How many records does the archive hold?

67,402 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.

“Passengers And Co.”, the shelf

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

1,089 records matching 89 of these 89 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
21 Jul 1919
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 21 July 1919) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Aug 1919
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 29 August 1919) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Nov 1919
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ashburton Guardian, 03 November 1919) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Dec 1919
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ashburton Guardian, 17 December 1919) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1920s
28 Feb 1920
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Colonist, 28 February 1920) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Mar 1920
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 19 March 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 May 1920
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ashburton Guardian, 04 May 1920) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 May 1920
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 07 May 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jul 1920
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 30 July 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Sept 1920
STEERING NORTH. (Marlborough Express, 02 September 1920) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Nov 1920
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Grey River Argus, 05 November 1920) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Nov 1920
MIDNIGHT TRAGEDY AT TIMARU (NZ Truth, 06 November 1920) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Nov 1920
PERSONAL MATTERS (Evening Post, 08 November 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Dec 1920
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ashburton Guardian, 18 December 1920) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jan 1921
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Hawera & Normanby Star, 06 January 1921) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7 Mar 1921
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 07 March 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Mar 1921
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 09 March 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Mar 1921
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ashburton Guardian, 23 March 1921) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1921
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 08 April 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Sept 1921
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 08 September 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Dec 1922
LOCAL AND QENERAL (Evening Post, 18 December 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Dec 1922
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 26 December 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jul 1923
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 02 July 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Feb 1924
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 20 February 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Mar 1924
Page 16 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 19 March 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Sept 1924
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 08 September 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Sept 1924
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 29 September 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Oct 1924
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 11 October 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Nov 1924
Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 17 November 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Nov 1924
Page 7 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 19 November 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Mar 1925
Page 7 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 05 March 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Mar 1925
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 11 March 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Apr 1925
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 02 April 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Apr 1925
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 06 April 1925) 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 Aug 1925
GOVERNMENT HOUSE DANCE (Evening Post, 25 August 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Oct 1925
Page 7 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 14 October 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Oct 1925
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 20 October 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Feb 1926
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 11 February 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1926
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 16 February 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Apr 1926
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 09 April 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12 May 1926
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 12 May 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jun 1926
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 02 June 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jul 1926
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 03 July 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1926
Page 6 Advertisements Column 7 (Evening Post, 14 August 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Aug 1926
Page 16 Advertisements Column 7 (Evening Post, 23 August 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14 Sept 1926
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 14 September 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Nov 1926
FOR BETTER SERVICE (Evening Post, 22 November 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Feb 1927
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 25 February 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Feb 1927
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 28 February 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1927
Page 1 Advertisements Column 7 (Ellesmere Guardian, 08 April 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Dec 1927
Page 1 Advertisements Column 7 (Ellesmere Guardian, 30 December 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1928
WOMEN IN PRINT (Evening Post, 16 February 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
9 Oct 1928
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 09 October 1928) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 May 1929
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 28 May 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Oct 1929
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 22 October 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Dec 1929
Page 14 Advertisements Column 2 (NZ Truth, 19 December 1929) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1930s
24 May 1930
Ships and the Sea (Evening Post, 24 May 1930) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Oct 1930
Page 1 Advertisements Column 7 (Ellesmere Guardian, 10 October 1930) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Nov 1930
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 November 1930) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Dec 1930
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 16 December 1930) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Oct 1931
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 16 October 1931) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Oct 1931
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 20 October 1931) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Aug 1932
PERSONAL ITEMS (Evening Post, 24 August 1932) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Oct 1932
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 14 October 1932) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Dec 1932
SHIPPING NEWS (Evening Post, 22 December 1932) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
19 Apr 1933
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 19 April 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 May 1933
STAGE AND SCREEN (Evening Post, 18 May 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Dec 1933
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 22 December 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jun 1934
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 05 June 1934) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Oct 1934
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 12 October 1934) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Oct 1934
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 26 October 1934) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Feb 1935
NEW ZEALAND'S NATIONAL RAILWAYS (Evening Post, 08 February 1935) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1 Nov 1935
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 01 November 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Dec 1935
AMERICAN DAYS (Evening Post, 28 December 1935) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jan 1936
NEW COMPANIES (Evening Post, 17 January 1936) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Sept 1936
Page 16 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 26 September 1936) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Nov 1937
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 02 November 1937) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Nov 1938
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 18 November 1938) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Dec 1938
Page 16 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 10 December 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Oct 1939
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 October 1939) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1940s
30 Jan 1940
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 30 January 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Oct 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 18 October 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Oct 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 25 October 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Oct 1941
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 31 October 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Sept 1944
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 27 September 1944) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Sept 1945
NAMES OF MISSING (Evening Post, 25 September 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 2010s
5 Jan 2018
Storm turns fatal as heavy rain and strong winds batter the country Radio New Zealand · Radio New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
the 2020s
1 May 2025
Weather: What you need to know about road closures, flights, ferries, schools and evacuations Radio New Zealand · Radio New Zealand · 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.

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