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.

“"Tennyson Street"”, the shelf

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

171 records matching 49 of these 71 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 1910s
6 May 1915
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 06 May 1915) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Aug 1915
ROLL OF HONOUR. (Evening Post, 27 August 1915) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jul 1916
LIST ISSUED TO-DAY (Evening Post, 13 July 1916) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Feb 1917
WELLINGTON RECRUITING DISTRICT (No. 5) (Evening Post, 13 February 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 May 1917
8530 MEN CALLED UP (Evening Post, 08 May 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
6 Jul 1917
NEW ZEALAND CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 06 July 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Oct 1917
FIRST DIVISION (Evening Post, 02 October 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
the 1920s
22 Apr 1924
DEATHS. (Evening Post, 22 April 1924) 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
the 1930s
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
14 Jan 1933
WELLINGTON WINS (Evening Post, 14 January 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Oct 1934
BEST OF LUCK" (Evening Post, 30 October 1934) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Dec 1934
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 15 December 1934) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 Jun 1935
Page 2 Advertisements Column 7 (Evening Post, 22 June 1935) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Apr 1938
ART UNION DRAW (Evening Post, 12 April 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1940s
8 May 1941
SECOND N.Z.E.F. (Evening Post, 08 May 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jun 1941
TODAY'S LIST (Evening Post, 18 June 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 4 places
30 Jun 1941
TODAY'S LIST (Evening Post, 30 June 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 5 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
8 Dec 1941
FIRST LIST (Evening Post, 08 December 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Dec 1941
FIRST LIST (Evening Post, 18 December 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Dec 1941
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 22 December 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
3 Aug 1942
N.Z.E.F. ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 03 August 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Aug 1942
N.Z.E.F. ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 06 August 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Aug 1942
N.Z.E.F. ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 07 August 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 Nov 1943
LIST OF NEW ZEALANDERS (Evening Post, 06 November 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
21 Dec 1943
ROLL OF HOMOUR (Evening Post, 21 December 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Apr 1944
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 14 April 1944) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 May 1944
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 11 May 1944) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Oct 1944
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 05 October 1944) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 2000s
1 Mar 2001
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
21 Jun 2004
List of Public Valuers Under the Valuers Act 1948 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
6 Jul 2005
List of Public Valuers New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
16 Jun 2006
List of Public Valuers Under the Valuers Act 1948 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
23 Jan 2007
LIST OF CIVIL UNION New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 7 places
6 Jul 2007
LIST OF New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
25 Jan 2008
LIST OF CIVIL UNION New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 9 places
30 Jan 2009
LIST OF CIVIL UNION CELEBRANTS New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 10 places
15 May 2009
Beckenham shops construction Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
16 May 2009
Cars driving past Beckenham shops on Colombo Street Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
16 May 2009
Corner of Tennyson Street and Colombo Street Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
16 May 2009
Scissortrix hair salon signage Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
16 May 2009
Cars driving past Beckenham shops Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
16 May 2009
Back of Scissortrix at the Beckenham shops Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
16 May 2009
Beckenham shopping precinct construction site Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
16 May 2009
Scissortrix hair salon Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
26 May 2009
Frews Contracting demolition digger Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
26 May 2009
Demolition site office Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
26 May 2009
Banfields Butchery and Scissortrix demolition Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
26 May 2009
Frews Contracting demolition excavator Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
28 May 2009
Construction site on Colombo Street at Beckenham Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
28 May 2009
Demolition on the corner of Tennyson Street Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
28 May 2009
Scissortrix building awaiting demolition Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
28 May 2009
Beckenham shops redevelopment Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
11 Jun 2009
Beckenham demolition debris Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
11 Jun 2009
Beckenham shops redevelopment Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
the 2010s
29 Jan 2010
LIST OF CIVIL UNION CELEBRANTS New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 11 places
12 Aug 2010
No Asset Procedures New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
4 Nov 2010
Justices of the Peace Appointed New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
20 Jan 2011
Beckenham Shops Demolition by Michael Williams · Canterbury Stories · no. 18885 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
20 Jan 2011
Beckenham Shops Demolition by Michael Williams · Canterbury Stories · no. 18877 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
20 Jan 2011
Beckenham Shops Demolition by Michael Williams · Canterbury Stories · no. 18899 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
20 Jan 2011
Beckenham Shops Demolition by Michael Williams · Canterbury Stories · no. 18887 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
18 Dec 2013
List of Independent Marriage and Civil Union Celebrants New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 30 places
12 Dec 2014
List of Independent Marriage and Civil Union Celebrants New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 33 places
31 Jul 2015
Anglers’ Notice for Fish and Game Regions New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
13 Aug 2015
No Asset Procedures New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
19 May 2016
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
13 Oct 2016
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
22 Jun 2018
Bankruptcies New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
16 Aug 2018
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places

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.

“"Tennyson Street"”, the shelf

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