How many records does the archive hold?

70,536 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.

“"Cashmere"”, the shelf

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

2,060 records matching 67 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 1910s
30 Aug 1915
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 30 August 1915) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Sept 1915
SUNDAY NIGHT'S LIST (Evening Post, 20 September 1915) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1 Jan 1916
Dr George Blackmore and nursing staff Cashmere Sanatorium album and photographs, 1913-1933 · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
20 Jan 1916
BELIEVED TO BE DEAD (Evening Post, 20 January 1916) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jun 1916
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 13 June 1916) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30 Jun 1916
Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Ashburton Guardian, 30 June 1916) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jul 1916
Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Ashburton Guardian, 11 July 1916) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Aug 1916
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 03 August 1916) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Aug 1916
Page 1 Advertisements Column 8 (Evening Post, 10 August 1916) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Nov 1916
RETURNED SOLDIERS (Otago Daily Times 11-8-1916) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Dec 1916
Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (NZ Truth, 30 December 1916) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jan 1917
Garden city of the Dominion. Leaves 25 to 26Christchurch, New Zealand: a pictorial souvenir of the Dominion's garden city Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
24 Jan 1917
DUNTROON CADETS (Evening Post, 24 January 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jan 1917
MILITARY COLLEGE. (Ashburton Guardian, 25 January 1917) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jan 1917
MILITARY STUDENTS. (Poverty Bay Herald, 25 January 1917) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Mar 1917
SENSATIONAL. (Feilding Star, 20 March 1917) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Mar 1917
ROBBERY UNDER ARMS. (Taranaki Daily News 21-3-1917) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Mar 1917
CAUGHT. (Feilding Star, 23 March 1917) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Apr 1917
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 25 April 1917) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 May 1917
LOCAL km GENERAL HEWS. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 23 May 1917) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 May 1917
OBITUARY. (Ashburton Guardian, 28 May 1917) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
9 Jun 1917
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Hawera & Normanby Star, 09 June 1917) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jun 1917
BILLIARD MATCH. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 19 June 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jun 1917
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 22 June 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
28 Jun 1917
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 28 June 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Sept 1917
Myosotis australis subsp. australis R.Br. Plants · Te Papa Collections Online · no. 469891 · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
1 Sept 1917
Myosotis australis subsp. australis R.Br. Plants · Te Papa Collections Online · no. 469911 · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
13 Oct 1917
Ellesmere Show. (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 October 1917) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Oct 1917
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 25 October 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Oct 1917
BANKS PENINSULA A. & P. ASSOCIATION. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 30 October 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Nov 1917
Myosotis australis subsp. australis R.Br. Plants · Te Papa Collections Online · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
2 Nov 1917
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 02 November 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Nov 1917
THE ROLL OF HONOUR (Otago Daily Times 11-10-1917) Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
24 Dec 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ashburton Guardian, 24 December 1917) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jan 1918
Looking over Fisherton and Beckenham from Sanatorium Cashmere Sanatorium album and photographs, 1913-1933 · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1918
Dr Blackmore's office in the Middle Sanatorium Cashmere Sanatorium album and photographs, 1913-1933 · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1918
Laboratory in the Middle Sanatorium Cashmere Sanatorium album and photographs, 1913-1933 · Canterbury Stories · no. 53318 · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1918
Part of office and laboratory in Middle Sanatorium Cashmere Sanatorium album and photographs, 1913-1933 · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1918
Dr Blackmore's desk in the Middle Sanatorium Cashmere Sanatorium album and photographs, 1913-1933 · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1918
Doctor's laboratory in Middle Sanatorium Cashmere Sanatorium album and photographs, 1913-1933 · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1918
Laboratory in the Middle Sanatorium Cashmere Sanatorium album and photographs, 1913-1933 · Canterbury Stories · no. 53319 · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1918
Listening to the orchestra Cashmere Sanatorium album and photographs, 1913-1933 · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1918
Presentation of prizes Cashmere Sanatorium album and photographs, 1913-1933 · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1918
Armistice bonfire Cashmere Sanatorium album and photographs, 1913-1933 · Canterbury Stories · no. 55345 · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1918
Armistice bonfire Cashmere Sanatorium album and photographs, 1913-1933 · Canterbury Stories · no. 55344 · Christchurch City Libraries
24 Jan 1918
CONSUMPTION. (Ashburton Guardian, 24 January 1918) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jan 1918
PERSONAL PARS (Grey River Argus, 28 January 1918) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jan 1918
ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. (Wanganui Chronicle, 29 January 1918) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Feb 1918
TUBERCULOSIS PLAGUE. (Poverty Bay Herald, 13 February 1918) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1918
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Hawera & Normanby Star, 08 April 1918) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1918
ROLL OF HONOR. (Marlborough Express, 08 April 1918) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Apr 1918
NEW ZEALAND CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 09 April 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Apr 1918
CASUALTY LIST. (Colonist, 09 April 1918) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 May 1918
COMING HOME (Evening Post, 08 May 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jul 1918
PERSONAL. (Otago Daily Times 7-9-1918) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jul 1918
HEAVY SNOWFALLS REPORTED. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 23 July 1918) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jul 1918
AWKWARD PREDICAMENTS. (Wanganui Chronicle, 23 July 1918) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jan 1919
Doctor's house Cashmere Sanatorium album and photographs, 1913-1933 · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1919
Nurses garden under snow Cashmere Sanatorium album and photographs, 1913-1933 · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1919
Cashmere Sanatorium after snowfall Cashmere Sanatorium album and photographs, 1913-1933 · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1919
Children's pavilion and top row of women’s huts under snow Cashmere Sanatorium album and photographs, 1913-1933 · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
8 Jan 1919
FRENCH MISSION. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 08 January 1919) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Mar 1919
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 07 March 1919) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Apr 1919
TWO CHRISTCHURCH ACCIDENTS. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 29 April 1919) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Apr 1919
ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. (Taranaki Daily News 29-4-1919) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 May 1919
Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Hawera & Normanby Star, 12 May 1919) Hawera & Normanby Star · 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
30 Jun 1919
SNOW ON CASHMERE HILLS. (Colonist, 30 June 1919) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jun 1919
SNOW AT CHRISTCHURCH. (Wanganui Chronicle, 30 June 1919) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jun 1919
RAILROAD CROSSING FATALTY. (Grey River Argus, 30 June 1919) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jul 1919
Page 144 Advertisement 1 (Kai Tiaki, 01 July 1919) Kai Tiaki · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jul 1919
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Hawera & Normanby Star, 17 July 1919) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Aug 1919
THE FRENCH MISSION (Otago Daily Times 8-1-1919) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Oct 1919
MILITARY PATIENTS. (Evening Post, 10 October 1919) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Oct 1919
TUBERCULOUS SOLDIER (Otago Daily Times 10-10-1919) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Nov 1919
DEATH. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 29 November 1919) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Dec 1919
DEATHS. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 01 December 1919) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Dec 1919
SNOW IN THE SOUTH. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 04 December 1919) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Dec 1919
Residence: Cashmere Hills for Mrs Grey House and building plans · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
the 1920s
1 Jan 1920
Cashmere Sanatorium Cashmere Sanatorium album and photographs, 1913-1933 · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1920
Coronation Hospital and adjacent buildings Cashmere Sanatorium album and photographs, 1913-1933 · Canterbury Stories · no. 53266 · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1920
Cashmere Sanatorium from nearby hill Cashmere Sanatorium album and photographs, 1913-1933 · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1920
Coronation Hospital and adjacent buildings Cashmere Sanatorium album and photographs, 1913-1933 · Canterbury Stories · no. 53268 · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1920
Coronation Hospital and adjacent buildings Cashmere Sanatorium album and photographs, 1913-1933 · Canterbury Stories · no. 53269 · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1920
Coronation Hospital Cashmere Sanatorium album and photographs, 1913-1933 · Canterbury Stories · no. 53271 · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1920
Coronation Hospital and Cashmere Sanatorium Cashmere Sanatorium album and photographs, 1913-1933 · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1920
Coronation Hospital Photograph album · Canterbury Stories · no. 53216 · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1920
Coronation Hospital and support buildings Cashmere Sanatorium album and photographs, 1913-1933 · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1920
Coronation Hospital viewed from croquet lawn Cashmere Sanatorium album and photographs, 1913-1933 · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1920
Dr Blackmore and Dr Macintyre with nursing staff Cashmere Sanatorium album and photographs, 1913-1933 · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1920
Standard 6, Cashmere School, 1929 2014 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
4 Feb 1920
TROUBLE AT CASHMERE (Evening Post, 04 February 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Feb 1920
THE SOLDIERS AT CASHMERE (Grey River Argus, 04 February 1920) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Feb 1920
Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Colonist, 25 February 1920) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Mar 1920
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Ashburton Guardian, 22 March 1920) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Mar 1920
C.J.C. HANDICAPS (Evening Post, 29 March 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Mar 1920
CANTERBURY J. C (Grey River Argus, 29 March 1920) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Apr 1920
CHRISTCHURCH RESULTS. (Thames Star, 06 April 1920) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Apr 1920
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Ashburton Guardian, 28 April 1920) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 May 1920
CHRISTCHURCH HANDICAPS. (Feilding Star, 03 May 1920) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read

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.

“"Cashmere"”, the shelf

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