Heritage resources online

A listing of general New Zealand heritage resources. See Nelson online resources, for more sites which are specific to the Nelson region, and our research guide to Central and Local Government resources for official information.

• Ancestry Library Edition *  (remote access extended to 31 December 2021)
  Trace your family history across more than 1.5 billion names from over 4,000 collections. See New Zealand content.
• Archives New Zealand
  The "keeper of the Public Record - the memory of government". This site explains their services, publications and holdings
• Bloodline
  Directory of local resources for genealogists
• Community Archive - National Directory of Archives 
• Dictionary of New Zealand Biography 
• Digital NZ
  Resource site for NZ digital content and creation. 
• Early Settlers Database
  Early ship records for Nelson immigrants
• Find NZ articles
  Index, and some full text, of articles by and about New Zealanders
• Heritage New Zealand - Archaeological Reports Digital Library - reports commissioned for Heritage New Zealand. Keyword search or browse by region.
• Index New Zealand - an Index of most NZ publications back to the mid 1980's
• Kura Heritage Collections online - Auckland City Libraries.
  Photographs, maps, manuscripts, passengers and cemetery lists.
• National Library of New Zealand 
  Explore all the collections, including the Alexander Turnbull Library
• Nelson Historical Society Journal (available from NZETC)
• Nelson Photo News
  A pictorial record of Nelson life 1960-1972
• New Zealand Electronic Text Centre [NZETC] - see Waireto
  A free online archive of New Zealand and Pacific Islands texts and heritage publications.
• NZ historic birth, deaths and marriages
  Search across historic records.
• New Zealand History Online
  From the NZ Ministry for Culture and Heritage
• New Zealand Libraries catalogue
  Holdings of most New Zealand libraries on WorldCat.
• New Zealand Statistical Publications 1840-2000
  A historical record of statistical NZ publications from the mid-19th century. See the Statistics New Zealand website for other Statistics
• New Zealand Statutes as Enacted
  Acts 1841-2007 as enacted. They do not show amendments or whether repealed. For current legislation see NZ Legislation
• Paperspast (Note - search funtions no longer work in Internet Explorer)
  Digitised national and local (including Nelson newspapers)
• Tasman District Council Cemeteries
• The Prow
  A heritage website telling the stories of the wider Nelson Marlborough and Tasman Region. People are able to add their own stories to the website.
• Te Ara
  The Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
• World War One Research guide