Kawe Mahara Queer Archives Aotearoa
formerly Lesbian and Gay Archives of New Zealand: Te Pūranga Takatāpui o Aotearoa (LAGANZ)
The Archives are owned by a Trust and housed in the Alexander Turnbull Library of the National Library of New Zealand, Wellington.
We collect, preserve and make available for research the records and personal papers of queer and takatapui people and organisations in Aotearoa New Zealand. Our collections are focused on people who identify with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities, gender expressions and innate variations of sex characteristics.
Volunteer Drop-in Sessions OnlineEvery Thursday, 7pm-7.30pm via Zoom.
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We are joining forces with the Rainbow NZ Charitable Trust and other groups for rainbow communities fundraising event - GiveOUT Day 2024 - giveout-2024.raiselysite.com - from Thu 7 Nov 2024. Any donation you make could be doubled by the GiveOUT sponsors' matching support. Our target is $8,000 towards digitial storage and IT suppport. We'd love to better the $4,262 raised in 2023.
July was Aotearoa's first Queer History MonthKawe Mahara organised Queer History Month Aotearoa — Pūmahara Ia Te Wā 2024 hui taumata with National Library Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa. A panel of speakers on Tues 9 Jul, 9am-4.10pm marked the passing of the Homosexual Law Reform Act in Aotearoa on 9 July 1986. We talked about how we can strengthen our queer archives and networks to better carry and preserve Aotearoa's often fragile queer histories and memories.
Poster designed by Sara Moana.
LAGANZ Name Change to Kawe MaharaWe recently consulted about changing the name of LAGANZ and we received 371 survey submissions and emails - thank you! 80% were in favour of a name change. Kawe Mahara means we will carry the memories of all our queer communities from the past, present and into the future. We have chosen this name to be radically inclusive and to uphold our commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Read about the Board's new decisions arising from the Name Change to Kawe Mahara Queer Archives Aotearoa.
Latest NewsletterRead the latest Kawe Mahara Friends and Volunteers Update - 19 March 2024.
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Last updated: 9 Nov 2024
Kawe Mahara Queer Archives Aotearoa formerly Lesbian and Gay Archives of New Zealand Te Pūranga Takatāpui o Aotearoa (LAGANZ)
Alexander Turnbull Library, 70 Molesworth St, Wellington 6011
NEW ZEALAND
Curator Tel: +64 4 462 3972 |
Trust Secretary Mob: +64 27 444 3961
curators@laganz.org.nz | facebook.com/kawemahara | instagram.com/kawemahara