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.

“"st"”, the shelf

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

21,869 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
11 Apr 1925
METROPOLITAN TROTTING CLUB (Evening Post, 11 April 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Apr 1925
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 20 April 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Apr 1925
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 21 April 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · 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
25 Apr 1925
Two Other Statements (NZ Truth, 25 April 1925) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 May 1925
SHOOTING AT TRENTHAM (Evening Post, 04 May 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 May 1925
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 08 May 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 May 1925
WOMEN IN PART. (Evening Post, 11 May 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 May 1925
GAMES AT CHRISTCHURCH. (Evening Post, 11 May 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 May 1925
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 12 May 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · 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
19 May 1925
PERSONAL MATTERS (Evening Post, 19 May 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 May 1925
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 19 May 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 May 1925
CANTERBURY PARK HANDICAPS (Evening Post, 26 May 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jun 1925
Page 8 Advertisements Column 7 (Evening Post, 01 June 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jun 1925
Page 14 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 06 June 1925) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jun 1925
Page 8 Advertisements Column 9 (Evening Post, 15 June 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Jun 1925
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 16 June 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jun 1925
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 16 June 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jul 1925
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 03 July 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jul 1925
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 03 July 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jul 1925
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 09 July 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jul 1925
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 10 July 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jul 1925
GOLF (NZ Truth, 11 July 1925) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jul 1925
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 14 July 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jul 1925
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. (Evening Post, 15 July 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jul 1925
CHRISTCHURCH GAMES (Evening Post, 20 July 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jul 1925
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 24 July 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Jul 1925
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 28 July 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jul 1925
Page 8 Advertisements Column 8 (Evening Post, 29 July 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
31 Jul 1925
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 31 July 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Aug 1925
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 04 August 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Aug 1925
RACING NEWS (Evening Post, 04 August 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Aug 1925
Page 3 Advertisements Column 9 (Evening Post, 06 August 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Aug 1925
GOLF (Evening Post, 15 August 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Aug 1925
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 18 August 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Aug 1925
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 21 August 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Aug 1925
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 21 August 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Aug 1925
Golf (NZ Truth, 22 August 1925) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Aug 1925
GOVERNMENT HOUSE DANCE (Evening Post, 25 August 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Aug 1925
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 25 August 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Aug 1925
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 25 August 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Aug 1925
LAST RESPECTS (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
11 Sept 1925
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 11 September 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1925
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 12 September 1925) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Sept 1925
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 15 September 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Sept 1925
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 15 September 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Sept 1925
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 15 September 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Sept 1925
BURGLAR AND A REVOLVER (Evening Post, 21 September 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Sept 1925
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 22 September 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Sept 1925
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 22 September 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Sept 1925
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 25 September 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Sept 1925
Page 10 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 29 September 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Oct 1925
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 02 October 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Oct 1925
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 06 October 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Oct 1925
Page 16 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 06 October 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Oct 1925
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 09 October 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Oct 1925
NEW ZEALAND M.R.A. CHAMPIONSHIPS. (Evening Post, 14 October 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Oct 1925
NEW ZEALAND METROPOLITAN TROTS (Evening Post, 16 October 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Oct 1925
SEASON OPENED IN CHRISTCHURCH (Evening Post, 19 October 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Oct 1925
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 20 October 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Oct 1925
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 23 October 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Oct 1925
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 23 October 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Oct 1925
CRICKET (Evening Post, 28 October 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Oct 1925
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 30 October 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Nov 1925
CHRISTCHURCH GAMES (Evening Post, 09 November 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Nov 1925
Page 10 Advertisements Column 2 (NZ Truth, 14 November 1925) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Nov 1925
CHRISTCHURCH FORM (NZ Truth, 21 November 1925) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Nov 1925
PLAY IN CHRISTCHURCH (Evening Post, 23 November 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Nov 1925
Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 27 November 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Nov 1925
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 27 November 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Nov 1925
TROTTING NOTES (Evening Post, 28 November 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Dec 1925
Page 1 Advertisements Column 9 (Evening Post, 07 December 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Dec 1925
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 08 December 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Dec 1925
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 11 December 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
18 Dec 1925
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 18 December 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Dec 1925
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 22 December 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Dec 1925
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 22 December 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Dec 1925
THE BISHOP-ELECT (Evening Post, 26 December 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Dec 1925
SEQUESTS TO CATHOLIC SCHOOLS (Evening Post, 28 December 1925) Evening Post · 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
1926
Cashmere Hills Presbyterian Church - List No. 1842 by Melanie Lovell-Smith [Report Author] · The New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero · Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga · about 1 place
1 Jan 1926
The Provincial Church. (Waiapu Church Gazette, 01 January 1926) Waiapu Church Gazette · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1926
Firefighters at St Albans Fire Station 2013 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
7 Jan 1926
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 07 January 1926) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Jan 1926
Page 7 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 08 January 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jan 1926
WOMEN IN PART. (Evening Post, 12 January 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jan 1926
WINS AND LOSSES (Evening Post, 14 January 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jan 1926
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 15 January 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jan 1926
MARRIAGES. (Evening Post, 15 January 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jan 1926
BOWLING (Evening Post, 16 January 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jan 1926
PAIRS COMPETITION (Evening Post, 18 January 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1926
Page 11 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 19 January 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Jan 1926
BOWLING TOURNEY (Evening Post, 20 January 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jan 1926
A GALLANT FIGHT (NZ Truth, 21 January 1926) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jan 1926
CANTERBURY GAMES (Evening Post, 25 January 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1926
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 26 January 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1926
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 26 January 1926) 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.

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