Genealogy Resources: Australian/New Zealand

"Convicts to Australia" is intended to guide, inform and entertain those just starting the hunt as well as the more experienced researcher.

Genealogy SA is the leading resource for South Australian family history information.

From the National Library of Australia. Large selection of records.

Has a large collection in the Library & Archives section.

Welcome to the Birth, Death and Marriage Historical Records website. You can search and order New Zealand Government records for births, deaths and marriages (BDM) here.

Article - Māori tribal and social histories are founded on whakapapa (genealogy). Whakapapa and the knowledge of one’s ancestry is what connects all Māori to one another and is the central marker of traditional mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge). Knowledge of one’s whakapapa and ancestral links is at the root of Māori identity and heritage, which can be re-connected with even if a person has been dislocated from it by colonization, urbanization and/or marriage.