New Zealand Occupations

The first European settlers of New Zealand were individuals who came because of their occupations. They were missionaries, sealers, whalers, merchants, and others. Later, business men arrived to provide services to meet the needs of the new settlements. Records were generated by and for these businesses and their employees. Businesses have come and gone over the years and not all their records have survived, but some have found their way into the collections of archives and libraries in New Zealand and elsewhere. One of the largest collections is held at Alexander Turnbull Library in Wellington. See New Zealand Archives and Libraries for the address.

Online Resources

 * New Zealand, Registers of Medical Practitioners and Nurses, 1873, 1882-1933, ($), index and images, incomplete.
 * New Zealand, Officiating Ministers, 1882-1920, ($), index and images, incomplete.
 * New Zealand, School Registers and Lists, 1850-1967, ($), index and images, incomplete.
 * New Zealand, Sheep Returns, Owners and Officers, 1879-1889, ($), index and images, incomplete.
 * New Zealand, Teacher and Civil Service Examinations and Licenses, 1880-1920, ($), index and images, incomplete.
 * Industries Of New Zealand, ($), index.
 * New Zealand Civil Establishment Nominal Roll 1871, ($), index.
 * New Zealand Pensions Granted 1868, ($), index.
 * New Zealand Railway Employees 1896, ($), index.
 * New Zealand Return Of Officers In Provincial Governments 1866, ($), index.
 * New Zealand: Sheep-Farmers 1881-1918, ($), index.
 * The Goldminer's Database, goldminers from the goldrushes of New Zealand, 1861 - 1872, index.