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Accessing and requesting images

We have over 20,000 images of the Whakatipu, from significant landscapes through to candid snapshot images of daily life – and our collection is growing weekly.

The Museum offers a by appointment image order service: To request and purchase copies of images, please contact our archivist at  

Photographic Terms and Conditions

Fees are charged for each image and vary by use. These fees go towards the ongoing maintenance and digitisation of the Lakes District Museum’s collection.

We can only provide images when we hold the copyright, or when the copyright owner has given permission. This is a requirement under New Zealand’s Copyright Act 1994.

The ©Lakes District Museum must be accurately attributed. Reference information will be provided.

Donations

If you have any photographs of the Whakatipu that you are willing to donate, we would love to hear from you. We are currently interested in slides and photographs from the 1920s – 1990s.