How many records does the archive hold?

76,172 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.

“"Norwich Quay"”, the shelf

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

1,500 records matching 27 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
12 Jun 1920
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 12 June 1920) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jun 1920
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 19 June 1920) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jun 1920
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 26 June 1920) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jul 1920
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 03 July 1920) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jul 1920
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 10 July 1920) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jul 1920
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 24 July 1920) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1920
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 31 July 1920) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1920
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 14 August 1920) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Aug 1920
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 21 August 1920) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Aug 1920
Page 8 Advertisements Column 6 (NZ Truth, 28 August 1920) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Sept 1920
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 04 September 1920) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Sept 1920
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 18 September 1920) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Sept 1920
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 25 September 1920) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Oct 1920
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 02 October 1920) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Oct 1920
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 09 October 1920) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Oct 1920
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 16 October 1920) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Oct 1920
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 23 October 1920) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Nov 1920
Page 8 Advertisements Column 6 (NZ Truth, 06 November 1920) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1940s
9 May 1941
HERE AND THERE (Evening Post, 09 May 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Dec 1941
SECOND LIST (Evening Post, 17 December 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Dec 1942
FIRE AT LYTTELTON (Evening Post, 26 December 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Apr 1945
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 28 April 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
the 1960s
1 Jan 1963
Large pipe for Christchurch - Lyttelton Road Tunnel being transported through Lyttelton. Outside the Christchurch Star 20 Norwich Quay, Lyttelton July 1963. Te Ūaka The Lyttelton Museum · no. 1134541 · Te Ūaka The Lyttelton Museum · about 2 places
1 Jan 1963
Large pipe for Christchurch - Lyttelton Road Tunnel being transported through Lyttelton. Outside the Christchurch Star 20 Norwich Quay, Lyttelton July 1963. Te Ūaka The Lyttelton Museum · no. 1134540 · Te Ūaka The Lyttelton Museum · about 2 places
1 Jan 1963
Large pipe for Christchurch - Lyttelton Road Tunnel being transported through Lyttelton. Outside the Christchurch Star 20 Norwich Quay, Lyttelton July 1963. Te Ūaka The Lyttelton Museum · no. 1134542 · Te Ūaka The Lyttelton Museum · about 2 places
the 1970s
27 Jun 1970
Norwich Quay demolition, Lyttelton Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
the 1990s
1 Jan 1999
Lyttelton from the port railway yard Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
1 Jan 1999
The British Hotel, Lyttelton Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
the 2000s
14 Dec 2000
Dissolution of Incorporated Societies 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
14 Apr 2005
Old Harbour Board offices and The Old Post Office in Lyttelton Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
14 Apr 2005
The British Hotel Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
14 Apr 2005
The Old Post Office and Old Harbour Board offices Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
14 Apr 2005
Norwich Quay and Lyttelton Port Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
14 Apr 2005
Former Lyttelton Harbour Board building Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 2007
Corner of Oxford Street and Norwich Quay Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 3 places
the 2010s
5 May 2010
Fuze Restaurant and Cafe by Library Staff · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
5 May 2010
24 Norwich Quay, Lyttelton by Library Staff · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 4 places
5 May 2010
Lyttelton Hotel by Library Staff · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
5 May 2010
Lyttelton Times Cafe by Library Staff · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
5 May 2010
El Santo Porteno signage by Library Staff · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
5 May 2010
El Santo Portena and The British by Library Staff · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
5 May 2010
The British Hotel and El Santo Porteno by Library Staff · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
5 May 2010
El Santo Portena advertising by Library Staff · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
5 May 2010
Royal Hotel in Lyttelton by Library Staff · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
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
1 Jan 2011
Digital Photograph: Demolition of Former Canterbury Hotel, corner of Norwich Quay and Oxford Street, Lyttelton by Michael Davies · Canterbury Museum · no. 660609 · Canterbury Museum · about 1 place
1 Jan 2011
Digital Photograph: Demolition of Former Canterbury Hotel, corner of Norwich Quay and Oxford Street, Lyttelton by Michael Davies · Canterbury Museum · no. 660610 · Canterbury Museum · about 1 place
1 Jan 2011
Digital Photograph: Earthquake Damage to Old Post Office Building on Norwich Quay, Lyttelton by Michael Davies · Canterbury Museum · Canterbury Museum · about 1 place
1 Jan 2011
Effects of the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011 in Lyttelton, 16 June 2011 TAPUHI · Alexander Turnbull Library · about 2 places
1 Jan 2011
Effects of the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011, particularly in Lyttelton TAPUHI · Alexander Turnbull Library · about 1 place
5 Mar 2011
Royal Hotel, 34 Norwich Quay Canterbury Stories · no. 69536 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
5 Mar 2011
Royal Hotel, 34 Norwich Quay Canterbury Stories · no. 69539 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
5 Mar 2011
Royal Hotel, 34 Norwich Quay Canterbury Stories · no. 69537 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
5 Mar 2011
Royal Hotel, 34 Norwich Quay Canterbury Stories · no. 69538 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
11 Mar 2011
Lyttelton Timeball Station by Murray Kennedy · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
31 Mar 2011
Mitre Hotel, 40 Norwich Quay Canterbury Stories · no. 69370 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
31 Mar 2011
Mitre Hotel, 40 Norwich Quay Canterbury Stories · no. 69374 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
31 Mar 2011
Mitre Hotel, 40 Norwich Quay Heritage buildings documentation · Canterbury Stories · no. 69371 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
31 Mar 2011
Mitre Hotel, 40 Norwich Quay Heritage buildings documentation · Canterbury Stories · no. 69372 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
5 Apr 2011
Mitre Hotel, 40 Norwich Quay Canterbury Stories · no. 69376 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
5 Apr 2011
Mitre Hotel, 40 Norwich Quay Canterbury Stories · no. 69386 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
5 Apr 2011
Mitre Hotel, 40 Norwich Quay Canterbury Stories · no. 69377 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 3 places
5 Apr 2011
Mitre Hotel, 40 Norwich Quay Canterbury Stories · no. 69380 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
5 Apr 2011
Mitre Hotel, 40 Norwich Quay Canterbury Stories · no. 69387 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
5 Apr 2011
Mitre Hotel, 40 Norwich Quay Canterbury Stories · no. 69388 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
5 Apr 2011
Mitre Hotel, 40 Norwich Quay Canterbury Stories · no. 69382 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
5 Apr 2011
Mitre Hotel, 40 Norwich Quay Canterbury Stories · no. 69378 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
5 Apr 2011
Mitre Hotel, 40 Norwich Quay Canterbury Stories · no. 69385 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
21 Apr 2011
Royal Hotel, 34 Norwich Quay Canterbury Stories · no. 69526 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
21 Apr 2011
Royal Hotel, 34 Norwich Quay Canterbury Stories · no. 69527 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
21 Apr 2011
Royal Hotel, 34 Norwich Quay Canterbury Stories · no. 69535 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
21 Apr 2011
Royal Hotel, 34 Norwich Quay Canterbury Stories · no. 69530 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
21 Apr 2011
Royal Hotel, 34 Norwich Quay Canterbury Stories · no. 69533 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
21 Apr 2011
Royal Hotel, 34 Norwich Quay Canterbury Stories · no. 69532 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
21 Apr 2011
Royal Hotel, 34 Norwich Quay Canterbury Stories · no. 69525 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
21 Apr 2011
Royal Hotel, 34 Norwich Quay Heritage buildings documentation · Canterbury Stories · no. 69518 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
21 Apr 2011
Royal Hotel, 34 Norwich Quay Heritage buildings documentation · Canterbury Stories · no. 69524 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
20 May 2011
Cnr Norwich Quay and Oxford St by Christchurch City Libraries · Flickr · no. 5752926586 · eqnz.chch.2010 · about 1 place
20 May 2011
Cnr Norwich Quay and Oxford St Christchurch City Libraries Flickr · no. 5752926586 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
26 May 2011
Crane at corner of Norwich and Sutton Quays by Michael Williams · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
26 May 2011
Damage to buildings in Norwich Quay by Michael Williams · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
14 Jun 2011
Earthquake damaged Norwich Chambers, rear building, Lyttelton Canterbury Stories · no. 68134 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
14 Jun 2011
Earthquake damaged Norwich Chambers, rear building, Lyttelton Canterbury Stories · no. 68136 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 4 places
14 Jun 2011
Earthquake damaged Norwich Chambers, rear building, Lyttelton Canterbury Stories · no. 68135 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
21 Aug 2011
Norwich Chambers, Lyttelton Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
1 Jan 2013
Digital Photograph: Norwich Quay, Lyttelton. by Michael Davies · Canterbury Museum · Canterbury Museum · about 1 place
1 Jan 2013
Effects of the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011, particularly of damage and rebuild efforts in Lyttelton, Sumner, Redcliffs and Ferrymead TAPUHI · Alexander Turnbull Library · about 1 place
16 May 2016
Lyttelton signal box Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
16 May 2016
British Hotel Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
2 Jul 2016
British Hotel bedroom Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
2 Jul 2016
Mirrors and sink in British Hotel Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
2 Jul 2016
Room overlooking Lyttelton Port Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
2 Jul 2016
Fireplace in the British Hotel Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
2 Jul 2016
Interior of the British Hotel Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
15 Oct 2019
Open for Public Written Comment—Lyttelton Commercial Zone Carparking New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
18 Dec 2019
Decision on Lyttelton Carparking: Proposal to Exercise Section 71 of the Greater Christchurch Regeneration Act 2016 to Amend the Christchurch District Plan to Remove the On-site Parking Requirements for the Lyttelton Commercial Zone (“Proposal”) New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
Earthquake Damaged Norwich Chambers, Lyttelton. Canterbury Stories · no. 68130 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 3 places
Earthquake Damaged Norwich Chambers, Lyttelton. Canterbury Stories · no. 68129 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
Lyttelton from Gladstone Quay Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 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.

“"Norwich Quay"”, the shelf

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