New Zealand Memories  contains 72 pages on a variety of topics, featuring material and subjects from the 1800s through to the 1970s. The names and places included in each issue are indexed and have proven to be a great asset to genealogists. A complete index of subjects and topics in all back issues appears on this website for  downloading by schools, libraries and individual contributors as a quick reference source.

A selection of articles in past editions profile numerous unforgettable personalities  -  Lofty Blomfield, Aunt Daisy, Tex Morton, Submaritzky - and the range of material brings our history alive with recollections of the Kauri industry, the Tarawera eruption, the history of NZ bowling, Maori Battalion, the Rawleigh’s Man, early personalities of IZB Radio, the Rimutaka Incline and amusing anecdotes recalling the milk in schools programme introduced in the 1930s.

Personal stories are a highlight. Everyday New Zealanders record their tales  of endurance. Their spirit of adventure, the hardships, joys and sorrows  through the good times and downright difficult; each story a link in the  shaping of our country.

The regional sections offer in-depth historical images covering two specific districts per issue. Predominantly a pictorial section, early images of your region provide fascinating visuals.

The high quality publication,  first released in 1995, has won the hearts of thousands of readers and  subscribers across the country and is acclaimed as a valuable collectible treasured by families. Libraries, museums and schools recommend New Zealand  Memories as an important tool for all ages, not just as a reference source,  but also as a trip down memory lane.

Check out the contents  of the current and past issues on this website. You will be intrigued by  the vast amount of material already covered in the books; the factual accounts  and personal stories will bring a wealth of knowledge to students and a  flood of nostalgia to those of us in adulthood.