How many records does the archive hold?

81,477 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.

“H&M”, the shelf

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

16,588 records matching 98 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
10 May 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 10 May 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 May 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 10 May 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 May 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 13 May 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 May 1940
WEDDING IN CHRISTCHURCH (Evening Post, 14 May 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 May 1940
TO CONSERVE PETROL (Evening Post, 15 May 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 May 1940
AT THE HOTELS (Evening Post, 15 May 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 May 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 17 May 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 May 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 20 May 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 May 1940
Southbridge (Ellesmere Guardian, 21 May 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 May 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 22 May 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 May 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 23 May 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 May 1940
N.Z. AIR FORCE (Evening Post, 24 May 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 May 1940
LOANS TOTAL £1,861,131 (Evening Post, 24 May 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 May 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 24 May 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 May 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 25 May 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 May 1940
WAR FINANCE (Evening Post, 27 May 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 May 1940
Page 15 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 27 May 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 May 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 27 May 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 May 1940
MOUNTAIN CLUBS (Evening Post, 27 May 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 May 1940
HARRIERS (Evening Post, 27 May 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 May 1940
Untitled (Evening Post, 31 May 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 May 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 31 May 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jun 1940
WAR FINANCE (Evening Post, 03 June 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jun 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 03 June 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jun 1940
WAR FINANCE (Evening Post, 04 June 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jun 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 04 June 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jun 1940
Pilots for Royal Air Force complete training at Christchurch Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
7 Jun 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 07 June 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Jun 1940
R.N.Z.A.F. TRAINING (Evening Post, 08 June 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Jun 1940
PERSONAL ITEMS (Evening Post, 08 June 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jun 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 14 June 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jun 1940
BROADCASTING (Evening Post, 15 June 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jun 1940
FINANCE FOR WAR (Evening Post, 17 June 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jun 1940
N.Z. AIR FORCE (Evening Post, 18 June 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jun 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 18 June 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jun 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 19 June 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jun 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 21 June 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jun 1940
WAR FUNDS (Evening Post, 24 June 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jun 1940
AT THE HOTELS (Evening Post, 25 June 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jun 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 28 June 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jul 1940
WAR FINANCE (Evening Post, 01 July 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jul 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 05 July 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jul 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 12 July 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jul 1940
ENGAGEMENTS (Evening Post, 15 July 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jul 1940
WAR FINANCE (Evening Post, 16 July 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jul 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 16 July 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jul 1940
WANGANUI PERSONALS (Evening Post, 16 July 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jul 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 19 July 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jul 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 23 July 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jul 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 26 July 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jul 1940
Page 13 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 29 July 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jul 1940
AIR FORCE RECRUITS (Evening Post, 30 July 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jul 1940
SHOP DAY AT CHRISTCHURCH (Ellesmere Guardian, 30 July 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jul 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 30 July 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Aug 1940
TWO WEDDINGS (Evening Post, 02 August 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Aug 1940
N.Z. AIR FORCE (Evening Post, 02 August 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Aug 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 02 August 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Aug 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 06 August 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Aug 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 07 August 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Aug 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 09 August 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Aug 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 12 August 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Aug 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 August 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1940
SPORTING (Evening Post, 14 August 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Aug 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 15 August 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Aug 1940
CHRISTCHURCH DEBUTANTES (Evening Post, 15 August 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Aug 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 16 August 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Aug 1940
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 17 August 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Aug 1940
UNIVERSITY CHAMPIONSHIPS (Evening Post, 19 August 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Aug 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 20 August 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Aug 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 20 August 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Aug 1940
TOPICS FOR WOMEN NOTES FROM LONDON ENGAGEMENT OUT FROM HONG KONG (Evening Post, 22 August 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Aug 1940
ROYAL AIR FORCE (Evening Post, 27 August 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Aug 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 27 August 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Aug 1940
PERSONAL ITEMS (Evening Post, 29 August 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1940
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 31 August 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Sept 1940
WAR FINANCE (Evening Post, 09 September 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Sept 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 10 September 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Sept 1940
WANGANUI PERSONALS (Evening Post, 11 September 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Sept 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 September 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Sept 1940
CHILDREN ALL IN GOOD HEALTH (Evening Post, 16 September 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Sept 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 17 September 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Sept 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 20 September 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Sept 1940
N.Z. AIR FORGE (Evening Post, 21 September 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Sept 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 24 September 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Sept 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 27 September 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Sept 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 30 September 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Oct 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 01 October 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Oct 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 02 October 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Oct 1940
HERE and THERE (Evening Post, 03 October 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Oct 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 04 October 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Oct 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 04 October 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Oct 1940
PERSONAL ITEMS (Evening Post, 05 October 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Oct 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 08 October 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Oct 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 11 October 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Oct 1940
CYCLE ROAD RACE (Evening Post, 14 October 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Oct 1940
HERE and THERE (Evening Post, 15 October 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Oct 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 15 October 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Oct 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 15 October 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Oct 1940
Air force casualties overseas by Auckland Weekly News · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
17 Oct 1940
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 17 October 1940) 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.

“H&M”, the shelf

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