New home for New Zealand’s taonga
Plans announced for a new Archives facility to improve the protection of and access to some of New Zealand’s most significant and valuable documents.
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Public service updates
Manukau Office:
DIA’s public counter for Passports, Citizenship and Births, Deaths and Marriages enquiries in Manukau has moved to 7 Ronwood Avenue, Manukau 2104 (Show map)
Opening hours – Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm (excluding public holidays).
Limited parking is available onsite - Our parking spaces are labelled, “DIA”. There are public parking options nearby.
Wellington Office:
DIA’s Wellington public counter for Passports, Citizenship and Births, Deaths and Marriages enquiries has moved to Archives New Zealand, 10 Mulgrave Street, Wellington 6011 (Show map)
Opening hours – Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm (excluding public holidays).
Phone numbers are the same.
We encourage customers to use our online services where possible:
Emergency information for DIA staff
There are no current emergencies.
