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Archived Records Give Us Understanding of Who We Are

"Our documented heritage shapes our lives giving us an understanding of who we are and where we came from," according to a new report quoting Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker published by Archives New Zealand.

The article quotes the Mayor speaking at last week's "launch of a project to digitise more than 1.8 million [pages] Canterbury and Westland probates."

"The Canterbury earthquakes have highlighted the importance and fragility of our documented history," Archives New Zealand reports the Mayor saying to guests at the project launch.

Read the full article here.

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