About the Journal

Archifacts is the journal of the Archives and Records Association of New Zealand Te Huinga Mahara. It is published yearly in physical and digital formats.  Issues are also available on the ARANZ website. 

The journal welcomes contributions on archives, recordkeeping, and related preservation issues. Heritage components of information and/or document management will also be considered. This includes discussion of theory, practice, events, people, ideas, viewpoints and research. Preference is given to content relating to Aotearoa New Zealand and the Pacific. 

All articles except standard articles are to be sent to the Editor by the 1st of June each year.  Standard articles are to be sent to the Editor by the 30th of June.

All questions and correspondence should be sent to Editor@ARANZ.org.nz.

Current Issue

2024
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Published: 2024-06-02

Full Issue

Editorial

  • Editorial

    Sarah Welland
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.26686/arch.10528

President's Report

  • President's Report

    Richard Foy
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.26686/arch.10529

UNESCO Memory of the World Inscriptions

  • UNESCO Memory of the World

    Jane Wild
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.26686/arch.10534

Articles

  • Archiving Dance How to document and treasure an ephemeral art

    Keith McEwing
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.26686/arch.10542

  • Hidden Treasure The Ian McLean Wards Memorial Trust Scholarship

    Sarah Welland, Amanda Cossham
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.26686/arch.10544

  • Comics, Communities and ComicFest

    Sam Orchard
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.26686/arch.10543

  • Archives in the News Investigating the portrayal of archives in the New Zealand press, 2013–2023

    Sam Gruschow
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.26686/arch.10540

  • Legacy in Light The Peter Bush Collection

    Evan Greensides
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.26686/arch.10539

  • Oral Histories The importance of oral histories in an archival context

    Mark Pacey
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.26686/arch.10538

  • Archives in the Cloud Exploring machine learning to transform Archives New Zealand’s digital services for agencies

    Archives New Zealand
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.26686/arch.10537

  • Massey University Archives

    Louis Changuion
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.26686/arch.10536

  • Reviews Report

    Ashwinee Pendharkar
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.26686/arch.10530

Opinion

  • A Nice to Have The value of community archives

    Stephen Hardman
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.26686/arch.10546

Obituaries

  • Thomas Peter Wilsted, 1943 – 2024 ARANZ first President and Life Member

    Stuart Strachan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.26686/arch.10548

Getting to know you

  • Rata Holtslag

    Rata Holtslag
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.26686/arch.10549

  • Chrissy Knight

    Chrissy Knight
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.26686/arch.10547

Reviews

  • Podcast Review: FLAME (Future Libraries, Archives and Museums in Excavation) – Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR)

    Louis A. Changuion
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.26686/arch.10551

  • Book Review: Music, Dance and The Archive, edited by Amanda Harris, Linda Barwick and Jakelin Troy

    Keith McEwing
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.26686/arch.10550

Notes on Contributors

  • Notes on Contributors

    Archifacts
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.26686/arch.10552
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