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New Zealand Archivist Vol XI No 1 Autumn/March 2000 ISSN 0114-7676 Preserving Ministerial Papers at National Archives New Zealand Archivist Vol XI No 1 Autumn/March 2000 ISSN 0114-7676 Preserving Ministerial Papers at National Archives Kim Lasenby Under the Archives Act 1957, National Archives is responsible for ensuring preservation of, and access to, the permanently valuable records of the legislative, executive and judicial branches of the central government of New Zealand. In addition, National Archives operates a ministerial papers transfer programme, co-ordinated at Wellington Head Office, which encourages the archiving of records relating to those individuals who play or who have played an important role in the running of central government. Since 1981 National Archives has received over 300 The diverse nature of politicians' record systems, transfers of records from a wide range of New Zealand varying from office to office and even within a single politicians, some of whom deposit archives upon a office over a period of time, means that it is difficult to semi-regular basis. Such records offer a unique view develop a general records disposal schedule which can into the decision-making processes of Parliament, and be consistently applied, as may be the case for a can contribute to a better understanding of government department. Instead, each potential government. Their value lies in the many different transfer must be individually appraised to determine insights they provide: into the career of the individual those records which are suitable for long-term politician, the political era of which they are a part, preservation. Records may include a wide variety of and the complementary perspective they provide on formats, ranging from paper-based files to video and the records of government agencies related to a audio cassettes and even computer disks, which must particular ministerial portfolio. be checked to determine accessibility. They may National Archives preserves records compiled or include non-official papers of a personal nature, which received by the Prime Minister, Ministers of the must be considered for inclusion in the interests of Crown, leaders and deputy-leaders of political parties, maintaining one unified collection, and to provide a and Speakers and Deputy Speakers of the House more comprehensive record of a particular individual. during the course of their parliamentary careers. Finally, the issues of restrictions and storage Records of other Members of Parliament are not arrangements must also be addressed. Restriction normally offered for deposit in National Archives, agreements are drawn up to conform with Cabinet although the Chief Archivist has the discretion to Office Manual guidelines, but must also take into permit such transfers if the records are considered to account the wishes of the individual politician and the be significant. Collections are held from prominent interests of the researcher. The Cabinet Office Manual but now retired politicians such as the Rt. Hon. Sir states that, in general, official papers of 25 years and William Birch and ex-Prime Ministers Rt. Hon. David over are open to public access. However with regard Lange, Rt. Hon. Mike Moore, and Rt. Hon. Jim Bolger. to ministerial papers deposited with National Current Members of Parliament who deposit their Archives, section 6.78 of the Manual notes that: records on a semi-regular basis include the Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Helen Clark, Deputy Leader of the .... The Chief Archivist will discuss with Ministers issues Opposition, Rt. Hon. Wyatt Creech, Rt. Hon. Simon such as security, access and control, helping to draw up Upton and Hon. Peter Dunne. Records are also held and implement a formal agreement. The question of whether from the office of the Rt. Hon. Jenny Shipley, Leader access to papers is granted is a matter for the Minister to of the Opposition. decide. The ministerial papers transfer programme is co­ In the matter of storage, National Archives ordinated by the Parliamentary Liaison Officer, an encourages the archiving of only those records which archivist at National Archives Wellington Head Office, are no longer in current administrative use. If records who must deal with a number of issues which offered for appraisal are less than three years old, that differentiate the transfer of political papers from that is, less than one parliamentary term, temporary storage of records deposited by government agencies. The is arranged in conjunction with Parliamentary and position of a Parliamentary Liaison Officer is Ministerial Services to ensure ministers have more necessitated by the demand-driven nature of the work immediate access to their records should they require and the need to have a regular point of contact. A them. At the conclusion of the three-year term, the steady stream of enquiries from political offices is records are then transferred permanently to National generally received throughout each year, increasing considerably at the time of a general election, or when Archives. ministers retire from office. Archives in Court Rosemary Collier The Archives and Records Association of New Archives funds. Was the whole exercise a waste of Zealand (ARANZ) has lost both court actions in which time, energy and ARANZ members' money? There it was involved, on appeal. One case was appealed by are those (including ARANZ members) who think it ARANZ, the other by the Department of Internal was. However, it did raise the profile of archives Affairs. The euphoria of ARANZ's win in the latter generally and National Archives in particular, for a case in the High Court (that of the alleged time. misappropriation of funds intended for National There will be many archivists disappointed at one Archives but diverted into restructuring) has or both outcomes. After such an expenditure of effort dissipated in light of the Appeal Court finding (see and resources over a period of several years, it is News Items in New Zealand Archivist, December 1999). disappointing that the points at issue have not been The new elements in the whole debate are the accepted by the highest court in the land. It does surprise positioning of National Archives under the appear, when an earlier attempt at restructuring is Minister for Culture and Heritage, late last year, and taken into account1 also, that Internal Affairs was the outcome of the General Election. Since the election, determined to 'clip the wings' of National Archives, however, the new government has removed National or to use it as a bolster for more precarious units which Archives from the Ministry for Culture and Heritage the department wished to hold onto. That earlier and has appointed the Hon. Marian Hobbs as the attempt, if successful, would have seen the Chief Minister directly responsible for National Archives. Archivist permanently delegating most of his/her The new government includes as one of its most senior professional powers. This would have been in ministers a former lecturer in history, Dr Michael violation of the intentions of the Archives Act. Cullen, whose remarks on the restructuring issue at The focus must now be on passing a new (?!) the 1998 ARANZ Conference have been published in Archives Act, and ensuring that the new government Archifacts (April 1999, pp. 53-58). recognises the true role of National Archives. Thus It is indeed ironic that final judgements should its constitutional and professional concerns should be come out just after the election; an election which strengthened, its budget increased, and its brought to power a coalition there is good reason to transformation into an independent institution come consider will be more sympathetic to and interested closer. in National Archives. NZSA supported legal action against the 1 New Zealand Archivist, vol. VI no.3, Spring/September 1995 restructuring of National Archives, but we took no 'National Archives in the Spotlight' stance on the action over alleged diversion of National ATTENTION! Are you looking for an archivist? Helen Quaggin is looking for an archives position in the Wellington area. She has a BA Hons, in History and French (Birmingham), and a Higher Diploma in Archival Studies from University College Dublin. She is currently working on a collection of 20,000 photographs held at University College Dublin, including appraisal, arrangement, listing, preservation, design of a database, and supervision of staff. She will be moving to Wellington in September. For full CV, ask Rosemary Collier, 43 Gordon Road, Plimmerton, Porirua 6006, ph. 04-233-8155; fax 04-233-2031 Theatre Archives in New Zealand Ellen Ellis and Rosemary Collier The New Zealand Theatre Archive Puranga Whakaari o Aotearoa is not really an Archive at all! That is, it is not a physical institution which collects archives. Rather than being a repository of archives, it is a repository of knowledge about archives in its area of interest. It is a mini-National Register of Archives, concerned solely with archives of the theatre: theatre companies, amateur theatre and drama organisations, individuals formerly or presently involved in theatre. It aims not only to list theatre archives but to advise on their preservation and possible deposit in libraries, archives or museums, if the records are at risk in their present locations. The Theatre Archive was established as a trust in 1997 by a group of theatre people who had concerns about the survival of theatre and drama archives. The Trust's long-term aims are: organisations may wish to deposit their records have an appropriate building, a secure future, and sufficient • Co-ordination of a national
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