Research at the Museum

The Museum’s archives collection includes paper, film and digital documents.

The archives are used to research everything from historic sites and landmarks, to businesses, sports clubs, schools, churches, family genealogy and more.

Archives are valuable documents and need to be protected from theft, mishandling and other environmental factors. For this reason they are stored in secure, climate-controlled areas with restricted access. Unlike libraries where you can browse the shelves for books, archives are retrieved for researchers by the Museum Collections team.

Under the current Covid Framework, the Research Room is not open to the public. We will ensure to communicate any changes to this. For now please make enquiries to our reception.

The Archives Collection

The archive collection holds historic documents, newspapers, family histories and photographs related to social history within the District of Waipā.

Anyone can view archives by appointment, or we can conduct research on your behalf. Please allow two weeks for a response to your inquiry.