Tae ā-tinana mai – Visit in person

Our last day in office is Tuesday 24 December, before we enter our annual close-down period over the holiday break and re-open on Monday 6th January 2025. Please be aware that the National Library building will be closed on Monday 23 and Tuesday 24 December, and will not re-open until Monday 6 January 2025.

Our online collection can be accessed in-person at the Ngā Taonga desk in the General Reading Room on Level 1 of the National Library, 70 Molesworth Street, Thorndon, Wellington. No appointments are needed. Nau mai, all are welcome.

Here you can access or find information about over 800,000 items from the moving image and sound collection free of charge.

Opening hours

10am to 5pm Monday to Friday.
9am to 1pm Saturday.

If you find that the item you are interested in is not available online, our researchers can be contacted using the Ngā Taonga internal phone located on our desk at the National Library, or via our Make a request page.

Katherine Mansfield Reading Room

Ngā Taonga can also arrange an appointment for a viewing in the Katherine Mansfield Reading Room. We do ask that viewing requests are made a few days in advance as materials may need to be retrieved from our vaults.

The Katherine Mansfield Room is located on Level 1 of the National Library building at 70 Molesworth Street, Thorndon, Wellington 6011.

This is a supervised space provided by the National Library. To prepare for your appointment, please visit the National Library’s reading rooms information page.

Opening hours

10am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday.