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.

“Gatherings”, the shelf

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

150 records matching 44 of these 50 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
2 Jun 1909
TABLE TALK (Otago Witness, 02 June 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Aug 1909
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Ashburton Guardian, 05 August 1909) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Aug 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 16 August 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Dec 1909
THE DEFENCE BILL (Star, 06 December 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1910s
17 Apr 1911
MATCHES ELSEWHERE. (Colonist, 17 April 1911) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jul 1911
Conferences in the capital - four important and representative gatherings by New Zealand Graphic; Barton · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
7 Aug 1911
CHRISTCHURCH GATHERINGS. (Evening Post, 07 August 1911) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
8 Aug 1911
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Feilding Star, 08 August 1911) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7 Jun 1912
OBITUARY. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 07 June 1912) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Feb 1913
NEWS AND NOTES. (NZ Truth, 01 February 1913) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jun 1913
ANNUAL CONFERENCE. (Ashburton Guardian, 16 June 1913) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Sept 1915
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 11 September 1915) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Jun 1917
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 23 June 1917) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Mar 1918
SPORTING. (Taranaki Daily News 28-3-1918) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Nov 1918
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (NZ Truth, 30 November 1918) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jan 1919
FIRE AT KARORI (Evening Post, 20 January 1919) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Mar 1919
Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. Friday, march 14, 1919. PORT CHRISTCHURCH. (Ashburton Guardian, 14 March 1919) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jun 1919
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 28 June 1919) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1920s
7 Apr 1920
NEWS OF THE DAY. (Ellesmere Guardian, 07 April 1920) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Apr 1922
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 26 April 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Dec 1923
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 15 December 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Aug 1924
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 21 August 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jul 1925
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 24 July 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Mar 1926
GLEANINGS FROM COURSE, TRACK AND STABLE (NZ Truth, 25 March 1926) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jul 1926
The Provincial Church. (Waiapu Church Gazette, 01 July 1926) Waiapu Church Gazette · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Feb 1927
Plays – Players – Pictures (Evening Post, 26 February 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Apr 1927
Women in Print (Evening Post, 11 April 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
31 Dec 1927
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 31 December 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Aug 1928
WILL CLUB OFFICIALS MOVE? (NZ Truth, 16 August 1928) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1929
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 16 February 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1930s
29 Mar 1930
Page 13 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 29 March 1930) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Jul 1930
With the late Mr. Seddon at an athletic meeting in Lancaster Park, Christchurch Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
6 Jan 1932
Unusual visitors to Canterbury's capital city: circus elephants attract holiday crowds in Christchurch by Auckland Weekly News; Green and Hahn · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
24 Feb 1934
ARCHBISHOP REDWOOD (Evening Post, 24 February 1934) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 May 1934
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 04 May 1934) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Apr 1935
LAKESIDE (Ellesmere Guardian, 23 April 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jan 1936
CHRISTCHURCH PARTIES (Evening Post, 10 January 1936) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Apr 1936
First reunion of Christchurch hospital nurses: interesting gatherings held Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
21 Apr 1938
CHRISTCHURCH GAIETY (Evening Post, 21 April 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Oct 1938
FRESH FACES (Evening Post, 17 October 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
24 Feb 1939
FIVE PARTIES (Evening Post, 24 February 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Aug 1939
SUPPLY OF POWER (Ellesmere Guardian, 15 August 1939) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1940s
15 Aug 1940
CHRISTCHURCH DEBUTANTES (Evening Post, 15 August 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Feb 1941
BISHOP BRODIE'S JUBILEE (Evening Post, 15 February 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jun 1945
OBITUARY (Evening Post, 20 June 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Nov 1945
CHRISTCHURCH MUSICAL FESTIVAL. (Evening Post, 01 November 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Nov 1945
CHRISTCHURCH MUSICAL FESTIVAL. (Evening Post, 15 November 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1960s
1 Jan 1960
1960 Lewis Morrison by R. C. Blackmore · Lincoln University Living Heritage: Tikaka Tuku Iho · Lincoln University
the 2010s
17 Oct 2013
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 5 places
12 Nov 2015
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · 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.

“Gatherings”, the shelf

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