Aims, Goals & Objectives

The objectives of the Association are:

To foster the care, preservation and use of archives and records, both to public and private, and their effective administration.
To provide an authoritative voice on matters of concern relating to archives and records.
To maintain and increase public awareness of the importance of archives and records in all matters affecting their preservation and use.
To cooperate or affiliate with any other bodies in New Zealand or elsewhere with like objectives.
To promote professional competence in the administration and preservation of archives and records; by providing advice to the appropriate authorities on levels and standards of professional education and training, and by promoting the training of archivists, records keepers, curators, librarians and others by the dissemination of specialised knowledge.
To encourage research on the care, preservation and use of archives and records and to promote the publication of the results of this research.
To promote the standing of archives institutions and those working with archives and records.
To advise and support the establishment of archives services throughout New Zealand.
To publish a journal and other publications in furtherance of these objectives.