Welcome to the
Wairarapa Archive Kete
The Wairarapa Archive is a collecting archive that aims to collect records relating to the Wairarapa region. It provides access to these collections through an extensive database.
It also houses the Wairarapa Reference and Family History Collections of the Masterton District Library.
The records include
- Photographs and negatives
- Architectural plans and maps
- Record of community organisations
- Newspapers
- Family information and histories
- Film, video and oral recordings
- School records

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Archive Hours of Business
The Wairarapa Archive is open to the public Monday to Friday from 1.00pm - 5.00pm.
The Archive is situated at 79 Queen Street, Masterton.
Archive Contact Information
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Archive Services
The Wairarapa Archive staff are happy to assist any callers who have research enquiries. There are many indices and databases in the Archive which researchers can use, and the staff has good knowledge of the collection, and of the area in general.
For those who cannot call, phone and postal enquiries are welcomed. The first fifteen minutes of research are free. A fee of $35 per hour or part thereof, is charged to enquiries after the free period. Large research queries are subject to negotiation.
The Archive has quality scanning facilities and can provide digital copies of most photographs and plans.
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From research done in 2009 by Wairarapa College Year 12 history assignment on Wairarapa soldiers who died in World War
From research done in 2009 by Wairarapa College Year 12 history assignment on Wairarapa soldiers who died in World War
From research done in 2009 by Wairarapa College Year 12 history assignment on Wairarapa soldiers who died in World War
From research done in 2009 by Wairarapa College Year 12 history assignment on Wairarapa soldiers who died in World War
From research done in 2009 by Wairarapa College Year 12 history assignment on Wairarapa soldiers who died in World War
From research done in 2009 by Wairarapa College Year 12 history assignment on Wairarapa soldiers who died in World War
From research done in 2009 by Wairarapa College Year 12 history assignment on Wairarapa soldiers who died in World War
From research done in 2009 by Wairarapa College Year 12 history assignment on Wairarapa soldiers who died in World War