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Archives & Records Association
of New Zealand
Te Huinga Mahara

2025 workforce development plans

Have your say on the draft conservators & curators and librarians & archivists workforce development plans by 10 August 2025 main docs and link to surveyRead more

Driving a Digital Government Through Modern IM

The company AvePoint is organising a free event in Wellington called Driving a Digital Government Through Modern IM: Practical Steps to Uplift IM Maturity.Read more

Webinar: Fundamentals of Public Records Act compliance

ARANZ are happy to announce the fourth in a series of free webinars focused on information and records management topics. Hear Vice President Michael Upton outline the fundamentals of how a publicRead more

Otago/Southland Branch AGM

27 August 5.30pm branch AGM and talk from Evan Greensides to follow (topic TBC). Venue: Hocken Collections, Anzac Ave, Dunedin or on Zoom Attendees welcome from 5pm; meeting starts 5.30pm.  TheRead more

Brown Bag Korero: Regional voices

Otago/Southland Branch are hosting a lunch time korero session where Evan Greensides will be presenting on the topic of Regional Voices. 14th July at 1pm on the following zoom linkRead more

Webinar: Health NZ IM journey – building a future amid largescale change

ARANZ are happy to announce the third in a series of free webinars focused on information and records management topics. Hear Susan Pryor speak about Health NZ's information management journey. When:Read more

New ARANZ LinkedIn page

As part of firming up our communication channels, we have created a new ARANZ LinkedIn page and we welcome anyone to follow us there. Council's primary use of the page will be to bring things toRead more

Wellington RIMPA Roadshow: License to Protect (June 2025)

Join the RIMPA Roadshow, a one-day conference focused on protecting your organisation's data and privacy, co-organised by RIMPA Global and ARANZ. Learn from experts, participate in workshop, toRead more

Webinar: Disposal and transfer

ARANZ are happy to announce the second in a series of free webinars focused on information and records management topics. Hear from Evan Greensides, former ARANZ president  and current ArchivesRead more

Environmental management seminars (September 2025)

Chris Woods,  Director of the National Conservation Service, is speaking in Auckland and potentially Wellington, on the topic "Overturning a lifetime of misunderstanding – making the move towardsRead more

Aurora Leadership Institute

The Aurora Foundation Board is delighted to announce that applications are open for the 2025 Aurora Leadership Institute for aspiring and emerging leaders in the GLAM sector.Read more

Webinar: Managing information in SharePoint in Microsoft 365

ARANZ are happy to announce the first in a series of free webinars focused on information and records management topics. Hear from two members of ARANZ Council, who happen to both work with SharePoinRead more

Letter from to the Chief Archivist and National Librarian re: change proposal

ARANZ President Richard Foy wrote an open letter on behalf of the members of ARANZ, PHANZA, and NZHA to express our deep concern regarding the change proposal announced on 21 November 2024 for Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga Archives New Zealand and Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa National Library of New Zealand

The letter and response can be found on the Submissions, Open Letters & Reports page.

News & Events

Up-to-date information about conferences, training sessions, seminars, talks and exhibitions relating to archives and records keeping.

Archifacts

View and search online for Archifacts from 1974

Resources

Useful resources to assist members & their wider understanding of information management

Branches

A directory of our ARANZ branches, contact information and office holders

About ARANZ

ARANZ is an incorporated society, established in 1976, with the aim of promoting the understanding and importance of records and archives in New Zealand. ARANZ is administered nationally by a Council of elected members. Branches are established in Auckland, Canterbury, Central Districts, Otago/Southland, Waikato/Bay of Plenty, and Wellington.

Archivists; record managers; librarians; and other information managers; genealogists; historians; teachers; museum and art gallery curators; religious groups; professional associations; historical societies; businesses; local and central government agencies; and many other interested in the preservation and use of archives and records.

Become an ARANZ Member

There are many advantages to membership and it is a key way of engaging with the information management profession and the issues before us.

Help to preserve New Zealand’s archives and records.
Keep you informed about current archives and recordkeeping concerns and initiatives.
Give your concerns a stronger voice through the Association’s submissions and reports.
Grant you access to an informal ARANZ library.

Enable you to meet people who share your interest in archives and recordkeeping who can assist with your information needs.
Enable you to attend branch meetings and seminars.
Entitle you to receive ARANZ publications.
Give you discounted registration for ARANZ annual conferences, that provide relevant programmes of high quality.