relationship.
Institutional reference page ↗ ·
Official guidance consulted; individual records and full collection coverage have not been verified.
Sources & references
- Archives New Zealand — Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga ↗ (Resource review date : )