Archives Central, MW LASS, New Zealand

Archives Central, MW LASS, New Zealand Physical and digital repository for 9 regional and district councils, with over 225,000 individual records, photographs and media.

Archives Central is a joint database and storage facility for the archives of the local authorities in the Horizons Region – Whanganui District Council, Ruapehu District Council, Rangitīkei District Council, Manawatū District Council, Palmerston North City Council, Tararua District Council, Horowhenua District Council and Horizons Regional Council. It also includes archival material from the Hawke

's Bay Regional Council. Archives from all participating councils are systematically listed and added to the database. We currently hold over 218,000 individual records and store over 4 kilometers of physical files. The facility is managed by Manawatu-Wanganui Local Authority Shared Services Ltd (MW LASS Ltd).

We recently digitised this oversized map of Weber County after removing it from its sealed mylar envelope. It was scanne...
10/11/2025

We recently digitised this oversized map of Weber County after removing it from its sealed mylar envelope. It was scanned in 36 sections and the parts carefully stitched together. The 2.6m map is now viewable online, and safely resealed - our paired goals of providing access and preserving records soundly achieved!

How far can you zoom in? Can you read the landowner names? https://archivescentral.org.nz/tararua-district-council/record/map-weber-county-1

Doodle (not ours) on the north arrow on a 1881 Maori Land Plan. At least it's in pencil!
04/09/2024

Doodle (not ours) on the north arrow on a 1881 Maori Land Plan. At least it's in pencil!

AC abdicator and interregional archivist Evan Greensides (not pictured - that's Juliet Galuszka) doing work of national ...
03/08/2024

AC abdicator and interregional archivist Evan Greensides (not pictured - that's Juliet Galuszka) doing work of national significance with Te Manawa Museum of Art, Science & Heritage

Archivists are going through photographer Peter Bush’s collection to catalogue the more than 300,000 images.

the map goblins found some fine linen
29/07/2024

the map goblins found some fine linen

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20/04/2024

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A plan by the Department of Internal Affairs to build a facility to house some of New Zealand’s heritage items has been scrapped.

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29/03/2023

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This poignant image was found in a Hawke's Bay collection of water quality images and is of a little girl looking out ov...
07/03/2023

This poignant image was found in a Hawke's Bay collection of water quality images and is of a little girl looking out over Westshore Beach, Napier after lumps of tallow (rendered meat fat) washed up on the shore in December 1980.

"Mangamahaki Stream at Tamumu after January, Flood. 65,000 cusecs from 65,600 acres. January, 1953"
01/03/2023

"Mangamahaki Stream at Tamumu after January, Flood. 65,000 cusecs from 65,600 acres. January, 1953"



We end this week with some flawless fashion - Hawkes Bay 1976Open toes in the field? Sandalous!
24/02/2023

We end this week with some flawless fashion - Hawkes Bay 1976

Open toes in the field? Sandalous!

Photographic accessions from the Hawkes Bay Catchment Board including colour slides and original negative transparencies...
02/02/2023

Photographic accessions from the Hawkes Bay Catchment Board including colour slides and original negative transparencies. Items like this are recorded with any accompanying notes, rehoused and may eventually be digitised for online access.

Hawke's Bay Regional Council
Old Hawke's Bay

Address

40 Bowen Street
Feilding
4702

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9:30am - 12:30pm
1pm - 5pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 12:30pm
1pm - 5pm
Thursday 9:30am - 12:30pm
1pm - 5pm
Friday 9:30am - 12:30pm
1pm - 5pm

Telephone

+64508522819

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