About DigitalNZ

Search DigitalNZ to find, share, and use Aotearoa New Zealand’s digital collections. We bring together millions of items from heritage, government, academic, media, and community organisations.


What is DigitalNZ

Ā-Tihi o Aotearoa DigitalNZ was established by the National Library of New Zealand in 2008 to make it easier to access digital collections. DigitalNZ has grown to include more than 30 million items from over 200 content partners.

Our history

How to use DigitalNZ

Search digital heritage and research collections

Content partner organisations range from small community archives to large national repositories. Discover photographs, audio recordings, video, maps, newspapers, artworks, research papers, and news articles.

Explore DigitalNZ

Collect items and share your research

DigitalNZ’s story tool makes it easy to collect the items that you find in one place. Save the items you find, or add your own text and images to tell a story. Keep your story private or share with friends, family, or classmates.

How to make a DigitalNZ story

Create new applications with DigitalNZ’s API

DigitalNZ’s API (application programming interface) acts as a key to content on DigitalNZ. Developers use the API to create new applications and increase exposure to digital collections.

About the DigitalNZ API