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.

“"Belfast"”, the shelf

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

1,211 records matching 68 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 1940s
21 Jan 1942
TERRITORIAL SERVICE CALL-UP (Evening Post, 21 January 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
24 Jan 1942
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 24 January 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jan 1942
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 31 January 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
10 Feb 1942
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 10 February 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Feb 1942
LIGHTNING LADY AT ODDS (Evening Post, 23 February 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Mar 1942
WITHDRAWAL OF PROSECUTIONS (Evening Post, 25 March 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Apr 1942
ADDINGTON ACCEPTORS (Evening Post, 01 April 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 May 1942
Kathleen White graduation Local people and functions · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
10 Nov 1942
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 10 November 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Nov 1942
AIR FORCE CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 13 November 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jan 1943
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 05 January 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Feb 1943
NEW BRIGHTON TROTS (Evening Post, 17 February 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Feb 1943
BURT SCOTT NICELY (Evening Post, 22 February 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Feb 1943
ADDINGTON ACCEPTORS (Evening Post, 24 February 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1944
BELFAST WORKS IDLE (Evening Post, 26 January 1944) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Apr 1944
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 15 April 1944) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Aug 1944
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 04 August 1944) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 Sept 1944
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 08 September 1944) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 Sept 1944
Gnr. L. A. Fleete, of Belfast, killed on active service Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
5 Oct 1944
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 05 October 1944) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jan 1945
Former Belfast School Master’s house under snow Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
5 May 1945
REPORTED SAFE (Evening Post, 05 May 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 May 1945
SAFE IN BRITAIN (Evening Post, 17 May 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 May 1945
RESCUED NEW ZEALAND TROOPS (Evening Post, 19 May 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
1 Jun 1945
REPORTED SAFE (Evening Post, 01 June 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jul 1945
SECOND N.Z.E.F. (Evening Post, 05 July 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1950s
1 Jan 1950
Belfast Freezing Works, 1950 Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · no. 62224 · Auckland Libraries
1 Jan 1950
Belfast Freezing Works, 1950 Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · no. 62299 · Auckland Libraries
1 Jan 1950
Belfast, Christchurch Photographic Archive · TAPUHI · no. 22556997 · Alexander Turnbull Library
1 Jan 1950
Belfast, Christchurch Photographic Archive · TAPUHI · no. 23012546 · Alexander Turnbull Library
1 Jan 1950
Belfast, Christchurch Photographic Archive · TAPUHI · no. 23032222 · Alexander Turnbull Library
1 Jan 1950
Belfast, Christchurch Photographic Archive · TAPUHI · no. 22882673 · Alexander Turnbull Library
1 Jan 1950
Waimakariri River, Belfast, Christchurch Photographic Archive · TAPUHI · Alexander Turnbull Library
1 Jan 1950
Belfast Freezing Works, Belfast, Christchurch Photographic Archive · TAPUHI · Alexander Turnbull Library
1 Jan 1959
Belfast Freezing Works, Christchurch City Photographic Archive · TAPUHI · no. 32972413 · Alexander Turnbull Library
1 Jan 1959
Belfast Freezing Works, Christchurch City Photographic Archive · TAPUHI · no. 32972410 · Alexander Turnbull Library
1 Jan 1959
Belfast Freezing Works, Christchurch City Photographic Archive · TAPUHI · no. 32972409 · Alexander Turnbull Library
1 Jan 1959
Belfast Freezing Works, Christchurch City Photographic Archive · TAPUHI · no. 32972411 · Alexander Turnbull Library
1 Jan 1959
Belfast Freezing Works, Christchurch City Photographic Archive · TAPUHI · no. 32972408 · Alexander Turnbull Library
13 Jan 1959
Amaranthus hybridus var. hybridus L. Plants · Te Papa Collections Online · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
13 Jan 1959
Canary grass, Phalaris aquatica L. Plants · Te Papa Collections Online · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
13 Jan 1959
toadflax, Linaria vulgaris Mill. Plants · Te Papa Collections Online · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
13 Jan 1959
common yarrow, Achillea millefolium L. Plants · Te Papa Collections Online · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
the 1980s
15 Jun 1981
Frank Miller by Christchurch Star · Canterbury Stories · no. 29167 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
15 Jun 1981
Frank Miller by Christchurch Star · Canterbury Stories · no. 29023 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
15 Jun 1981
Organist Frank Miller Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
15 Jun 1981
Frank Miller at an organ Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
the 2000s
1 Jun 2000
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
22 Aug 2000
REGISTER New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 39 places
14 Dec 2000
Dissolution of Incorporated Societies New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
14 Dec 2000
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From The Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
11 Jan 2001
Justices of the Peace Appointed New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
8 Mar 2001
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
24 Aug 2001
supplement New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 22 places
15 Nov 2001
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
6 Dec 2001
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
15 Aug 2002
Dissolution of Incorporated Societies New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
16 Aug 2002
supplement New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 30 places
9 Jan 2003
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
29 Aug 2003
REGISTER New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 26 places
2 Oct 2003
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
8 Jan 2004
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
17 Jun 2004
Dissolution of Incorporated Societies New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
27 Aug 2004
Register of Pharmacies New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 20 places
7 Jul 2005
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
14 Sept 2006
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
23 Nov 2006
Notice of Intention to Restore Companies to the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
15 Nov 2007
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
14 Feb 2008
No Asset Procedures New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
28 Feb 2008
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
10 Apr 2008
No Asset Procedures New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
19 Jun 2008
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
11 Sept 2008
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
14 May 2009
Bankruptcies New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
22 Oct 2009
Bankruptcies New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
3 Dec 2009
No Asset Procedures New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
the 2010s
21 Jan 2010
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
17 Jun 2010
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
15 Jul 2010
No Asset Procedures New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
1 Sept 2010
New Zealand Transport Agency (Speed Limits on State Highways) Bylaw 2010/10 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
8 Mar 2011
Foundation crack at St David's Church Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
8 Mar 2011
Earthquake damage at St David's Church Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
8 Mar 2011
St David's Church Canterbury Stories · no. 69601 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
8 Mar 2011
St David's Church Canterbury Stories · no. 69602 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
8 Mar 2011
St David's Church Canterbury Stories · no. 69600 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
14 Apr 2011
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
30 Jun 2011
No Asset Procedures New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
14 Jul 2011
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 5 places
17 Nov 2011
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
16 Aug 2012
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
1 Jan 2013
Effects of the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011, particularly of aerial views of Christchurch City CBD and suburbs TAPUHI · Alexander Turnbull Library · about 1 place
3 Sept 2013
Chch: Belfast Schoolmaster's House (c.1877) by PhilBee NZ (back from the Mediterranean at last!) · Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Ara Flickr · Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage · about 1 place
19 Sept 2013
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
16 Oct 2014
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
18 Dec 2014
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
2 Apr 2015
Belfast War Memorial and gates Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
12 Nov 2015
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
30 Mar 2017
New Zealand Transport Agency (Speed Limits on State Highways) Amendment Bylaw 2017/2 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
17 Aug 2017
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
18 May 2018
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From The Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 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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