Archives New Zealand, Government archives in Wellington, New Zealand

Archives New Zealand is a government building in Wellington that preserves official documents, photographs, maps, and audio-visual materials spanning multiple centuries. The facility provides both physical reading rooms and digital access to these records for researchers and visitors.

In 1954 the cabinet approved a national archive and a Chief Archivist post, and the Archives Act 1957 created the National Archives within the Department of Internal Affairs, giving the Chief Archivist power to approve record disposal and require transfers after 25 years. It succeeded the Dominion Archives and the war archives at the Hope Gibbons building. In 2000 it separated from the department and became Archives New Zealand; the Public Records Act 2005 expanded its role.

The Māori name Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga appears alongside the English name. The Treaty of Waitangi is displayed in the Constitution Room at the Wellington head office, where visitors can see the founding document itself.

The national office is in Wellington, with branch offices in Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin; the Christchurch office moved to Wigram, near the Air Force Museum, in 2018. Records can be searched online through the Archway finding aid before a visit. The Treaty of Waitangi is displayed in the Constitution Room at the Wellington headquarters.

The building houses the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand's founding document, among its most treasured holdings. This historic agreement is one of the primary reasons the location holds special meaning for many visitors.