
RAPID Heritage
Enabling access to New Zealand's heritage


Our story
RAPID Heritage’s goal is to be a conduit for people to learn about New Zealand’s heritage.
The aim is to help people discover and access records; quickly, cheaply and easily.

James Tait
I’m a record agent specialising in researching and retrieving records. I’m qualified to locate records to answer specific questions and examine their content to provide the information you need. I began researching my family in depth in 2018, and since 2019 I have been a member of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists. I completed the Postgraduate Certificate in Genealogical, Palaeographic & Heraldic Studies at the University of Strathclyde in 2023. In 2025, I gained accreditation with the ‘Australasian Association of Genealogists and Record Agents’ as a Record Agent.