How many records does the archive hold?

80,797 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 Social”, the shelf

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

2,015 records matching 77 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 1930s
23 Aug 1935
SPRINGSTON SOUTH (Ellesmere Guardian, 23 August 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Aug 1935
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 23 August 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Aug 1935
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 30 August 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Sept 1935
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 10 September 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Sept 1935
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 11 September 1935) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
13 Sept 1935
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 September 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Sept 1935
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 17 September 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Sept 1935
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 24 September 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Nov 1935
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 12 November 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Nov 1935
THE NEW PARLIAMENT (Evening Post, 28 November 1935) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Nov 1935
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 29 November 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Dec 1935
DISTRICT NEWS (Ellesmere Guardian, 06 December 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Mar 1936
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 17 March 1936) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Apr 1936
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 03 April 1936) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Apr 1936
TOPICS FOR WOMEN (Evening Post, 30 April 1936) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 May 1936
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 22 May 1936) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 May 1936
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 23 May 1936) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 May 1936
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 26 May 1936) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 May 1936
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 30 May 1936) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jun 1936
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 02 June 1936) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jun 1936
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Ellesmere Guardian, 19 June 1936) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jun 1936
DOYLESTON (Ellesmere Guardian, 26 June 1936) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Aug 1936
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 04 August 1936) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1936
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 14 August 1936) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Aug 1936
LONDON PERSONALS (Evening Post, 15 August 1936) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Aug 1936
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 25 August 1936) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Sept 1936
ATHLETICS (Ellesmere Guardian, 01 September 1936) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Sept 1936
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 15 September 1936) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Sept 1936
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 22 September 1936) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Oct 1936
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 02 October 1936) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Oct 1936
SPRINGSTON (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 October 1936) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Oct 1936
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 16 October 1936) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Oct 1936
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 20 October 1936) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Oct 1936
SMALL-BORE RIFLE SHOOTING (Evening Post, 20 October 1936) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Oct 1936
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 30 October 1936) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Nov 1936
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Ellesmere Guardian, 06 November 1936) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
17 Nov 1936
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 17 November 1936) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Dec 1936
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 02 December 1936) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Dec 1936
NEW BRIGHTON TROTS (Evening Post, 04 December 1936) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Dec 1936
ADDINGTON TROTS (Evening Post, 31 December 1936) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jan 1937
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 12 January 1937) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Feb 1937
OBITUARY (Evening Post, 18 February 1937) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Feb 1937
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 26 February 1937) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Mar 1937
W.C.T.U. CONVENTION (Evening Post, 17 March 1937) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Mar 1937
HERE AND THERE (Evening Post, 29 March 1937) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Apr 1937
TOPICS FOR WOMEN WORLD PEACE NAVAL VISITORS HUTT VALLEY NEWS GIRL GUIDES' MESSAGE PERSONAL NOTES WEDDINGS WRIGHT SHARDLOW. MANX SOCIETY PARTY FOR PATIENTS "FIVE O'CLOCK" PARTY FULLY SUBSCRIBED HERE AND THERE WEDDING MUSIC (Evening Post, 05 April 1937) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Apr 1937
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 13 April 1937) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
13 Apr 1937
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 13 April 1937) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 May 1937
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 04 May 1937) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 May 1937
DAY OF SURPRISES (Evening Post, 11 May 1937) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 May 1937
CURRENT ENTERTAINMENTS (Evening Post, 13 May 1937) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 May 1937
CURRENT ENTERTAINMENTS (Evening Post, 15 May 1937) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jun 1937
CANTERBURY PARK TROTS (Evening Post, 12 June 1937) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Aug 1937
METROPOLITAN TROTS (Evening Post, 07 August 1937) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Aug 1937
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 16 August 1937) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Aug 1937
DOYLESTON (Ellesmere Guardian, 24 August 1937) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Aug 1937
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 24 August 1937) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Aug 1937
SPRINGSTON SOUTH (Ellesmere Guardian, 27 August 1937) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
3 Dec 1937
SPRINGSTON SOUTH (Ellesmere Guardian, 03 December 1937) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30 Dec 1937
STAGE AND SCREEN (Evening Post, 30 December 1937) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jan 1938
NURSES CONFER (Evening Post, 25 January 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jan 1938
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 31 January 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Feb 1938
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 04 February 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Feb 1938
NEW BRIGHTON TROTS (Evening Post, 18 February 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1938
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 08 April 1938) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Apr 1938
FAREWELL TO VICAR (Ellesmere Guardian, 29 April 1938) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jun 1938
Miss Shirley Smith by Auckland Weekly News; Cliffords Studios · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
1 Jun 1938
Miss Aldwyth Taylor by Auckland Weekly News; Cliffords Studios · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
1 Jun 1938
Miss Joy Duckworth Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
1 Jun 1938
Miss Gwenyth Hall by Auckland Weekly News; Cliffords Studios · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
1 Jun 1938
Miss Valerie Stone by Auckland Weekly News; Cliffords Studios · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
1 Jun 1938
Miss Joy Wooler by Auckland Weekly News; Cliffords Studios · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
1 Jun 1938
Miss Joan Penfold by Auckland Weekly News; Cliffords Studios · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
1 Jun 1938
Miss Alice Blunden by Auckland Weekly News; Cliffords Studios · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
1 Jun 1938
Miss Mary Aitken by Auckland Weekly News; Cliffords Studios · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
1 Jun 1938
Miss Valerie Thompson by Auckland Weekly News; Cliffords Studios · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
1 Jun 1938
Miss June Adams by Auckland Weekly News; Cliffords Studios · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
1 Jun 1938
Miss Jocelyn Hollis by Auckland Weekly News; Cliffords Studios · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
1 Jun 1938
Miss Biddy MacDougall by Auckland Weekly News; Cliffords Studios · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
1 Jun 1938
Miss Naida Gardiner by Auckland Weekly News; Cliffords Studios · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
1 Jun 1938
Miss Patricia Wright by Auckland Weekly News; Cliffords Studios · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
1 Jun 1938
Miss Maude Eaton by Auckland Weekly News; Cliffords Studios · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
1 Jun 1938
Miss Nell Luttrell by Auckland Weekly News; Cliffords Studios · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
1 Jun 1938
Miss Peggy Cope Williamson by Auckland Weekly News; Cliffords Studios · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
1 Jun 1938
Miss Ann Hunt by Auckland Weekly News; Cliffords Studios · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
1 Jun 1938
Miss Mary Thompson by Auckland Weekly News; Cliffords Studios · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
1 Jun 1938
Miss R. T. McMillan by Auckland Weekly News; Cliffords Studios · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
9 Jul 1938
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 09 July 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
19 Jul 1938
Springston South (Ellesmere Guardian, 19 July 1938) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jul 1938
OBITUARY (Evening Post, 25 July 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jul 1938
SOUTH ISLAND VISIT (Evening Post, 27 July 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jul 1938
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 30 July 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Aug 1938
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 02 August 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Aug 1938
Untitled (Evening Post, 26 August 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Sept 1938
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 03 September 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Sept 1938
Social gathering of Canterbury winter sports enthusiasts: many dancers present at combined clubs' ball in Christchurch Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
19 Sept 1938
GENERAL ELECTION (Evening Post, 19 September 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Oct 1938
HERE AND THERE (Evening Post, 04 October 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Oct 1938
CANTERBURY SEATS (Evening Post, 12 October 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Nov 1938
Snapshots among the guests at the Jockey Club ball Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries

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.

“The Social”, the shelf

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