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.

“The Well”, the shelf

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

18,655 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 1920s
19 May 1923
UNEMPLOYMENT. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 19 May 1923) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 May 1923
Page 5 Advertisements Column 7 (Evening Post, 19 May 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 May 1923
Page 12 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 19 May 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 May 1923
Page 8 Advertisements Column 7 (Evening Post, 23 May 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 May 1923
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 30 May 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jun 1923
LEAGUE CODE (Evening Post, 09 June 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jun 1923
AT CHRISTCHURCH. (NZ Truth, 09 June 1923) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jun 1923
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 16 June 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jun 1923
Page 12 Advertisements Column 8 (Evening Post, 18 June 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jun 1923
Page 12 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 20 June 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jun 1923
Page 12 Advertisements Column 7 (Evening Post, 25 June 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jun 1923
Page 8 Advertisements Column 7 (Evening Post, 27 June 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jul 1923
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 02 July 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jul 1923
CHRISTCHURCH RESIDENTS. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 07 July 1923) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jul 1923
Page 12 Advertisements Column 8 (Evening Post, 09 July 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jul 1923
NOT DEMOCRATIC (Evening Post, 19 July 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jul 1923
AN AWFUL EXPERIENCE" (NZ Truth, 21 July 1923) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jul 1923
LEAGUE CODE (Evening Post, 21 July 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1923
SPORTING (Evening Post, 31 July 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Aug 1923
AT CHRISTCHURCH (NZ Truth, 04 August 1923) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Aug 1923
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 07 August 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Aug 1923
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 10 August 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
11 Aug 1923
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 11 August 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Aug 1923
RICCARTON TRAINING NOTES (Evening Post, 13 August 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1923
SPORTING. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 14 August 1923) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Aug 1923
WITH THE GOLLFERS (NZ Truth, 18 August 1923) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Aug 1923
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 21 August 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Aug 1923
LEAGUE CODE (Evening Post, 25 August 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Aug 1923
IN HONOUR (Evening Post, 29 August 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Sept 1923
BRUTAL ASSAULT AT BURWOOD (NZ Truth, 08 September 1923) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Sept 1923
PERSONAL ITEMS. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 13 September 1923) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Sept 1923
TIMARU TO CHRISTCEURCH ROAD RACE. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 24 September 1923) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Sept 1923
TIMARU-CHRISTCHURCH ROAD RACE (Evening Post, 25 September 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Sept 1923
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 27 September 1923) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Oct 1923
WATSON FIRST (Evening Post, 01 October 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Oct 1923
Women in Print (Evening Post, 01 October 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Oct 1923
ADDINGTON MARKET (Evening Post, 04 October 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Oct 1923
THE FROGGATT AFFAIR (NZ Truth, 06 October 1923) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Oct 1923
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 08 October 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Oct 1923
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 11 October 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Oct 1923
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 13 October 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Oct 1923
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 15 October 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Oct 1923
Page 12 Advertisements Column 7 (Evening Post, 20 October 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Oct 1923
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 25 October 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Oct 1923
Page 12 Advertisements Column 8 (Evening Post, 26 October 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1 Nov 1923
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 01 November 1923) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Nov 1923
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 01 November 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Nov 1923
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 05 November 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Nov 1923
EMPIRE EXHIBITION (Evening Post, 09 November 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Nov 1923
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 19 November 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Nov 1923
THIRD ROUND IN CANTERBURY (Evening Post, 19 November 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Nov 1923
CHRISTCHURCH GAMES (Hawera & Normanby Star, 24 November 1923) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Dec 1923
By "Not Out.") (Evening Post, 01 December 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
3 Dec 1923
WICKETS FAR FROM GOOD (Evening Post, 03 December 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Dec 1923
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 07 December 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Dec 1923
CHRISTCHURCH RESULTS. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 08 December 1923) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Dec 1923
OBITUARY (Evening Post, 12 December 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Dec 1923
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 15 December 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Dec 1923
Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 15 December 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Dec 1923
BOWLING (Evening Post, 17 December 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Dec 1923
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 27 December 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Dec 1923
GEARSCHAWSKI GETS GOING (NZ Truth, 29 December 1923) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jan 1924
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Hawera & Normanby Star, 17 January 1924) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jan 1924
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 21 January 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jan 1924
BIG SCORE IN CHRISTCHURCH (Evening Post, 21 January 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1924
CHRISTCHURCH RESULTS (Hawera & Normanby Star, 26 January 1924) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Feb 1924
GOLDEN JUBILEE (Evening Post, 02 February 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Feb 1924
Page 4 Advertisements Column 8 (Evening Post, 02 February 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Feb 1924
ANOTHER FIVE YEARS (NZ Truth, 09 February 1924) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Feb 1924
HISTORIC CELEBRATIONS (Evening Post, 11 February 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1924
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 16 February 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1924
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (NZ Truth, 16 February 1924) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Feb 1924
CANTERBURY J.C. MEETING (Evening Post, 18 February 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Feb 1924
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 21 February 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Feb 1924
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 26 February 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Feb 1924
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 29 February 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Mar 1924
CO-RESPONDENT'S STRANGE STORY (NZ Truth, 08 March 1924) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Mar 1924
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 12 March 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Mar 1924
ARMY CHAMPION (Evening Post, 13 March 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Mar 1924
PEOPLE IN PERSPECTIVE (NZ Truth, 15 March 1924) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Mar 1924
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (Hawera & Normanby Star, 15 March 1924) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Mar 1924
Page 16 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 19 March 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Mar 1924
PERSONAL MATTERS (Evening Post, 26 March 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Mar 1924
PEOPLE IN PERSPECTIVE (NZ Truth, 29 March 1924) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Apr 1924
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 02 April 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Apr 1924
Polo in New Zealand: contests for the Stead and Rhodes Cups held in Christchurch, Canterbury, last week by Auckland Weekly News; Green, Herbert Huxley, 1893-1956 · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
9 Apr 1924
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 09 April 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Apr 1924
HOCKEY (Evening Post, 12 April 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Apr 1924
LEAGUE CODE (Evening Post, 12 April 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Apr 1924
TUSON CUP TO CHRISTCHURCH. (Evening Post, 15 April 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Apr 1924
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 15 April 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Apr 1924
A progressive South Island town: views taken in and around Temuka, South Canterbury Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
19 Apr 1924
LEAGUE CODE (Evening Post, 19 April 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Apr 1924
FINAL GALLOPS AT RICCARTON (Evening Post, 19 April 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Apr 1924
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Hawera & Normanby Star, 28 April 1924) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Apr 1924
RESULTS ELSEWHERE (Evening Post, 28 April 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Apr 1924
SPAHLINGER'S WORK (Evening Post, 30 April 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 May 1924
RAPINE'S RECORD (Evening Post, 09 May 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 May 1924
LEAGUE CODE (Evening Post, 17 May 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 May 1924
FIXTURES. (Evening Post, 17 May 1924) 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.

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