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LINKS - New Zealand Genealogy Index Websites
« on: Sunday 14 November 10 09:49 GMT (UK) »
Below are some excellent websites dealing with general genealogical information. Great places to start looking.

Cyndi’s List. Excellent list of New Zealand resources.
http://www.cyndislist.com/newzealand.htm

Helen’s Page. Features some transcriptions of trade directories and electoral rolls, links to church records, cemeteries, employment and the military.
http://www.angelfire.com/az/nzgenweb/

NZ Ancestor Search Helper
https://ash.howison.co.nz/?fbclid=IwAR24tg3Xv1BNcuQqpBWMBZA1uzl1gOR_ZHxyBBw-6VpiLS5MhQECYweE4PM
This meta-search tool is designed to assist with New Zealand-focused genealogical research, by collating results from New Zealand Births, Deaths and Marriages, Archives New Zealand, dozens of council cemetery websites, military records from Auckland Museum Online Cenotaph and many other online history resources.
Thanks to Helenw52 for the link.

New Zealand Genealogy Search. Free Surname Search. Contains links relating to Immigration, Military, Passenger lists, Surnames, Vital Records, and regional sites.
http://www.freesurnamesearch.com/search/ausnzp/nz.html

Our Stuff. Peter and Denise’s Page. Despite being no longer active this site remains an outstanding resource. Highly recommended.
Includes very comprehensive shipping lists, immigration, Wellington Juror Lists 1845-1856, Register of Barmaids 1913 and 1914, Industrial Schools and Orphanages, and many other subjects. 
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ourstuff/
Includes a link to their Auckland-specific pages:
Auckland Stuff: http://ouraucklandstuff.freeservers.com/

Pandora Research Collection.
http://www.nzpictures.co.nz/pandoraresearch.htm
This excellent website holds an eclectic collection of documents and databases sourced from Archives New Zealand and grouped by subject.

Pearl’s Pad. Lots of regional links.
http://pearlspad.net.nz/

Sooty’s Home Page. A feline genealogist and historian.
https://www.sooty.nz/
URL updated 1 January 2023. Spades.
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