The Importance of Checksums
In the light of the recent interest in checksums, here is a revised version of the blog originally published last year.As we increasingly work in the digital world there are new areas of work for...
View ArticleChief Archivist's government recordkeeping report for 2015/16 now available
FYI - the Chief Archivist’s 2015/16 annual report to the Minister of Internal Affairs on the state of government recordkeeping was presented to the House of Representatives today. It is availabe from...
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Digital preservation pioneers needed now… talk to us about digital transfer
Recently there has been strong interest from the local IM community in checksums. See our previous post on checksums. Inevitably, thinking about checksums takes us to the broader subject of digital...
View ArticleNew guidance on information assets and administrative change
Information and records are at the core of government business and are a key strategic asset. Information assets, like other assets of an organisation need to be identified and managed so their maximum...
View ArticleDigitisation guidance and the new legislation
You may have noticed that new legislation, the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017 (CCLA), came into effect on 1 September 2017. It is the first revision Act introduced under the Legislation Act 2012...
View ArticleWho holds the keys to your Content Management System?
Archives New Zealand released the first version of its Digital Transfer Readiness Characteristics guidance in October 2016. This blog focuses on the characteristic of ‘integrity’ in the context of your...
View ArticleDigital preservation at Archives New Zealand: the tools
Archives New Zealand’s tools for digital preservation come from a variety of sources and where possible are open-source and/or community driven, proven, and best-of-breed. The mix of tools includes:The...
View ArticleGovernment Loans Procedures Updated
We’ve updated the Government Loan Procedures on the Archives New Zealand website. We recommend that current and prospective users of the government loans service read the updated document.The revisions...
View ArticleManaging records during changes to the machinery of government
Changes to the machinery of government are constant. Functions move between organisations and organisations are created, abolished, merged and de-merged.Whatever the nature of the change, the records...
View ArticleChecksums and a digital transfer case study - new guidance released
Did you know that the beautiful marbling on the edges of index and register books, like the one pictured, has a purpose?A break in the pattern of marbling indicates that pages have been removed, and we...
View ArticleSuspension of Physical Transfers to the Wellington Office of Archives New...
The suspension of physical transfers to the Wellington Office of Archives New Zealand has now been extended indefinitely.The suspension responded to the need for remedial work to the Wellington...
View ArticleMeri Kirihimete me Te Tau Hou
Kia ora koutou katoaWishing you all a great Christmas and holiday time - keep safe and look after each other. See you back at work in tne New Year.Nga mihiArchives New Zealand
View ArticleNew Year greetings from Chief Archivist Richard Foy
I hope you had a good Christmas and holiday break and wish you, as part of the government information and records management community, the very best for 2018.Archives NZ is back at work! In 2017, we...
View ArticleFile formats for digital transfers – what you need to know
As you know Archives New Zealand is now accepting digital transfers. However, as your organisation looks further into the process some of you may be wondering if you need to be changing your file...
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File Format Migration – Considerations before you begin
Currently, Archives New Zealand openly accepts and encourages the transfer of all kinds of files, formats, and information; we do not prescribe one file format over another, nor do we require any...
View ArticleNew and updated digital transfer guidance
Following completion of the first end-to-end born-digital transfer in August 2017, Archives New Zealand has updated existing guidance and released new material.Digital transfer - overview Digital...
View ArticleThe Chief Archivist's government recordkeeping report for 2016/17 is now...
The Chief Archivist’s 2016/17 annual report on the state of government recordkeeping was tabled in the House of Representatives today, 28 March 2018. The report can be found on the Archives New Zealand...
View ArticleTe Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi settlements – What this means for...
Treaty of Waitangi (TOW) Principles Many public offices will already be aware and have an understanding of the TOW principles and their application in relation to their respective agencies, Acts, roles...
View ArticleTaonga Tuku Iho – Māori Knowledge and Information and Māori Metadata
Formal agreements signed between Archives New Zealand and iwi, i.e. Letters of Commitment (see previous blog), outline iwi aspirations and ways that these can be achieved. To assist us to achieve these...
View ArticleSeeking feedback on draft Selection Statement: Identifying and selecting...
Archives New Zealand (Archives) is seeking feedback on our draft Selection Statement by 28 September 2018.Context for changeArchives is mandated by the Public Records Act 2005 to provide guidance to...
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