How many records does the archive hold?

66,408 records about Christchurch, every one linked at the provider that keeps the original.

How far back does the archive reach?

1800, the oldest record on file.

Where do the records come from?

30 collections: council archives, Papers Past, DigitalNZ’s partners, cemetery registers, the heritage list itself. The shelf says what exists and where it lives.

Are these documents verified?

They are leads and citations, not evidence, a record says a document exists and where to read it. What a document actually says is only claimed once somebody has read it; those readings live on the place pages.

National Library of New Zealand Catalogue, the shelf

Every National Library of New Zealand Catalogue record the archive holds about Christchurch, each linked at the provider that keeps the original.

2 records matching 0 of these 2 with their text read

the 2010s
1 Jan 2010
Avonside [electronic resource]. by Roberts, Lawrence · National Library of New Zealand Catalogue · National Library of New Zealand · about 1 place
1 Jan 2014
The wreath: a group show: Eastside Gallery, Linwood Community Arts Centre, 388 Worcester Street, Christchurch, 3-15 February 2014, curated by Robyne Voyce / Writing: Greg Jackson and Keith Morant; photography & design: Rudolf Boelee. by Jackson, Greg; Morant, Keith; Crown Lynn New Zealand; Linwood Community Arts Centre. Eastside Gallery · National Library of New Zealand Catalogue · National Library of New Zealand · about 1 place

Most of these originals are not republishable here, the link goes to the provider that keeps them. A search result is a lead, not evidence: what a document actually says is only claimed once somebody has read it, and those readings live on the place pages.

National Library of New Zealand Catalogue, the shelf

The shelf

Its patch