How many records does the archive hold?

75,149 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.

“Empire”, the shelf

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

1,836 records matching 99 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 1920s
25 Mar 1925
WOMEN IN PRINT (Evening Post, 25 March 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Apr 1925
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 23 April 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 May 1925
FLORAL TRIBUTES AND MESSAGES (Evening Post, 14 May 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 May 1925
CHRISTCHURCH NORTH (Evening Post, 25 May 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Aug 1925
VISIT TO CHRISTCHURCH (Evening Post, 27 August 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Aug 1925
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 29 August 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Sept 1925
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 30 September 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Oct 1925
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 20 October 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Oct 1925
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 30 October 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Dec 1925
IN MEMORIAM. (Evening Post, 12 December 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 Dec 1925
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 22 December 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Dec 1925
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 29 December 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jun 1926
Page 11 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 05 June 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Sept 1926
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 06 September 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Dec 1926
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 14 December 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Dec 1926
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 17 December 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Dec 1926
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 30 December 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jan 1927
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 04 January 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Feb 1927
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 11 February 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Feb 1927
Plays – Players – Pictures (Evening Post, 26 February 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Mar 1927
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 01 March 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Mar 1927
CHRISTCHURCH DOINGS (Evening Post, 15 March 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Mar 1927
DUKE IN THE SOUTH (Evening Post, 17 March 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Mar 1927
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 25 March 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Mar 1927
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 29 March 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Apr 1927
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 19 April 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jun 1927
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 04 June 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Sept 1927
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 07 September 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Dec 1927
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 14 December 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Dec 1927
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 15 December 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jan 1928
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 10 January 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Feb 1928
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 22 February 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Mar 1928
CHRISTCHURCH MOVE (Evening Post, 15 March 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Apr 1928
RADIO PROGRAMMES (Evening Post, 14 April 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 May 1928
RADIO PROGRAMMES (Evening Post, 19 May 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 May 1928
WOMEN IN PRINT (Evening Post, 26 May 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
31 May 1928
PERSONAL MATTERS (Evening Post, 31 May 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jul 1928
RADIO PROGRAMMES (Evening Post, 21 July 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
19 Jan 1929
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 19 January 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 May 1929
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 03 May 1929) Evening Post · 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
3 Aug 1929
Page 25 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 03 August 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1930s
22 Mar 1930
Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 22 March 1930) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 May 1930
TOPICS FOR WOMEN (Evening Post, 16 May 1930) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Oct 1930
Short Shot On Sports From All Fields (NZ Truth, 23 October 1930) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Dec 1930
HERE AND THERE (Evening Post, 09 December 1930) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Dec 1930
DRAWING THE PRIZES (Evening Post, 23 December 1930) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7 Jan 1931
PERSONAL ITEMS (Evening Post, 07 January 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jan 1931
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 28 January 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Mar 1931
Page 21 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 28 March 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jul 1931
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 22 July 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Aug 1931
PERSONAL ITEMS (Evening Post, 22 August 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Aug 1931
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 29 August 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Oct 1931
PERSONAL ITEMS (Evening Post, 07 October 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Oct 1931
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 24 October 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Dec 1931
PERSONAL ITEMS (Evening Post, 12 December 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Dec 1931
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 26 December 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jan 1932
LEARN TO FLY" WEEK (Evening Post, 21 January 1932) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Feb 1932
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 05 February 1932) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jun 1932
PERSONAL ITEMS (Evening Post, 09 June 1932) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jul 1932
PERSONAL ITEMS (Evening Post, 11 July 1932) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jul 1932
PERSONAL ITEMS (Evening Post, 12 July 1932) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Aug 1932
AT THE HOTELS (Evening Post, 16 August 1932) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Sept 1932
PERSONAL ITEMS (Evening Post, 28 September 1932) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Oct 1932
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 18 October 1932) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Oct 1932
EXPRESS TRAINS PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 19 October 1932) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Dec 1932
PERSONAL ITEMS (Evening Post, 05 December 1932) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Dec 1932
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 07 December 1932) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Dec 1932
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 27 December 1932) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jan 1933
PERSONAL ITEMS (Evening Post, 03 January 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jan 1933
PERSONAL ITEMS (Evening Post, 04 January 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jan 1933
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 05 January 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jan 1933
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 11 January 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
13 Jan 1933
PERSONAL ITEMS (Evening Post, 13 January 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jan 1933
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 30 January 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Feb 1933
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 15 February 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Apr 1933
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 15 April 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 May 1933
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 08 May 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 May 1933
Page 3 Advertisements Column 8 (Evening Post, 20 May 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 May 1933
Empire day function in Christchurch by Auckland Weekly News; Green and Hahn · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
17 Jun 1933
PERSONAL ITEMS (Evening Post, 17 June 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jun 1933
IN OTHER CENTRES (Evening Post, 26 June 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jul 1933
IN OTHER CENTRES (Evening Post, 10 July 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jul 1933
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 19 July 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Aug 1933
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 18 August 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Oct 1933
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 18 October 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Oct 1933
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 31 October 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Nov 1933
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 06 November 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Nov 1933
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 14 November 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 Dec 1933
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 06 December 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Dec 1933
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 19 December 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 Dec 1933
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 27 December 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Mar 1934
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 02 March 1934) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
6 Apr 1934
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 06 April 1934) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Apr 1934
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 11 April 1934) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 May 1934
180 Prizes at £5 each, (Evening Post, 01 May 1934) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 May 1934
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 08 May 1934) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 May 1934
RERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 11 May 1934) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jun 1934
SPORTSMEN GO ABROAD (Evening Post, 07 June 1934) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Aug 1934
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 15 August 1934) Evening Post · 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.

“Empire”, the shelf

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