ARANZ Conference
2026 ARANZ Conference
We warmly invite you to the 2026 ARANZ Conference in Te Whanganui-a-Tara | Wellington,
where we celebrate 50 years of the Archives and Records Association of New Zealand.
He aha te mea nui ō te ao? He tāngata. He tāngata. He tāngata.
What is the most important thing in the world? It is people. It is people. It is people.
Our conference theme focuses on people. The people who create and maintain records. The
people whose stories and knowledge are found in archives, and the people whose stories are
missing. The people who use archives and records, now and in the future. Community
members, researchers, students, policymakers, artists, dreamers… Mā wai ēnei mahi places
people at the heart of our conference and at the heart of our practice. Everyone has a place in the archives.
At this conference, we’ll discuss the past, present, and future of the Association and the
archives and records profession in Aotearoa. How have we supported people over the past fifty
years? How do we honour knowledge across our many communities and cultures? How can we
continue to improve connections between records, archives, and communities over the next fifty years?
The website for the 2026 ARANZ Conference is now live and can be found using the link below