How many records does the archive hold?

67,402 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.

“Belle”, the shelf

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

321 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 1910s
23 Nov 1915
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Wairarapa Daily Times, 23 November 1915) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Dec 1915
NEW BRIGHTON TROTTING CLUB (Hawera & Normanby Star, 20 December 1915) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Dec 1915
SPORTING (Otago Daily Times 20-12-1915) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jun 1917
EIGHTH BALLOT (Grey River Argus, 07 June 1917) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jun 1917
SPORTING (Grey River Argus, 11 June 1917) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jun 1917
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 22 June 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
11 Dec 1917
LATEST SPORTING. (Ashburton Guardian, 11 December 1917) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Apr 1918
NORTH NOTES. (NZ Truth, 20 April 1918) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jun 1918
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Grey River Argus, 18 June 1918) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1920s
4 May 1920
SPORTING (Taranaki Daily News 5-4-1920) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Dec 1922
GREYMOUTH TROTTING HANDICAPS (Evening Post, 13 December 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Apr 1923
NEW BRIGHTON HANDICAPS (Evening Post, 05 April 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Apr 1923
TROTTING (Evening Post, 10 April 1923) Evening Post · 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
26 Feb 1927
Plays – Players – Pictures (Evening Post, 26 February 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Apr 1927
Women in Print (Evening Post, 11 April 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30 Aug 1928
THE COMPETITIONS (Evening Post, 30 August 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Nov 1928
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 27 November 1928) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Mar 1929
AT NEW BRIGHTON (Evening Post, 18 March 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1930s
1 Jul 1930
RADIO PROGRAMMES (Evening Post, 01 July 1930) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Sept 1932
RADIO PROGRAMMES (Evening Post, 20 September 1932) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Oct 1932
NEW BRIGHTON TROTS (Evening Post, 04 October 1932) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Aug 1933
NEW BRIGHTON HANDICAPS (Evening Post, 22 August 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Mar 1934
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 31 March 1934) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 May 1936
RACING AND TROTTING (Evening Post, 18 May 1936) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Aug 1936
TEAM OF M. B. EDWARDS (Evening Post, 05 August 1936) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Nov 1936
NEW BRIGHTON TROTS (Evening Post, 24 November 1936) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Dec 1936
NEW BRIGHTON T.C. FIELDS (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
1 Dec 1937
NEW BRIGHTON ACCEPTORS (Evening Post, 01 December 1937) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Dec 1937
NEW BRIGHTON TROTS (Evening Post, 03 December 1937) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Dec 1937
STAGE AND SCREEN (Evening Post, 30 December 1937) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Aug 1938
NEW BRIGHTON HANDICAPS (Evening Post, 22 August 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1938
NEW BRIGHTON ACCEPTORS (Evening Post, 31 August 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Nov 1938
ADDINGTON FIELDS (Evening Post, 09 November 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1940s
11 Feb 1942
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 11 February 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Apr 1942
DEATHS. (Evening Post, 13 April 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jul 1942
SERVICE ABROAD (Evening Post, 01 July 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1943
OBITUARY (Ellesmere Guardian, 16 February 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Dec 1943
NEW YEAR RACING STOP PRESS (Evening Post, 31 December 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jan 1944
TURF NOTES (Evening Post, 22 January 1944) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5 Feb 1944
LONGER RACES (Evening Post, 05 February 1944) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Feb 1945
RADIO PROGRAMMES (Evening Post, 03 February 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Oct 1945
AT RANGIORA (Evening Post, 16 October 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Oct 1945
AT RANGIORA (Evening Post, 20 October 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Nov 1945
BANKS PENINSULA (Evening Post, 13 November 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 2000s
14 Dec 2000
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From The Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
2 Aug 2001
Extract from New Zealand Gazette, 2/8/2001, No. 81, p. 1909 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
24 Jun 2004
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
29 Jul 2004
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
2 Sept 2004
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
14 Oct 2004
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
11 Nov 2004
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
15 Sept 2005
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
22 Jun 2006
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
12 Oct 2006
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
16 Nov 2006
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
10 May 2007
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
7 Jun 2007
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
5 Jul 2007
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
18 Oct 2007
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
28 Feb 2008
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
19 Jun 2008
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
11 Sept 2008
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
16 Oct 2008
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
the 2010s
21 Jan 2010
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
11 Mar 2010
Notice of Intention to Restore Companies to the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
18 Mar 2010
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
20 May 2010
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
17 Jun 2010
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
12 Aug 2010
No Asset Procedures New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
14 Jul 2011
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 5 places
17 Nov 2011
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
15 Dec 2011
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
17 May 2012
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
21 Jun 2012
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
19 Jul 2012
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 5 places
16 Aug 2012
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
20 Sept 2012
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
18 Oct 2012
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
15 Nov 2012
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
18 Apr 2013
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
18 Jul 2013
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
17 Oct 2013
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 5 places
18 Dec 2013
List of Independent Marriage and Civil Union Celebrants New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 30 places
23 Jan 2014
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
19 Jun 2014
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
14 Aug 2014
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
18 Sept 2014
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
16 Oct 2014
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
20 Nov 2014
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
12 Dec 2014
List of Independent Marriage and Civil Union Celebrants New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 33 places
18 Dec 2014
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
18 Jun 2015
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
16 Dec 2015
List of Independent Marriage and Civil Union Celebrants New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 28 places
17 Dec 2015
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
21 Jan 2016
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
16 Jun 2016
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
14 Jul 2016
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
15 Sept 2016
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place

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.

“Belle”, the shelf

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