How many records does the archive hold?

76,172 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.

“Over The Hill”, the shelf

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

2,026 records matching 96 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
30 Aug 1924
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 30 August 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Sept 1924
Splendid Chick-Rearing Results (NZ Truth, 13 September 1924) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Nov 1924
BIG CYCLING (Evening Post, 24 November 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Dec 1924
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 29 December 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Feb 1925
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 10 February 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Mar 1925
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 12 March 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Apr 1925
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 02 April 1925) Evening Post · 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
1 Jul 1925
CLUB NOTES (Evening Post, 01 July 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jul 1925
GOLF (Evening Post, 25 July 1925) Evening Post · 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
15 Aug 1925
GOLF (Evening Post, 15 August 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1925
RESULTS ELSEWHERE (Evening Post, 31 August 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1925
IS IT GRANNIE OR GIRLIE? (NZ Truth, 12 September 1925) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Sept 1925
Colf (NZ Truth, 19 September 1925) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Sept 1925
AMATEUR CYCLING (Evening Post, 24 September 1925) Evening Post · 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
6 Oct 1925
Page 16 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 06 October 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Dec 1925
GOLF (Evening Post, 05 December 1925) Evening Post · 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
11 Feb 1926
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 11 February 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Mar 1926
GLEANINGS FROM COURSE, TRACK AND STABLE (NZ Truth, 25 March 1926) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 May 1926
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 03 May 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jul 1926
EARLY DAYS (Evening Post, 05 July 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Sept 1926
DAY SESSION. (Evening Post, 04 September 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Sept 1926
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 06 September 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Sept 1926
LINCOLN (Ellesmere Guardian, 14 September 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Sept 1926
Was Bottle Lake Inquiry Bottled Up? (NZ Truth, 16 September 1926) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Oct 1926
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 01 October 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Oct 1926
MINIATURE RIFLES (Evening Post, 06 October 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jan 1927
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 11 January 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Mar 1927
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 26 March 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Apr 1927
Page 26 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 09 April 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jun 1927
MAIN HIGHWAYS (Evening Post, 23 June 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jun 1927
INTENDED ELOPING WITH LOVER (NZ Truth, 30 June 1927) NZ Truth · 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
9 Sept 1927
SIXTY FEET FALL (Evening Post, 09 September 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
24 Nov 1927
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 24 November 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Nov 1927
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 28 November 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Feb 1928
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 21 February 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Mar 1928
WOMEN IN PRINT (Evening Post, 08 March 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 May 1928
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 01 May 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 May 1928
WOMEN IN PRINT (Evening Post, 26 May 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 Jun 1928
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 27 June 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Aug 1928
MAIN HIGHWAYS (Evening Post, 21 August 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Sept 1928
SEVERE TEST (Evening Post, 24 September 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Oct 1928
SCORES IN DETAIL (Evening Post, 16 October 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Nov 1928
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 02 November 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Mar 1929
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 19 March 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Aug 1929
TO-MORROW'S GAMES (Evening Post, 09 August 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Aug 1929
WOMEN IN PRINT (Evening Post, 15 August 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Sept 1929
SHAW OPEN CHAMPION (Evening Post, 30 September 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Oct 1929
STIRRING FINISH (Evening Post, 07 October 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Dec 1929
LEFT HIS WIFE (NZ Truth, 12 December 1929) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1930s
6 May 1930
MIDWIFERY (Evening Post, 06 May 1930) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 May 1930
TOPICS FOR WOMEN (Evening Post, 16 May 1930) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 May 1930
RUGBY (Evening Post, 17 May 1930) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
10 Jun 1930
TOPICS FOR WOMEN (Evening Post, 10 June 1930) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jul 1930
Winter spreads her beautiful mantle over South Island towns: scenes at Invercargill, Christchurch and Dunedin by Auckland Weekly News; Smith, Syd; Casbolt, F. L. · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
23 Oct 1930
Short Shot On Sports From All Fields (NZ Truth, 23 October 1930) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Dec 1930
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 02 December 1930) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Dec 1930
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 04 December 1930) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Dec 1930
SPORTS IN PARAGRAPH (NZ Truth, 18 December 1930) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jan 1931
DOMINION TOURNEY (Evening Post, 22 January 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Apr 1931
Fatal motoring accident on a hill near Nelson, South Island by Auckland Weekly News; Kingsford, Alfred Reginald Bellingham, 1891-1987 · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
15 Jun 1931
THE WINNERS (Evening Post, 15 June 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Aug 1931
South Island motor-cycle champions compete in hill-climbing tests at Nelson by Auckland Weekly News; Kingsford, Alfred Reginald Bellingham, 1891-1987 · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
15 Sept 1931
A GREAT SCORE (Evening Post, 15 September 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Oct 1931
THE ROAD RACE (Ellesmere Guardian, 27 October 1931) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 May 1932
RUGBY SUB-UNION (Ellesmere Guardian, 10 May 1932) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Jul 1932
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 26 July 1932) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Aug 1932
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 04 August 1932) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Aug 1932
YOUTH HOSTELS (Evening Post, 11 August 1932) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Oct 1932
MINIATURE RIFLES (Evening Post, 04 October 1932) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Nov 1932
The fourteenth anniversary of Armistice day on Friday of this week by Auckland Weekly News; Green and Hahn. C. P. S. Boyer · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
16 Nov 1932
SCOUT NOTES (Evening Post, 16 November 1932) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1 Apr 1933
Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 01 April 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Apr 1933
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 19 April 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 May 1933
A LARGE BOILER (Evening Post, 20 May 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jul 1933
LAST NIGHTS BALL (Ellesmere Guardian, 28 July 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Nov 1933
Page 11 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 03 November 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
4 Nov 1933
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 04 November 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Nov 1933
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 14 November 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Nov 1933
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 28 November 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7 Feb 1934
LUCKY SURPRISE" (Evening Post, 07 February 1934) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Feb 1934
ARCHBISHOP REDWOOD (Evening Post, 22 February 1934) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Feb 1934
ARCHBISHOP REDWOOD (Evening Post, 24 February 1934) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Mar 1934
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 23 March 1934) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 May 1934
LITTER EVERYWHERE (Evening Post, 08 May 1934) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jun 1934
HAPPY-GO-LUCKY" (Evening Post, 12 June 1934) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jul 1934
BLUE AND WHITE BALL (Ellesmere Guardian, 27 July 1934) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Sept 1934
TURF NEWS IN BRIEF (Evening Post, 08 September 1934) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Sept 1934
CAR OVER A BANK (Evening Post, 20 September 1934) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jan 1935
LATE ARCHBISHOP (Evening Post, 07 January 1935) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jan 1935
GREAT GRASS FIRES (Evening Post, 09 January 1935) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Feb 1935
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 08 February 1935) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Apr 1935
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 10 April 1935) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 May 1935
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 28 May 1935) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jun 1935
STAGE AND SCREEN (Evening Post, 13 June 1935) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places

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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