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 100 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
26 Apr 1927
Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 26 April 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Apr 1927
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (NZ Truth, 28 April 1927) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Apr 1927
Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 29 April 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 May 1927
OTHER DIOCESES (Waiapu Church Gazette, 02 May 1927) Waiapu Church Gazette · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 May 1927
Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 03 May 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 May 1927
GOLF (Evening Post, 07 May 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 May 1927
A LITTLE ROUGH STUFF (NZ Truth, 12 May 1927) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 May 1927
Page 1 Advertisements Column 7 (Evening Post, 14 May 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 May 1927
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 16 May 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 May 1927
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 17 May 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 May 1927
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 17 May 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 May 1927
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 20 May 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 May 1927
RADIO PROGRAMMES (Evening Post, 21 May 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 May 1927
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 23 May 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 May 1927
Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 24 May 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 May 1927
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 24 May 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 May 1927
Page 1 Advertisements Column 7 (Ellesmere Guardian, 27 May 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 May 1927
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 27 May 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 May 1927
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 27 May 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 May 1927
RESULTS ELSEWHERE (Evening Post, 30 May 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jun 1927
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 02 June 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jun 1927
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 04 June 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jun 1927
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 07 June 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Jun 1927
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 08 June 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jun 1927
Page 11 Advertisements Column 1 (NZ Truth, 09 June 1927) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jun 1927
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 09 June 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jun 1927
PLAY ELSEWHERE (Evening Post, 13 June 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jun 1927
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 14 June 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jun 1927
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 21 June 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jun 1927
BAFFLING MYSTERY OF WHERE GIRL SPENT TUESDAY NIGHT (NZ Truth, 23 June 1927) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jun 1927
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 24 June 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jul 1927
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 07 July 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jul 1927
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 12 July 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jul 1927
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 23 July 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Jul 1927
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 26 July 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Aug 1927
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 02 August 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1927
METROPOLITAN TROTTING CLUB'S ACCEPTANCES (Evening Post, 08 August 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1927
AT ADDINGTON (Evening Post, 08 August 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Aug 1927
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 09 August 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Aug 1927
Page 16 Advertisements Column 8 (Evening Post, 12 August 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Aug 1927
AT ADDINGTON (Evening Post, 13 August 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Aug 1927
Page 14 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 19 August 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
22 Aug 1927
WOMEM IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 22 August 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1927
WELLINGTON TROTTING CLUB'S HANDICAPS (Evening Post, 31 August 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Sept 1927
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 07 September 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Sept 1927
PERSONAL MATTERS (Evening Post, 08 September 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Sept 1927
GENUINE SPORTS PUZZLE NO. 1. SOLUTION (NZ Truth, 15 September 1927) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Sept 1927
Page 10 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 15 September 1927) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Sept 1927
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 15 September 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Sept 1927
WEDDINGS (Evening Post, 17 September 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Sept 1927
AT HUTT PARK (Evening Post, 19 September 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Oct 1927
Christchurch. (Waiapu Church Gazette, 01 October 1927) Waiapu Church Gazette · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Oct 1927
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 04 October 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Oct 1927
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 07 October 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Oct 1927
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 07 October 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Oct 1927
ST. JOHN AMBULANCE (Evening Post, 08 October 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Oct 1927
CRICKET (Evening Post, 10 October 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Oct 1927
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 11 October 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Oct 1927
SHOWING FORM (NZ Truth, 13 October 1927) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Oct 1927
OAMARU TROTTING CLUB'S HANDICAPS (Evening Post, 14 October 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Oct 1927
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 14 October 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Oct 1927
PLAY ELSEWHERE (Evening Post, 17 October 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Oct 1927
ELLESMERE SHOW (Ellesmere Guardian, 18 October 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Oct 1927
N.Z. METROPOLITAN TROTTING CLUB'S HANDICAPS (Evening Post, 18 October 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Oct 1927
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 22 October 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Oct 1927
Page 7 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 25 October 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Oct 1927
Page 1 Advertisements Column 7 (Ellesmere Guardian, 28 October 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Oct 1927
RADIO PROGRAMMES (Evening Post, 29 October 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Nov 1927
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 01 November 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Nov 1927
A GREAT PARTNERSHIP (NZ Truth, 03 November 1927) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Nov 1927
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 04 November 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Nov 1927
Page 1 Advertisements Column 7 (Ellesmere Guardian, 04 November 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Nov 1927
AT CHRISTCHURCH (Evening Post, 05 November 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Nov 1927
RADIO PROGRAMMES (Evening Post, 05 November 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Nov 1927
NELSON NEWS (Evening Post, 07 November 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Nov 1927
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 08 November 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Nov 1927
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 10 November 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Nov 1927
PLAY ELSEWHERE (Evening Post, 14 November 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Nov 1927
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 15 November 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Nov 1927
TWO-POINTERS (NZ Truth, 17 November 1927) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Nov 1927
Page 16 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 18 November 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Nov 1927
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 22 November 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Nov 1927
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 22 November 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Nov 1927
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (NZ Truth, 24 November 1927) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Nov 1927
Page 10 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 25 November 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Nov 1927
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 25 November 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Nov 1927
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 25 November 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Nov 1927
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 25 November 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Nov 1927
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 25 November 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Nov 1927
RADIO PROGRAMMES (Evening Post, 26 November 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Nov 1927
PLAY ELSEWHERE (Evening Post, 28 November 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Nov 1927
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 29 November 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Nov 1927
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 29 November 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Dec 1927
Christchurch. (Waiapu Church Gazette, 01 December 1927) Waiapu Church Gazette · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Dec 1927
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 02 December 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Dec 1927
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 02 December 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Dec 1927
RADIO PROGRAMMES (Evening Post, 03 December 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Dec 1927
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 06 December 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Dec 1927
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 06 December 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Dec 1927
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 09 December 1927) 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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