Archive of Māori and Pacific Sound
Preserving oral traditions for the future.
We’re preserving recorded heritage and increasing accessibility to the Archive of
Māori and Pacific Sound by digitising content. While most high-demand materials have copies available, access to some items could be delayed up to 6 months. Find out more.
AMPS was established in the Anthropology Department of the University of Auckland in 1970, by Bruce Biggs, with Mervyn McLean the first director.
The archive grew rapidly through the research activities of the department, resulting in a collection that spans from 1919 through to the present day and includes recordings of vocal and instrumental music, oral histories, stories and language resources from Aotearoa New Zealand and across the Pacific
![Brett, A. (1988, February 20). Waipareira group. Mavis Tuoro on right [Photograph]. Anthropology Photographic Archive, The University of Auckland Library.](/content/auckland/en/library/about-our-collections/cultural-collections/archive-maori-pacific-sound/jcr:content/leftpar/imagecomponent/image.img.1024.medium.jpg/1717451144740.jpg)
Contact us
Archive of Māori and Pacific Sound
Room 109-306
General Library
5 Alfred Street
City Campus, The University of Auckland
Private Bag 92109
Auckland 1142
Email: amps@auckland.ac.nz