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Lesbian and Gay Archives of New Zealand
Te Pūranga Takatāpui o Aotearoa

The Archives are owned by a Trust and housed in the Alexander Turnbull Library of the National Library of New Zealand, Wellington.

We collect, preserve and make available for research the records and personal papers of LGBTTIFQ people and organisations in New Zealand. LGBTTIFQ means lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, takatāpui, fa'afafine, intersex or queer and includes any same-sex attracted, transgender or intersex members of any indigenous community of the Pacific.

Collections

What We Collect
Jack Goodwin Collection - Books, serials, pamphlets.
Manuscript Collection

Digital Archive Project

Volunteer

Activities range from working bees on collections, outreach activities, helping at events, and supporting our digitisation and metadata initiatives. Some of these you can do at home.

Volunteer drop-in sessions via Zoom: Every Thursday, 7pm-7.30pm. Join us for a chat, to get quick feedback or demos on your current activity, or to find out which activities are a good fit with your skills and interests. More details.

Resources on this Website

Audio from the Homosexual Law Reform Debate - Searchable database of audio recordings.
Serials List - Newsletters, community newspapers and journals held in the collections.
List of MS Papers - Records of groups and individuals in the collections.
Homosexual Law Reform Retrospective.

Links

LAGANZ Name Change

We recently consulted about changing the name of LAGANZ and we received 371 survey submissions and emails - thank you! 80% were in favour of a name change.

Read about the Board's new decisions arising from the Name Change Process.

We recently joined forces with the Rainbow NZ Charitable Trust and other groups for rainbow communities fundraising event - GiveOUT Day 2023 - giveout.org.nz - on Friday 8 September 2023 and we raised $4,262 for a new laptop and specialist tools and software to process and archive our queer content.

Thank you for your support!

Latest Newsletter

Enjoy our packed December 2022 Friends of LAGANZ newsletter [PDF, 29 MB].

We feature: Trans Day of Rage, Help preserve our rainbow+ histories, Korero with Mani Mitchell, Kaitiaki korero, The Archive is Alive Vol. 3, Chris Tse, Poet Laureate, Downfall: The destruction of Charles Mackay, The Adhikaar Report, InsideOUT Koaro turns 10!, Carmen and Chrissy memorial seats, + Event korero, hot queer art, and more!

Visit the Archives

Collections are held at the National Library building, cnr Molesworth and Aitken Sts, Wellington.
Contact the Curators for an appointment or research enquiry.
Guide to Using the Catalogue

Events

Inclusive Description - LAGANZ Digital Archive Project - In Person & Online Workshop
POSTPONED to Feb 2024

LAGANZ Trust

LAGANZ Trustees own the archives on behalf of the community.
The Trust's objects.
History of the archives: Out of the Ashes.

Friends of LAGANZ

Join the Friends of LAGANZ. Or consider making a donation.
Friends receive occasional newsletters and invitations to LAGANZ events.

Make a Bequest to LAGANZ

Advice on leaving a financial gift in your will.

LAGANZ Books for Sale

Twenty Years On: Histories of Homosexual Law Reform (2009)
Outlines: Lesbian and gay histories in Aotearoa (2003) - Out of print, borrow from public and academic libraries.

Oral History

Lesbian and Gay Archives of New Zealand Te Pūranga Takatāpui o Aotearoa

LAGANZ Name Change

Latest Newsletter

Lesbian and Gay Archives of New Zealand
Te Pūranga Takatāpui o Aotearoa