How many records does the archive hold?

65,200 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.

“"Northcote"”, the shelf

Every record the archive holds about Christchurch, the oldest first. The originals live at the provider each row links to.

365 records matching 99 of these 100 with their text read Papers Past · Canterbury Stories · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Te Papa Collections Online · National Publicity Studios black and white file prints · TAPUHI · Canterbury Museum · Auckland Museum Collections · New Zealand Gazette · Digital Public Library of America · V.C. Browne & Son NZ Aerial Photograph Collection · Christchurch City Libraries Flickr · Hocken Digital Collections · Museums Victoria · Air Force Museum of New Zealand Photograph Collection · Wellington City Council Archives · The New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero · New Zealand Electronic Text Collection · Christchurch City Libraries Heritage Images Collection · Lincoln University Living Heritage: Tikaka Tuku Iho · Flickr · Radio New Zealand · Alexander Turnbull Library Flickr · Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki · Te Hikoi Museum · iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao · Manawatū Heritage · Canterbury Photography Museum · Akaroa Museum · Hawke's Bay Museum

the 1900s
24 Sept 1907
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 24 September 1907) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Nov 1907
POULTRY JUDGES. (Marlborough Express, 19 November 1907) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Nov 1907
N.I. POULTRY ASSOCIATION. (Wanganui Chronicle, 20 November 1907) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Mar 1908
LOCAL & GENERAL (Otago Witness, 04 March 1908) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Mar 1908
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Nelson Evening Mail, 23 March 1908) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Sept 1908
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Ashburton Guardian, 15 September 1908) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Sept 1908
KAIKOURA. (Marlborough Express, 25 September 1908) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Dec 1908
FATALITIES. (Nelson Evening Mail, 24 December 1908) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jan 1909
VITAL STATISTICS. (Star, 22 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1909
PERSONAL MATTERS. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 23 January 1909) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 May 1909
Pars About People. (Observer, 22 May 1909) Observer · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Oct 1909
VITAL STATISTICS. (Star, 18 October 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Dec 1909
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Feilding Star, 29 December 1909) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1910s
17 Mar 1910
RESULTS ELSEWHERE. (Evening Post, 17 March 1910) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jun 1910
ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. (Evening Post, 13 June 1910) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 May 1911
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Poverty Bay Herald, 30 May 1911) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Oct 1911
PERSONAL. (Ashburton Guardian, 05 October 1911) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jun 1915
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 10 June 1915) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Aug 1915
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 17 August 1915) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Sept 1915
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 03 September 1915) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Sept 1915
Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 07 September 1915) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Oct 1915
RETURNING HOME (Evening Post, 19 October 1915) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jul 1916
FOUND DROWNED (Evening Post, 10 July 1916) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jul 1916
LAST NIGHT'S LIST (Evening Post, 18 July 1916) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jul 1916
NEW ZEALAND ARMY (Evening Post, 20 July 1916) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jul 1916
TO-DAY'S HEAVY LIST (Evening Post, 27 July 1916) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 May 1917
RETURNED HOME (Evening Post, 12 May 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jun 1917
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 21 June 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jun 1917
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 22 June 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
25 Jun 1917
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 25 June 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jun 1917
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 30 June 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jun 1917
ROLL OF HONOUR (Otago Daily Times 30-6-1917) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Nov 1917
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 02 November 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Mar 1918
HOME AGAIN (Evening Post, 06 March 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Mar 1918
TOTAL OF 750 NAMES (Evening Post, 13 March 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
9 Apr 1918
NEW ZEALAND CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 09 April 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Apr 1918
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 11 April 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 May 1918
COMING HOME (Evening Post, 04 May 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 May 1918
COMING HOME (Evening Post, 08 May 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 May 1918
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 23 May 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Oct 1918
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 29 October 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Nov 1918
Page 22 Advertisements Column 1 (Observer, 30 November 1918) Observer · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Sept 1919
Page 64 Advertisements Column 3 (Observer, 20 September 1919) Observer · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Sept 1919
ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY (Evening Post, 24 September 1919) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
the 1920s
10 Feb 1920
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 10 February 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jul 1921
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 21 July 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Sept 1921
LOCAL AND GENRAL. (Ashburton Guardian, 15 September 1921) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 May 1922
OTHER GRADES (Evening Post, 08 May 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 May 1922
The sitting of the Anglican General Synod in Auckland: the delegates from all parts of the dominion by Auckland Weekly News; Lafayette · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
22 May 1922
IN OTHER CENTRES (Evening Post, 22 May 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1922
IN OTHER CENTRES (Evening Post, 31 July 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Sept 1922
RESULTS ELSEWHERE (Evening Post, 11 September 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Apr 1923
GAMES ELSEWHERE (Evening Post, 30 April 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jan 1924
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 21 January 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Oct 1924
ACCOMPLISHED LIAR. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 14 October 1924) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Oct 1924
AN ACCOMPLISHED LIAR!" (Evening Post, 14 October 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Feb 1925
REDUCED NOTIFICATIONS (Evening Post, 07 February 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Apr 1925
RESULTS ELSEWHERE (Evening Post, 20 April 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Aug 1925
IN OTHER CENTRES (Evening Post, 03 August 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1925
RESULTS ELSEWHERE (Evening Post, 31 August 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 May 1926
RESULTS IN OTHER PARTS (Evening Post, 17 May 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jul 1926
RESULTS ELSEWHERE (Evening Post, 19 July 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Aug 1926
RESULTS ELSEWHERE (Evening Post, 02 August 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Dec 1926
CLEVER CHILDREN (Evening Post, 24 December 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12 Jan 1927
CHILDREN'S COMPETITION (Evening Post, 12 January 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 May 1927
RESULTS ELSEWHERE (Evening Post, 16 May 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Oct 1927
CYCLING NOTES (Evening Post, 15 October 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 May 1928
PLAY ELSEWHERE (Evening Post, 21 May 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Aug 1928
MAIN HIGHWAYS (Evening Post, 21 August 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jan 1929
SCHOLARSHIPS (Evening Post, 12 January 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1930s
26 Jan 1932
CONSECRATION SERVICE (Ellesmere Guardian, 26 January 1932) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Mar 1932
WINNER OF £2000 (Evening Post, 21 March 1932) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Sept 1932
NO. 18" ART UNION (Evening Post, 24 September 1932) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 5 places
3 Dec 1932
ART UNION DRAWN (Evening Post, 03 December 1932) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Aug 1934
MY LUCKY STAR" (Evening Post, 28 August 1934) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
11 Dec 1934
LUCKY FOR ME" (Evening Post, 11 December 1934) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 May 1935
Page 21 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 16 May 1935) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Oct 1935
THE ART UNION (Evening Post, 15 October 1935) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jan 1936
RESULT OF FIRST RACE (Evening Post, 22 January 1936) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1936
CORNWELL CUP (Evening Post, 23 January 1936) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jan 1936
CORNWELL CUP (Evening Post, 25 January 1936) Evening Post · Papers Past · no. 2.83 · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jan 1936
CORNWELL CUP (Evening Post, 25 January 1936) Evening Post · Papers Past · no. 2.157 · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1936
Page 21 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 08 August 1936) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Jul 1937
ELECTORAL CHANGES (Evening Post, 23 July 1937) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
17 Dec 1938
ENGAGEMENTS (Evening Post, 17 December 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1940s
19 Apr 1940
WAR FINANCE (Evening Post, 19 April 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Nov 1940
SENT TO HARD LABOUR (Evening Post, 19 November 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Apr 1941
SEVERAL LOCAL MEN (Evening Post, 02 April 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 May 1941
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 13 May 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 May 1941
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 15 May 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 May 1941
TODAY'S LIST (Evening Post, 30 May 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jun 1941
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 21 June 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
26 Jun 1941
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 26 June 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
27 Jun 1941
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 27 June 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jun 1941
PRISONERS OF WAR (Evening Post, 30 June 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jul 1941
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 02 July 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 4 places
9 Jul 1941
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 09 July 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Jul 1941
N.A.E.F. CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 15 July 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1941
N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 08 August 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Nov 1941
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 04 November 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read

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.

“"Northcote"”, the shelf

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