The following is a list of alternative institutions that may be able to assist you in your search for family history and shipping.
| Historic Petone Trail | View an interactive map of Petone’s historic locations here. |
| Passenger Lists | Hutt City Council Database Papers Past Find My Past Cyndi’s List Helen’s Page of New Zealand History |
| Photographs | The Pictorial Reference Section at the Alexander Turnbull Library has photographs of some immigrant vessels.
Wellington Maritime Museum also holds photographs of vessels; steam-powered rather than sail. New Zealand National Maritime Museum has a large collection of photographs. |
| Alexander Turnbull Library | 58–78 Molesworth Street PO Box 1467, Wellington Ph: (04) 474 3000 Email: atl@natlib.govt.nz Website: www.natlib.govt.nz/atl |
| National Library of New Zealand | 58–78 Molesworth Street PO Box 1467, Wellington Ph: (04) 474 3000 Email: information@natlib.govt.nz Website: www.natlib.govt.nz |
| Archives New Zealand | 10 Mulgrave Street PO Box 12-050, Wellington Ph: (04) 499 5595 Email: enquiries@archives.govt.nz Website: www.archives.govt.nz |
| Auckland Museum | The Auckland Domain Parnell, Auckland Ph: 09 309 0443 Website: www.aucklandmuseum.comOnline Cenotaph Website: www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph |
| New Zealand National Maritime Museum | Cnr Quay/Hobson Street PO Box 3141, Auckland 1015 Ph: (09) 373 0800 Email: museum@nzmaritime.org.nz Website: www.nzmaritime.org.nz |
| Museum of Wellington City and Sea | Queens Wharf PO Box 893, Wellington Ph: (04) 472 8904 Email: museumofwellington@wmt.org.nz Website: www.museumofwellington.co.nz |
| Births Deaths and Marriages | Central Registry, Lvl 3, 47 Boulcott Street PO Box 10526, Wellington Ph: 0800 22 52 52 Email: bdm.nz@dia.govt.nz Website: www.bdm.govt.nz |
| Auckland Institute & Museum Library | Auckland Domain, Parnell Private Bag 92018, Auckland 1030 Ph: (09) 309 0443 Email: library@aucklandmuseum.com Website: www.aucklandmuseum.com |
| Hawkes Bay Museum | PO Box 248, Napier Ph: (06) 835 7781 Email: info@hbct.co.nz Website: www.thehawkesbaymuseum.co.nz |
| New Zealand Society of Genealogists | Symonds Street PO Box 8795, Auckland Ph: (09) 570 4248 Hutt Valley Branch P.O Box 31024 Lower Hutt Email: nzsg-contact@genealogy.org.nz Website: www.genealogy.org.nz |
| Canterbury Museum | Rolleston Avenue Christchurch 8013 Ph: (03) 366 5000 Email: info@canterburymuseum.com Website: www.canterburymuseum.com |
| Hocken Library | 65 Albany Street PO Box 56, Dunedin Ph: (03) 479 8868 Email: asklibrary@otago.ac.nz Website: www.library.otago.ac.nz |
| Family History Centres | 140 Moxham Avenue Hataitai, Wellington Ph: (04) 386 1227 California Drive, Upper Hutt City Council Ph: (04) 526 425948 Ngatitoa Street, Porirua Ph: (04) 237 5412 |
