Heritage resources online

A listing of general New Zealand heritage resources. See Nelson Heritage online, for resources which are specific to the Nelson region.

• Ancestry Library Edition *  (library database for use in the library only)
  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
• Alexander Turnbull Library
  The National Library's New Zealand collections
• Bloodline
  Directory of local resources for genealogists
• Community Archive - National Register of Archives and Manuscripts
  New Zealand's hub for archival collections
• Dictionary of New Zealand Biography 
• An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
  Edited by A.H. McLintock; and published in 1966. For many subjects it remains a valuable source. The contents have not been corrected or updated for publication online. Digitised as part of the Te Ara - Encyclopedia of New Zealand Project.
• Digital NZ
  Resource site for NZ digital content and creation. Search DIGITALNZ 
• 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 Digital Collections - includes Appendices to the Journals of the House of Representatives
• 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.
• 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
• Waireto (NZETC) from Victoria University
  A free online archive of New Zealand and Pacific Islands texts and heritage publications.
• World War One Research guide