# Memory of the World Aotearoa New Zealand Ngā Mahara o te Ao

Memory of the World Aotearoa New Zealand Ngā Mahara o te Ao is a national register of New Zealand's documentary heritage maintained by UNESCO as part of the Memory of the World Programme. As of 2024, it includes 55 different collections and archives.
Three of the heritage items on this list — The Treaty of Waitangi, the 1893 Women's Suffrage Petition, and the Sir Edmund Hillary archive — are also included on the Memory of the World international register, which highlights documentary heritage of global importance.

## List of inscriptions

* Page one of the He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni The Declaration of Independence of the United Tribes of New Zealand
* An image of the Waimamaku School picnic of 1900, from the Charles Peet Dawes collection
* Title page of A korao no New Zealand (1815), the first known book written in Māori
* The first page of the original manuscript for God Defend New Zealand, the New Zealand National Anthem
| Documentary heritage | Custodian(s), Location(s) | Year inscribed |
| Treaty of Waitangi | Archives New Zealand, Wellington 41°16′37″S 174°46′48″E﻿ / ﻿41.277057°S 174.7801366°E﻿ / -41.277057; 174.7801366﻿ (National Archives, Wellington) | 2011 |
| 1893 Women's Suffrage Petition | Archives New Zealand, Wellington 41°16′37″S 174°46′48″E﻿ / ﻿41.277057°S 174.7801366°E﻿ / -41.277057; 174.7801366﻿ (National Archives, Wellington) | 2011 |
| Tokyo War Crimes | Macmillan Brown Library, University of Canterbury 43°31′24″S 172°35′10″E﻿ / ﻿43.523459°S 172.585977°E﻿ / -43.523459; 172.585977﻿ (Macmillan Brown Library) | 2011 |
| Overture Aotearoa | Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington 41°16′36″S 174°46′42″E﻿ / ﻿41.276614°S 174.778372°E﻿ / -41.276614; 174.778372﻿ (Alexander Turnbull Library) | 2011 |
| National Film Unit Weekly Review and Pictorial Parade | Archives New Zealand, Wellington 41°16′38″S 174°46′48″E﻿ / ﻿41.277167°S 174.78°E﻿ / -41.277167; 174.78﻿ (Archives New Zealand) | 2011 |
| Grey New Zealand Māori Manuscript Collection | Central City Library, Auckland 36°51′06″S 174°45′55″E﻿ / ﻿36.851795°S 174.765366°E﻿ / -36.851795; 174.765366﻿ (Central City Library) | 2011 |
| Māori Land Court Minute Books | Archives New Zealand, Wellington 41°16′38″S 174°46′48″E﻿ / ﻿41.277167°S 174.78°E﻿ / -41.277167; 174.78﻿ (Archives New Zealand) | 2012 |
| Patu! | Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, Wellington 41°17′37″S 174°46′41″E﻿ / ﻿41.293656°S 174.777939°E﻿ / -41.293656; 174.777939﻿ (Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision) | 2012 |
| Sir Edmund Hillary Archive | Auckland War Memorial Museum, Auckland 36°51′37″S 174°46′40″E﻿ / ﻿36.860387°S 174.777826°E﻿ / -36.860387; 174.777826﻿ (Auckland War Memorial Museum) | 2013 |
| "God Defend New Zealand" original score and lyrics | Central City Library, Auckland 36°51′06″S 174°45′55″E﻿ / ﻿36.851795°S 174.765366°E﻿ / -36.851795; 174.765366﻿ (Central City Library) | 2013 |
| Charles Brasch Literary and Personal Papers | Hocken Collections, Dunedin 45°52′11″S 170°31′04″E﻿ / ﻿45.86976°S 170.517715°E﻿ / -45.86976; 170.517715﻿ (Hocken Collections) | 2013 |
| A korao no New Zealand | Auckland War Memorial Museum, Auckland 36°51′37″S 174°46′40″E﻿ / ﻿36.860387°S 174.777826°E﻿ / -36.860387; 174.777826﻿ (Auckland War Memorial Museum) | 2013 |
| Mobile Unit—New Zealand Oral History, 1946–48 | Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, Wellington 41°17′37″S 174°46′41″E﻿ / ﻿41.293656°S 174.777939°E﻿ / -41.293656; 174.777939﻿ (Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision) | 2014 |
| Dr Hocken's Church Missionary Society Records | Hocken Collections, Dunedin 45°52′11″S 170°31′04″E﻿ / ﻿45.86976°S 170.517715°E﻿ / -45.86976; 170.517715﻿ (Hocken Collections) | 2014 |
| Pickerill Papers on Plastic Surgery | Hocken Collections, Dunedin 45°52′11″S 170°31′04″E﻿ / ﻿45.86976°S 170.517715°E﻿ / -45.86976; 170.517715﻿ (Hocken Collections) | 2015 |
| He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni The Declaration of Independence of the United Tribes of New Zealand | Archives New Zealand, Wellington 41°16′38″S 174°46′48″E﻿ / ﻿41.277167°S 174.78°E﻿ / -41.277167; 174.78﻿ (Archives New Zealand) | 2015 |
| Katherine Mansfield literary and personal papers and belongings | Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington 41°16′36″S 174°46′42″E﻿ / ﻿41.276614°S 174.778372°E﻿ / -41.276614; 174.778372﻿ (Alexander Turnbull Library) | 2016 |
| Scottish Migration Collection | Waipu Scottish Migration Museum, Waipu 35°59′02″S 174°26′43″E﻿ / ﻿35.983958°S 174.445300°E﻿ / -35.983958; 174.445300﻿ (Alexander Turnbull Library) | 2016 |
| Lance Richdale Papers | Hocken Collections, Dunedin 45°52′11″S 170°31′04″E﻿ / ﻿45.86976°S 170.517715°E﻿ / -45.86976; 170.517715﻿ (Hocken Collections) | 2016 |
| Sir John Logan Campbell Papers | Auckland War Memorial Museum, Auckland 36°51′37″S 174°46′40″E﻿ / ﻿36.860387°S 174.777826°E﻿ / -36.860387; 174.777826﻿ (Auckland War Memorial Museum) | 2016 |
| John A. Lee Papers | Central City Library, Auckland 36°51′06″S 174°45′55″E﻿ / ﻿36.851795°S 174.765366°E﻿ / -36.851795; 174.765366﻿ (Central City Library) | 2017 |
| The J. T. Diamond West Auckland History Collection | Central City Library, Auckland 36°51′06″S 174°45′55″E﻿ / ﻿36.851795°S 174.765366°E﻿ / -36.851795; 174.765366﻿ (Central City Library) | 2017 |
| New Zealand Official Photographs, World War 1914–1918 | Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington 41°16′36″S 174°46′42″E﻿ / ﻿41.276614°S 174.778372°E﻿ / -41.276614; 174.778372﻿ (Alexander Turnbull Library) | 2017 |
| Kaleidoscope – a Weekly Television Arts Documentary Programme, 1976–1989 | Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, Wellington 41°17′37″S 174°46′41″E﻿ / ﻿41.293656°S 174.777939°E﻿ / -41.293656; 174.777939﻿ (Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision) | 2017 |
| Salmond Anderson Architects Records | Hocken Collections, Dunedin 45°52′11″S 170°31′04″E﻿ / ﻿45.86976°S 170.517715°E﻿ / -45.86976; 170.517715﻿ (Hocken Collections) | 2017 |
| Ng New Zealand Chinese Heritage Collection | Presbyterian Research Centre, Knox College, Dunedin 45°51′20″S 170°31′27″E﻿ / ﻿45.855527°S 170.524238°E﻿ / -45.855527; 170.524238﻿ (Knox College) | 2017 |
| Tyree Studio Collection | Nelson Provincial Museum, Nelson 41°16′28″S 173°17′01″E﻿ / ﻿41.2745°S 173.2835°E﻿ / -41.2745; 173.2835﻿ (Nelson Provincial Museum) Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington 41°16′36″S 174°46′42″E﻿ / ﻿41.276614°S 174.778372°E﻿ / -41.276614; 174.778372﻿ (Alexander Turnbull Library) | 2017 |
| Jack Lovelock Papers | Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington 41°16′36″S 174°46′42″E﻿ / ﻿41.276614°S 174.778372°E﻿ / -41.276614; 174.778372﻿ (Alexander Turnbull Library) | 2018 |
| Kerikeri Mission Te Reo Slates | Kerikeri Mission Station, Kerikeri 35°13′05″S 173°57′47″E﻿ / ﻿35.218°S 173.963°E﻿ / -35.218; 173.963﻿ (Kerikeri Mission Station) | 2018 |
| Armson Collins Architectural Drawing Collection | Macmillan Brown Library, University of Canterbury 43°31′24″S 172°35′10″E﻿ / ﻿43.523459°S 172.585977°E﻿ / -43.523459; 172.585977﻿ (Macmillan Brown Library) | 2018 |
| Cambodian Women Oral History Project | Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington 41°16′36″S 174°46′42″E﻿ / ﻿41.276614°S 174.778372°E﻿ / -41.276614; 174.778372﻿ (Alexander Turnbull Library) | 2018 |
| Marti Friedlander Archive | Auckland Art Gallery, Auckland 36°51′05″S 174°45′59″E﻿ / ﻿36.8514°S 174.7663°E﻿ / -36.8514; 174.7663﻿ (Auckland Art Gallery) | 2018 |
| Journals and Papers of Reverend Charles Baker | Auckland War Memorial Museum, Auckland 36°51′37″S 174°46′40″E﻿ / ﻿36.860387°S 174.777826°E﻿ / -36.860387; 174.777826﻿ (Auckland War Memorial Museum) | 2018 |
| Herries Beattie Papers (1848–1972) | Hocken Collections, Dunedin 45°52′11″S 170°31′04″E﻿ / ﻿45.86976°S 170.517715°E﻿ / -45.86976; 170.517715﻿ (Hocken Collections) | 2018 |
| PCANZ Deaconess Collection | Presbyterian Research Centre, Knox College, Dunedin 45°51′20″S 170°31′27″E﻿ / ﻿45.855527°S 170.524238°E﻿ / -45.855527; 170.524238﻿ (Knox College) | 2018 |
| C P Dawes Collection | Central City Library, Auckland 36°51′06″S 174°45′55″E﻿ / ﻿36.851795°S 174.765366°E﻿ / -36.851795; 174.765366﻿ (Central City Library) | 2019 |
| Dr Muriel Bell Papers | Hocken Collections, Dunedin 45°52′11″S 170°31′04″E﻿ / ﻿45.86976°S 170.517715°E﻿ / -45.86976; 170.517715﻿ (Hocken Collections) | 2019 |
| Richard Davis Meteorological Records 1839–1851 | Central City Library, Auckland 36°51′06″S 174°45′55″E﻿ / ﻿36.851795°S 174.765366°E﻿ / -36.851795; 174.765366﻿ (Central City Library) | 2019 |
| Sir Julius von Haast Collection | Hocken Collections, Dunedin 45°52′11″S 170°31′04″E﻿ / ﻿45.86976°S 170.517715°E﻿ / -45.86976; 170.517715﻿ (Hocken Collections) | 2019 |
| World War II New Zealand Mobile Broadcasting Unit Recordings | Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, Wellington 41°17′37″S 174°46′41″E﻿ / ﻿41.293656°S 174.777939°E﻿ / -41.293656; 174.777939﻿ (Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision) | 2019 |
| Crown Purchase Deeds | Archives New Zealand, Wellington 41°16′38″S 174°46′48″E﻿ / ﻿41.277167°S 174.78°E﻿ / -41.277167; 174.78﻿ (Archives New Zealand) | 2020 |
| Robin Hyde literary and personal papers | Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington 41°16′36″S 174°46′42″E﻿ / ﻿41.276614°S 174.778372°E﻿ / -41.276614; 174.778372﻿ (Alexander Turnbull Library) | 2020 |
| Olaf Petersen Collection | Auckland War Memorial Museum, Auckland 36°51′37″S 174°46′40″E﻿ / ﻿36.860387°S 174.777826°E﻿ / -36.860387; 174.777826﻿ (Auckland War Memorial Museum) | 2020 |
| Colin and Anne McCahon Papers | Hocken Collections, Dunedin 45°52′11″S 170°31′04″E﻿ / ﻿45.86976°S 170.517715°E﻿ / -45.86976; 170.517715﻿ (Hocken Collections) | 2020 |
| Suzanne Aubert's 'Manuscript of Māori Conversation' | Nga Whaea Tapu Pūaroha Sisters of Compassion, Wellington 41°19′44″S 174°46′13″E﻿ / ﻿41.3288°S 174.7704°E﻿ / -41.3288; 174.7704﻿ (Our Lady's Home of Compassion) | 2020 |
| Ursula Bethell Collection | Macmillan Brown Library, University of Canterbury 43°31′24″S 172°35′10″E﻿ / ﻿43.523459°S 172.585977°E﻿ / -43.523459; 172.585977﻿ (Macmillan Brown Library) | 2021 |
| This Is New Zealand | Archives New Zealand, Wellington 41°16′38″S 174°46′48″E﻿ / ﻿41.277167°S 174.78°E﻿ / -41.277167; 174.78﻿ (Archives New Zealand) | 2022 |
| Clendon Papers | Heritage New Zealand, Wellington 41°17′13″S 174°46′26″E﻿ / ﻿41.286839°S 174.773816°E﻿ / -41.286839; 174.773816﻿ (Archives New Zealand) Central City Library, Auckland 36°51′06″S 174°45′55″E﻿ / ﻿36.851795°S 174.765366°E﻿ / -36.851795; 174.765366﻿ (Central City Library) | 2022 |
| The letters of Meri Hōhepa Suzanne Aubert | Nga Whaea Tapu Pūaroha Sisters of Compassion, Wellington 41°19′44″S 174°46′13″E﻿ / ﻿41.3288°S 174.7704°E﻿ / -41.3288; 174.7704﻿ (Our Lady's Home of Compassion) | 2022 |
| The Winkelmann Collection(s) | Central City Library, Auckland 36°51′06″S 174°45′55″E﻿ / ﻿36.851795°S 174.765366°E﻿ / -36.851795; 174.765366﻿ (Central City Library) Auckland War Memorial Museum, Auckland 36°51′37″S 174°46′40″E﻿ / ﻿36.860387°S 174.777826°E﻿ / -36.860387; 174.777826﻿ (Auckland War Memorial Museum) | 2023 |
| Canterbury Provincial Government Archives 1853–1877 | Archives New Zealand, Christchurch 43°32′39″S 172°32′53″E﻿ / ﻿43.54426°S 172.54808°E﻿ / -43.54426; 172.54808﻿ (Archives New Zealand) | 2023 |
| William Harding Collection | Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington 41°16′36″S 174°46′42″E﻿ / ﻿41.276614°S 174.778372°E﻿ / -41.276614; 174.778372﻿ (Alexander Turnbull Library) Whanganui Regional Museum, Whanganui 39°55′54″S 175°03′07″E﻿ / ﻿39.9317°S 175.0519°E﻿ / -39.9317; 175.0519﻿ (Alexander Turnbull Library) Alexander Heritage & Research Library, Whanganui 39°55′51″S 175°03′09″E﻿ / ﻿39.93097°S 175.05251°E﻿ / -39.93097; 175.05251﻿ (Alexander Turnbull Library) | 2023 |
| Janet Frame: Literary and Personal Papers | Hocken Collections, Dunedin 45°52′11″S 170°31′04″E﻿ / ﻿45.86976°S 170.517715°E﻿ / -45.86976; 170.517715﻿ (Hocken Collections) | 2024 |
| Tangata Whenua: The People of the Land | Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, Wellington 41°17′37″S 174°46′41″E﻿ / ﻿41.293656°S 174.777939°E﻿ / -41.293656; 174.777939﻿ (Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision) | 2024 |
| Frank Sargeson Collection | Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington 41°16′36″S 174°46′42″E﻿ / ﻿41.276614°S 174.778372°E﻿ / -41.276614; 174.778372﻿ (Alexander Turnbull Library) | 2024 |