New Zealand's history
Learn where you can research New Zealand history. Find information about local, national, military and Māori history.
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Places to start researching NZ history
Search old newspapers, find archives and websites on local and national history.
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Military history, records and medals
Search the records and medals of New Zealanders at war and get sources for doing your own military research.
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Get a copy of a WW1 service record
Archives New Zealand is in the process of putting the military records of everyone who served in World War I online.
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Māori history
Māori are tangata whenua — people of the land. They came to Aotearoa from Polynesia in the 13th century and created a new language and culture.