Help from the National Preservation Office
Find out how the National Preservation Office can help you. There is also a list of other conservation organisations and services that may be of assistance.
National Preservation Office services
The National Preservation Office Te Tari Tohu Taonga can:
provide information on where to get conservation-quality materials for the storage of photographs
carry out an assessment of your museum, archive or marae and give advice on storing and displaying photographs
give advice on available funding and support funding applications for conservation projects
provide guidance on how to minimise the risk of disasters or how to respond afterwards.
Workshops
We offer workshops and seminars on preservation and conservation. Contact us to discuss having a session at your library, museum, archive, or community group.
Getting started on a conservation project
Before you get started on a conservation project, we recommend visiting the Conservators of Cultural Materials Pū Manaaki Kahurangi (NZCCM) website, which sets ethical and professional guidelines for conservators.
NZCCM also provide a directory of professional conservators around the country, listed by location and area of specialisation.
New Zealand Conservators of Cultural Materials Pū Manaaki Kahurangi
Contact us
Contact us for professional advice and assistance in caring for your heritage items.
Email — preservation@dia.govt.nz
National Preservation Office Te Tari Tohu Taonga
PO Box 12349
Wellington 6144
Hands across the sea, ca 1910. Ref: Eph-B-POSTCARD-Vol-7-082-1. Alexander Turnbull Library.
Conservation organisations and services
New Zealand Conservators of Cultural Materials Pū Manaaki Kahurangi (NZCCM)
Find a conservator.
Website — New Zealand Conservators of Cultural Materials Pū Manaaki Kahurangi
Contact — Contact form
Conservation-quality materials
Below is a list of suppliers of conservation-quality materials that we are aware of. The list is not exhaustive and is not an endorsement of these companies services.
Conservation supplies Ltd
Website — www.conservationsupplies.co.nz
Email — info@conservationsupplies.co.nz
Phone — 06 211 3991
Port Nicholson Packaging Ltd
Website — www.pnp.co.nz
Email — sales@pnp.co.nz
Phone — 04 568 5018
Triptych Conservation
Website — www.triptych.co.nz
Email — info@triptych.co.nz
Phone — 06 378 6616
Digitisation services
The list is not exhaustive and is not an endorsement of these companies services.
New Zealand Micrographic Services
Website — www.micrographics.co.nz
Phone
Auckland — 09 357 6642
Wellington — 04 232 9396
Christchurch — 03 348 7916
Valuation providers
We do not provide valuations but the following organisations do and can help you get your objects valued for insurance purposes.
Art and Object
Website — www.artandobject.co.nz
Phone — 0800 806 001
Webb’s
Website — www.webbs.co.nz
Phone — 09 524 6804
Dunbar Sloane
Website — www.dunbarsloane.co.nz
Phone
Auckland — 09 630 9178
Wellington — 04 472 1367
Related content
Digital collections
Digital preservation guide to support iwi, community archives and organisations to manage their digital heritage material so it will be accessible in the future. Includes practical steps you can take to preserve your digital taonga.
Marae photographs
A guide to handling, storing, and displaying photographs around your marae. This guide is for kaitiaki, whānau, hapū and iwi who care for photographs on their marae.