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.

“"Madras Street"”, the shelf

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

1,526 records matching 86 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
10 Aug 1921
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 10 August 1921) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Aug 1921
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 17 August 1921) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jan 1922
Page 10 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 24 January 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 May 1924
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 24 May 1924) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jun 1925
Fatal Collision Between Fire Engine and Motor- Car at the Junction of Madras Street and Oxford Terrace, Christchurch, on the Evening of June 15 by Auckland Weekly News; Green, H. H. · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
24 Feb 1927
IN SHADOW OF GRIM PRISON WALLS (NZ Truth, 24 February 1927) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jun 1927
MAN KILLED IN STREET (Evening Post, 04 June 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1930s
1 Jan 1930
Decorative electric lamps on Oxford Terrace by Municipal Electricity Department · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
24 Apr 1931
ART UNION PRIZES (Evening Post, 24 April 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Dec 1931
FIRST AID ART UNION (Evening Post, 19 December 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Dec 1932
ART UNION DRAWN (Evening Post, 03 December 1932) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Dec 1932
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Ellesmere Guardian, 30 December 1932) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jul 1933
Central city block, sheet no. 17 Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 3 places
1 Jul 1933
Central city block, sheet no. 8 Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
1 Jul 1933
Central city block, sheet no. 19 Central city block plans · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
12 Sept 1934
A glimpse of the river Avon from Madras Street by Auckland Weekly News; Green and Hahn · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
1 Dec 1934
Central city block, sheet no. 11 Central city block plans · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Dec 1934
Central city block, sheet no. 14 Central city block plans · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
23 Jul 1936
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 23 July 1936) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Nov 1936
Central city block, sheet no. 17a Central city block plans · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
7 Mar 1938
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 07 March 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1938
CYCLIST'S DEATH (Evening Post, 08 April 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jan 1939
North east from the top of destructor chimney by Municipal Electricity Department · MED Historical Photographs · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1939
East from the top of destructor chimney by Municipal Electricity Department · MED Historical Photographs · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1939
East from the top of destructor chimney by Municipal Electricity Department · MED Historical Photographs · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
12 Dec 1939
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 12 December 1939) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1940s
1 Jan 1940
Cambridge Terrace to Worcester Street by Municipal Electricity Department · MED Historical Photographs · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
16 Apr 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 16 April 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jun 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 25 June 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Oct 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 22 October 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Oct 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 25 October 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Nov 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 08 November 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Nov 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 12 November 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Nov 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 14 November 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Nov 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 19 November 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Nov 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 22 November 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Dec 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 December 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Dec 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 17 December 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jun 1941
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 11 June 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jun 1941
PRISONERS OF WAR (Evening Post, 30 June 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jul 1941
N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 12 July 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
27 Dec 1941
Edmonds Clock Tower by Christchurch Star · 1940s Christchurch Star photographs · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
16 Jan 1942
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 16 January 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1942
lOLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 16 February 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jul 1942
N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 16 July 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jul 1942
KILLED IN ACTION. (Evening Post, 29 July 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
31 Jul 1942
N.Z.E.F. ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 31 July 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 4 places
1 Oct 1942
HOME AGAIN (Evening Post, 01 October 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Aug 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 24 August 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Aug 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 27 August 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 31 August 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Sept 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 03 September 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Sept 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 07 September 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Sept 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 10 September 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Sept 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 21 September 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Sept 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 24 September 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Sept 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 28 September 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Oct 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 01 October 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Oct 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 05 October 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Oct 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 08 October 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Oct 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 12 October 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Oct 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 15 October 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Oct 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 19 October 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Oct 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 22 October 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Oct 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 26 October 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Oct 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 29 October 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Nov 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 02 November 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Nov 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 05 November 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Nov 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 09 November 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Nov 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 12 November 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Nov 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 23 November 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Nov 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 26 November 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Nov 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 30 November 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Dec 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 03 December 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Dec 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 07 December 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Dec 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 14 December 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jan 1944
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 07 January 1944) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jan 1944
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 11 January 1944) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jan 1944
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 14 January 1944) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jan 1944
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 18 January 1944) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jan 1944
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 21 January 1944) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Feb 1944
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 15 February 1944) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Feb 1944
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 18 February 1944) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Feb 1944
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 22 February 1944) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Feb 1944
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 25 February 1944) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Feb 1944
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 29 February 1944) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Mar 1944
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 03 March 1944) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Mar 1944
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 10 March 1944) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Mar 1944
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 14 March 1944) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Mar 1944
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 17 March 1944) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Mar 1944
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 21 March 1944) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Mar 1944
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 24 March 1944) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Mar 1944
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 28 March 1944) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1944
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 08 April 1944) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Apr 1944
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 26 April 1944) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 May 1944
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 02 May 1944) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 May 1944
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 05 May 1944) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 May 1944
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 30 May 1944) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jun 1944
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 06 June 1944) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jun 1944
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 16 June 1944) Ellesmere Guardian · 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.

“"Madras Street"”, the shelf

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