Wairarapa Archive
The Wairarapa Archive is a collecting archive that aims to collect records
relating to the Wairarapa region. It provides access to these collections
through an extensive database.
The records include
- Photographs and negatives
- Architectural plans and maps
- Record of community organisations
- Newspapers
- Family information and histories
- Film, video and oral recordings
- School records

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Archive Hours of Business
The Wairarapa Archive is open to the public Monday to Friday from 1.00pm - 5.00pm.
The Archive is situated at 79
Queen Street, Masterton.
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Archive Services
The Wairarapa Archive staff are happy to assist any callers who have research
enquiries. There are many indices and databases in the Archive which researchers
can use, and the staff has good knowledge of the collection, and of the area
in
general.
For those who cannot call, phone and postal enquiries are
welcomed. The first fifteen minutes of research are free. A
fee of $35 per hour or part thereof, is charged to enquiries
after the free period. Large research queries are subject to
negotiation.
The Archive has a photographic laboratory and can produce
many of the more than 100,000 photographs held in the various
collections. Black and white photographs are available from
$12.00 for 100 x 150 up to $18.00 for 210 x 250. Other prices
(colour prints, large prints, laser copies) on request.
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