National Library of New Zealand, Digital Collections include Timeframes with one million+ images from the Alexander Turnbull Library, Papers Past with digitised pages from 68 New Zealand newspapers and periodicals (1839-1945) and a wide variety of other online material. Updated
Directory of New Zealand Libraries with contact details and information for New Zealand libraries.
University of Auckland Library's Early New Zealand Books Project provides keyword-searchable text of significant books (currently 116 titles) published about New Zealand in the 19th century.
Auckland City Libraries Digital Library's history and genealogy online databases include Auckland passenger arrivals and vessels; city street names; crown grants; Auckland police census; cemetery records; 1881 electoral rolls; photographers, armed constabulary plus much more.
Matapihi searches for pictures, sounds and objects
from New Zealand's archives, galleries, libraries and museums.
The Community Archive, previously known as the National Register of Archives and
Manuscripts, is a hub for New Zealand's archival organisations to manage and
showcase their collections. It is a free, easy to use mini archive management
system. Contributors range from individuals and small local organisations
through to large institutions with nationally significant collections.
New Zealand Births, Deaths and Marriages Office site which details their services.
Presbyterian
Church Archives of Aotearoa online searching of
New Zealand Presbyterian marriage (1848-1930) and baptism
(1848-1920) registers.
New Zealand
Obituaries with obituary,
death and funeral notices from New Zealand newspapers (2006-). The free basic
search returns the full text of the notice but no reference to the original
source (newspaper).
FamilySearch
by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints. This site features free searchable Historical Record
Collections. The record collections for Australia and New
Zealand include:
New
• New Zealand, Probate Records.
This
collection includes digital images of probate records from the Archives of New
Zealand. An index is available at the Archives http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/. This
is an ongoing project with images added as they become
available.
Cemeteries
Interment.net
New Zealand cemetery record transcripts. Complete listings or
significant partial listings are available for: Arundel (part); Te Puke
(Bay of Plenty); Houhora, Mount Camel, Hukerenui, St Saviours, Kaitaia,
Towai, Waiharara and Pipiwai (Northland Province); Lawrence (Central
Otago); Kelvin Grove (Palmerston North-part) and Eastern Cemetery
(Invercargill-part).
Christchurch City Libraries List of Online New Zealand cemeteries and cemetery records.
Auckland City Libraries Digital Library includes cemetery records for Hillsborough, Onetangi, Waiheke Island, Otahuhu Public and Waikaraka. There is also databases for St Stephen's (1849-1982) and Symonds Street, Auckland's main cemetery until 1886.
Ashburton District Council site for cemeteries at Ashburton, Methven, Rakaia, Chertsey, Mt Somers, Ruapuna, Alford Forest, Winslow, Hinds, Waterton, Barrhill, Dorie, Windermere, Coldstream and Cracroft. This site offers an alphabetical online search.
Cambridge Museum Cemeteries Index online includes Cambridge cemetery burials and headstones to 1910, Pukerimu cemetery to 1981 and Leamington cemetery.
Central Hawke's Bay District Council online burial search for Waipawa, Waipukurau, Takapau, Onga Onga (Forest Gate), Tikokino (Hampton), Otane (Kaikora North), Porangahau, Ashley Clinton, Makaretu and Elsthorpe.
Christchurch City Council Cemeteries Database includes the following: Addington cemetery, Avonhead Park cemetery, Barbadoes Street, Belfast cemetery, Bromley cemetery, Linwood cemetery, Memorial Park cemetery, Ruru Lawn cemetery, Sydenham cemetery, Waimairi cemetery, Woolston cemetery and Yaldhurst cemetery.
Dunedin City Council cemetery database for Dunedin Cemeteries.
Hamilton City Council Online Cemetery Database for Hamilton Park, Hamilton East and Hamilton West cemeteries.
Hastings District Council Cemetery Search for Hastings, Havelock North, Mangaroa and Puketapu.
Hauraki District Council Online Searches for Paeroa (Pukerimu) cemetery, Waihi cemetery and Hauraki Plains Memorial Wall.
Horowhenua
Library Trust with
access to the Horowhenua cemeteries database.
Hurunui
District Council Cemetery Database for Balcairn, Cheviot (Homeview), Culverden, Glenmark, Hanmer
Springs, Hawarden (Horsley Down), Rotherham, Waiau and Waikari cemeteries.
Kapiti Coast District Council. Click on Public Facilities then Cemeteries for alphabetical lists of interments at Awa Tapu-Paraparaumu, Paraparaumu Beach, Waikanae and Otaki cemeteries.
Kawerau District Council burial records can be downloaded as a PDF file.
Mackenzie District Council (Fairlie) offers an online cemetery database search.
Manawatu District Council Cemetery Search for Feilding, Rongotea, Halcombe, Sandon (Sanson), Kimbolton, Rangiwahia, Waituna West and Pohangina.
Manukau Memorial Gardens (formerly Papatoetoe cemetery) online database.
Masterton District Council Cemetery Archives' search for Archer Street and Riverside cemeteries.Nelson City Council's online cemeteries database.
New Plymouth District Council online cemetery database.
Norsewood Cemetery & Settlers' Genealogies Project. The graves of many Scandinavian immigrants, predominantly Norwegians, can be found here. Online data is available.
North Shore City Council cemetery search for Albany Village, Birkenhead-Glenfield, Mt Victoria, North Shore Memorial Park, O'Neill's Point, Pompallier and St Mary's Pioneer cemeteries .Palmerston North City Council. Online Services include a Cemetery and Cremation Search for Ashhurst, Kelvin Grove and Terrace End cemeteries.
Porirua City Council with online searches of Porirua and Whenua Tapu and Pauatahanui cemeteries.
Purewa Cemetery & Crematorium (Auckland) offers a burial & cremation search.
South Taranaki District Council's site offers access to cemetery records for Eltham, Hawera, Kaponga, Manaia, Okaiawa, Opunake, Otakeho, Patea and Waihi.
Tararua District Council's online cemeteries search.
Tasman District Council cemetery search.Taupo District Council's cemetery database online.
Thames Coromandel District Council. Online burial records for Bufallo, Christ Church (Anglican), Colville, Mercury Bay, Omahu, Shortland, Tairua, Tararu, Totara Memorial Park, Whangamata.
Timaru District Council's online cemeteries database.
Upper
Hutt City Council online search of Akatarawa cemetery.
Westland District
Council cemeteries online.
Whangarei District
Council cemetery
records online.
Ancestorsonboard.com database to Outward Passenger Lists for voyages departing the British Isles 1890-1960 for Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, South Africa and USA. The free name search lists names, age, sex, departure year and port, destination port and county plus details of transcripts and images which are available for a fee.
FamilySearch
by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This
site features free searchable Historical Record Collections. The record
collections for Australia and New Zealand include:New
• Immigration Passenger Lists,
1855-1973
These
passenger lists include immigrants arriving mostly from the British Isles,
and also from Western Europe, Asia, and Polynesia. These records are indexed and linked
to images of the original passenger lists. This is an ongoing project with data being added as it
becomes available.
Ancestry.com offers access to New Zealand, Naturalisations,
1843-1981. This database contains an index of persons
who were naturalised or given citizenship in New Zealand. Citizenship did not
begin until 1949, but persons who were not born within the British Commonwealth
and applied for naturalisation were given British citizenship prior to 1949.
Depending on the register, the records may include: name of individual, age or
birth date, birthplace, place of residence, former nationality, naturalisation
date, file number, certificate register and register page number. There is a
free name search with various subscription options available.
Images of the
records are not available due to privacy restrictions. New
New Zealand Immigrant Shipping from
Hamburg 1872-1876. This site lists Danes (including those from the former
Schleswig area) emigrating to New Zealand. It includes passenger details from
the original passenger lists (held by the LDS) plus details gathered by the
Danish Authorities. A comparison chart highlights any differences between the
information from the passenger list and that gathered by the police authorities
in Denmark. This allows more accurate identification of names (by
spelling) and the last place of abode in Denmark. CDs with the data are
available.
Datamarine's War
Brides Index to war bride passenger lists for ships bound
for Canada, United States, Australia and New Zealand 1946-1947. A search returns
name and destination country. Fees apply for further details.
New Zealand Yesteryears provides 19th Century History Resources for Genealogists. This ongoing site has 942+ ships listed plus 2434+ passenger lists online. It also includes ships' images and diaries where available. A site search engine enables surname searching.
Auckland City Libraries Digital
Library includes Auckland Area
Passenger Arrivals (1838-1886; 1909-1921) and Auckland Passenger Vessels
(1838-1885).
The New Zealand Maritime Record m aintained by the NZ National Maritime Museum offers access to The Maritime Histories -Ship Index which includes 1,500+ images and details of migrant liners in the Antipodean service, historic New Zealand vessels, preserved New Zealand ships of historic interest, alpine lake steamers, wrecks and hulks of Lyttelton Harbour, New Zealand maritime disasters, distinguished ocean liners plus links to other sites about ships with a specific NZ connection.
Voyager New Zealand Maritime Museum, New Zealand Maritime Index allows you to search for vessels, organisations, subjects, and people, mentioned in a number of publications currently being indexed by the Museum.
New Zealand Bound. A gateway site for locating emigrant ships arriving in New Zealand. Includes links to passenger lists online plus links to other shipping sites.
Our Stuff lists 1000+ Passenger Lists for ships to New Zealand. Arrivals and departures for coastal shipping are also listed, some with passenger lists.
Immigrant Ships to New Zealand (1835-1910). Lists the movements of ships. Some passenger lists are available.
Passenger arrivals at Port Chalmers, March 1848 to January 1851. Includes a corrected version of Dr Hocken's appendix to his 1898 book Contributions to the Early History of New Zealand (Otago) which lists passengers from Great Britain to Otago (Port Chalmers) 1848-1851.
The NZ Ireland Connection. This site highlights the connections between New Zealand and Ireland. A list of New Zealand's Irish Immigrants is available online (contributions welcome).
Resources and Link SitesDictionary of New Zealand Biography offers 3000+ biographies online (deceased persons only).
Goldminers of New Zealand 1861-1868. This site, by Kae Lewis, has a searchable database to 20,000+ gold-miners. Many of these gold miners came for a short time from Australia.
New ZealandGenWeb with regional projects for Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Hawkes' Bay, Taranaki, Wanganui, Manawatu, Wellington, Nelson and Bays, West Coast, North Mid Canterbury, South Canterbury, Otago and Southland. There is also an extensive resources list.
University of Waikato, Databases-New Zealand offers online searching of Bibliography of New Zealand Bibliographies, Bibliography of Published New Zealand Family Histories and New Zealand Titles of Genealogical Interest.
NZ Genealogy Databases offers those with a kiwi connection the opportunity to submit genealogical data as a GEDCOM file and to view data submitted by others. Currently has 14.5+ million people on family trees, many of them linked to documents and other resources. There is free registration to search the database. A subscription is required to view the records.
Stratford branch, New Zealand Society of Genealogists. This site has an extensive set of useful Genealogy Links for all aspects of family history research in New Zealand.The Otago Nominal Index to the names of people in documents held by the Hocken Library, Dunedin. It includes local directories, electoral rolls, police gazettes and jurors' lists.
Land Information New Zealand’s geographic place and street names search.
Funeral notices, obituaries and other items from New Zealand newspapers (1840s-1980s).
RootsWeb New Zealand Mailing Lists (14). A great way to find others with similar interests.
SocietiesBay of Islands (Kerikeri) branch, New Zealand Society of Genealogists.
Gore branch, New Zealand Society of Genealogists.
Hamilton branch, New Zealand Society of Genealogists.
New Plymouth branch, New Zealand Society of Genealogists.
South Canterbury branch, New Zealand Society of Genealogists.
Southland branch, New Zealand Society of Genealogists.
Stratford branch, New Zealand Society of Genealogists.
Whangarei branch, New Zealand Society of Genealogists.
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