Research Request

Are you unable to visit our centre? Our research team can access our records for you

Our experienced research team is more than happy to research our collections on your behalf, including records in our Archive, our Reading Room and The Treasury’s Pioneer Family Register. Contact research@thetreasury.org.nz 

Before your contact us search the Index and Catalogue

Search the Index here

Enter the name or place in the form and then click SEARCH. Refine or broaden your search to focus your results. Take a note of the name and record# or take a screen shot of the “Results” to send to us.

Search the Catalogue here

Start with a KEYWORD SEARCH and then other options if required. When you find an item(s) of interest, record the “Catalogue Number”. If the item shows an image you want you can order that image by clicking on REQUEST A DIGITILISED IMAGE.

Didn’t find anything?

Keep in mind that not everything is indexed and our researchers may be able to help. Please contact us with as much detail as possible and our researchers will check for other records. For example provide us with  -

the names of the people you are researching
relevant dates, locations, occupations
their children's names
churches and schools they attended

If you are not sure what sort of information we might need, please research@thetreasury.co.nz.

Our fees

For research the fee is $30.00 per hour.  On receiving your request we will check our indexes and evaluate research time and report writing required and email you a quote. Payment is required before research is undertaken. We will contact you if more research time than expected looks warranted.

Additional charges may apply for document copies and postage if requested.  At the time of compiling an email report we will ask if you want copies of documents of interest.

Photocopying fees:

Black and white A4: 30 cents/page. A3 50 cents/page
Colour A4: $1.50 per page, double-sided $3
Colour A3: $2.50 per page, double-sided $5

Bank Details

The Coromandel Heritage Trust
02-0456-0019877-00
Please enter particulars “Your name”, “Online Research” “Date of your email request”
Please also email us at research@thetreasury.org.nz  to advise you have paid. If possible with a screen shot of your payment.
International payments You will need the SWIFT BIC code for the BNZ bank which is
BKNZNZ22 and may need our physical address
705 Queen Street, Thames 3500, New Zealand

Important information

Please note that we can only search the collections held at The Treasury. There may be other institutions holding records relevant to your enquiry which you could pursue.    

Information we gather in the course of undertaking research on your behalf may be added to The Treasury’s collection if it is deemed potentially useful to other researchers. 

You will be redirected to our Shopify Payment Gateway to make your initial $30 payment
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