When disaster strikes, act quickly to seek help with the recovery of damaged material. Preservation staff at the National Library can provide you with assistance and support.

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Disaster preparedness

It pays to plan ahead and be prepared for disasters of any size – whether a leak or a flood, a fire, or an earthquake. We provide training and consultancy services on disaster planning and salvage.

Vacuum freeze-drying

We provide vacuum freeze-drying services in cooperation with Archives New Zealand. Vacuum freeze-drying is a technique for mass drying frozen water-damaged books, documents, maps, plans and other paper-based information, using sublimation.

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