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The website is maintained by Archives New Zealand. This website provides users with easy access to government-held public information. The copyright material on this website may be copied, printed or downloaded or reproduced in any number of copies and in any format or medium provided that:

it is not changed
it is not sold
it is not used in an inappropriate or misleading context having regard to the nature of the material
any disclaimers included on the published information are reproduced on any reproduction of the material
where the material is being published or issued to others, the source and copyright status must be acknowledged

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Complaints Procedure

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Privacy

If you visit this website to read or download information, Archives New Zealand collects and stores the following information:

Your service address;
Your top level domain name;
The date and time of your visit to the site;
The pages you accessed and the documents you downloaded;
The type of browser you used.

The information collected is used to create summary statistics which allow Archives New Zealand to assess the number of visitors to different sections of the website, identify what information is of most and least interest, monitor system performance, and help us make our site more useful to visitors. Information collected is not passed to any third party.

For more information please refer to the Privacy Act (external link)

You may browse and access information contained within this website without providing any personal information. However, where you voluntarily provide personal information (e.g. through online forms), we will only use that information to undertake any transactions with you or communicate with you. We will keep any such information secure and will not disclose it to any third parties, except as authorised by statute or by you. To view any of your personal information held by us, or if you have any concerns about your personal information that we hold, please write to:
The Privacy Officer
Archives NZ
PO Box 12 050
Wellington

Disclaimer

The information contained on this website is derived from many different sources. While Archives New Zealand has taken all reasonable steps to ensure that all the information is from a reliable and reputable source and is accurate, it accepts no liability or responsibility for any acts or omissions, done or omitted in reliance, in whole or in part, on the information contained on this website. Archives New Zealand takes no responsibility for the manner in which this information is subsequently used or the results of such use.

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cannot guarantee that these links will work all of the time
have no control over the availability of linked pages
cannot accept responsibility for the content or reliability of the linked websites
do not necessarily endorse the views expressed within the linked pages or websites

Archives New Zealand does not endorse or approve (expressly or implicitly) any website, organisation or people who have off-site links to this website.