Rights and Usage Resources
Copyright Status Flowcharts
DigitalNZ is developing a series of workflow tools for establishing copyright status. The first of these is a flowchart to determine the New Zealand copyright status of photographs.
Photographs - NZ copyright status flowchart (PDF/212 KB)
New Zealand Copyright legislation
New Zealand Copyright Act 1994, updated and consolidated - New Zealand Legislation website, Parliamentary Counsel Office
New Zealand Copyright Act 1962 historical and post 1987 unconsolidated amendments - The Knowledge Basket
New Zealand Copyright Act 1913 UNESCO 1949 transcription - UNESCO
Copyright information resources
Protection of intellectual property - Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand
Copyright Protection in New Zealand - Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
Creative Commons Aotearoa New Zealand - the New Zealand Creative Commons website for free copyright licences
Te Mana Taumaru Mātauranga: Intellectual Property Guide for Māori Organisations and Communities - Ministry of Economic Development