How many records does the archive hold?

69,585 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.

“The Groom Room”, the shelf

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

183 records matching 83 of these 83 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
12 Aug 1905
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 12 August 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Sept 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 02 September 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 Sept 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 06 September 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Sept 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 13 September 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Sept 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 23 September 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 Sept 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 27 September 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Nov 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 20 November 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Nov 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 23 November 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Dec 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 06 December 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Dec 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 07 December 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Mar 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 06 March 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jun 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 13 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jun 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 27 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Aug 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 11 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 14 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 31 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Oct 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 13 October 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Oct 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Mataura Ensign 13-10-1906) Mataura Ensign · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Oct 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 17 October 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Oct 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 26 October 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
1 Nov 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 01 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
11 May 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 11 May 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jul 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 13 July 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jul 1907
Untitled (Poverty Bay Herald, 16 July 1907) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Aug 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 10 August 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Aug 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 12 August 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Oct 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 07 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
26 Oct 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 26 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Nov 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 02 November 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Nov 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 09 November 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
9 Nov 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 09 November 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jan 1908
Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 25 January 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Feb 1908
LOCAL & GENERAL. (Otago Witness, 26 February 1908) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Mar 1908
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 03 March 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Apr 1908
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 04 April 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Jul 1908
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 16 July 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Sept 1908
Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 15 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Sept 1908
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 25 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Oct 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 24 October 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 19 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Jan 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 21 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jan 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 22 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 26 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Feb 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 17 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jun 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 17 June 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jun 1909
LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK. (Otago Witness, 30 June 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Aug 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 28 August 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
2 Oct 1909
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 02 October 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Nov 1909
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 16 November 1909) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 4 places
24 Nov 1909
LOCAL & GENERAL (Otago Witness, 24 November 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
the 1910s
1 Oct 1913
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 01 October 1913) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Oct 1913
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 02 October 1913) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Sept 1914
AN £800,000 ESTATE (Otago Daily Times 9-6-1914) Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12 Sept 1914
Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Wairarapa Daily Times, 12 September 1914) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Oct 1914
Page 1 Advertisements Column 7 (Evening Post, 10 October 1914) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jun 1917
MILITARY SERVICE. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 06 June 1917) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1920s
21 Feb 1924
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 21 February 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1930s
6 Mar 1933
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 06 March 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 May 1934
LITTER EVERYWHERE (Evening Post, 08 May 1934) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Apr 1937
TOPICS FOR WOMEN WORLD PEACE NAVAL VISITORS HUTT VALLEY NEWS GIRL GUIDES' MESSAGE PERSONAL NOTES WEDDINGS WRIGHT SHARDLOW. MANX SOCIETY PARTY FOR PATIENTS "FIVE O'CLOCK" PARTY FULLY SUBSCRIBED HERE AND THERE WEDDING MUSIC (Evening Post, 05 April 1937) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Dec 1937
STAGE AND SCREEN (Evening Post, 30 December 1937) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 2000s
23 Feb 2006
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
7 Jun 2007
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
11 Sept 2008
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
11 Dec 2008
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
the 2010s
18 Apr 2013
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
19 Sept 2013
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
17 Oct 2013
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 5 places
14 Aug 2014
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
20 Nov 2014
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
21 Jan 2016
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
16 Jun 2016
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
19 Jan 2017
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
16 Feb 2017
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 5 places
12 Sept 2019
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
the 2020s
16 Sept 2021
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
15 Dec 2022
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
20 Apr 2023
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
14 Nov 2024
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
17 Apr 2025
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
14 Aug 2025
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 5 places
13 Nov 2025
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
17 Sept 2026
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register The New Zealand Gazette · New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 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.

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