Archives New Zealand

Archives New Zealand
Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Agency overview
Jurisdiction	New Zealand government recordkeeping and community archives
Headquarters	Mulgrave Street, Thorndon, Wellington 41°16′38″S 174°46′48″E / 41.277167°S 174.78°E / -41.277167; 174.78
Minister responsible	Brooke Van Velden, Minister of Internal Affairs
Agency executive	Anahera Morehu, Chief Archivist
Parent agency	Department of Internal Affairs
Website	www.archives.govt.nz

Archives New Zealand (Māori: Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga) is New Zealand's national archive and the official guardian of its public archives. As the government's recordkeeping authority, it administers the Public Records Act 2005 and promotes good information management throughout government.