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.

22,032 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 1940s
10 Apr 1941
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 10 April 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Apr 1941
PERSONAL ITEMS (Evening Post, 12 April 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Apr 1941
LIST OF NAMES (Evening Post, 14 April 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Apr 1941
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 15 April 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Apr 1941
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 15 April 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Apr 1941
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 18 April 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Apr 1941
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 18 April 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Apr 1941
GEORGE MEDAL (Evening Post, 19 April 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Apr 1941
A DROP IN RETURNS (Evening Post, 19 April 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Apr 1941
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 22 April 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Apr 1941
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 22 April 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Apr 1941
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 24 April 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Apr 1941
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 24 April 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Apr 1941
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 28 April 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 7 places
29 Apr 1941
ROLL OR HONOUR (Evening Post, 29 April 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Apr 1941
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 29 April 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Apr 1941
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 29 April 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 May 1941
THE CHURCH ARMY (Waiapu Church Gazette, 01 May 1941) Waiapu Church Gazette · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 May 1941
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 02 May 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 May 1941
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 02 May 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 May 1941
BROADCASTING (Evening Post, 03 May 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 May 1941
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 06 May 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 May 1941
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 06 May 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 May 1941
SECOND N.Z.E.F. (Evening Post, 08 May 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 May 1941
HERE AND THERE (Evening Post, 09 May 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 May 1941
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 09 May 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 May 1941
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 13 May 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 May 1941
POWER SUPPLY (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 May 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 May 1941
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 May 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 May 1941
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 May 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 May 1941
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 15 May 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 May 1941
HERE AND THERE (Evening Post, 15 May 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 May 1941
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 16 May 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 May 1941
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 16 May 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 May 1941
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 20 May 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 May 1941
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 20 May 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 May 1941
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 20 May 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 May 1941
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 21 May 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 May 1941
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 22 May 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 May 1941
PUBLIC NOTICES. (Evening Post, 22 May 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 May 1941
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 23 May 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 May 1941
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 23 May 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 May 1941
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 23 May 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 May 1941
MARRIAGES. (Evening Post, 24 May 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
24 May 1941
MR. C. F. TURNER (Evening Post, 24 May 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 May 1941
RUGBY LEAGUE (Evening Post, 26 May 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 May 1941
NEW ZEALAND CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 27 May 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 4 places
27 May 1941
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 27 May 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 May 1941
TODAY'S LIST (Evening Post, 29 May 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 May 1941
TODAY'S LIST (Evening Post, 30 May 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 May 1941
FURTHER LISTS OF MISSING (Evening Post, 30 May 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 May 1941
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 30 May 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 May 1941
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 31 May 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jun 1941
CHAPLAINS TO THE FORCES. (Waiapu Church Gazette, 01 June 1941) Waiapu Church Gazette · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jun 1941
LIST OF MISSING (Evening Post, 02 June 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jun 1941
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 03 June 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jun 1941
TODAY'S LIST (Evening Post, 03 June 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jun 1941
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 03 June 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jun 1941
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 03 June 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jun 1941
TODAY'S LIST (Evening Post, 05 June 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jun 1941
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 06 June 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jun 1941
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 06 June 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jun 1941
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 07 June 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
9 Jun 1941
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 09 June 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jun 1941
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 10 June 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jun 1941
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 11 June 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jun 1941
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 June 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jun 1941
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 June 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jun 1941
TODAY'S LIST (Evening Post, 14 June 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jun 1941
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 17 June 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jun 1941
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 17 June 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jun 1941
TODAY'S LIST (Evening Post, 18 June 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 4 places
18 Jun 1941
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 18 June 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
19 Jun 1941
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 19 June 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Jun 1941
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 20 June 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jun 1941
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 20 June 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jun 1941
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 21 June 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
24 Jun 1941
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 24 June 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jun 1941
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 24 June 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jun 1941
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 24 June 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jun 1941
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 24 June 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jun 1941
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 25 June 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Jun 1941
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 26 June 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
27 Jun 1941
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 27 June 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jun 1941
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 27 June 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jun 1941
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 27 June 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jun 1941
Southbridge (Ellesmere Guardian, 27 June 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jun 1941
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 27 June 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jun 1941
TODAY'S LIST (Evening Post, 30 June 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 5 places
30 Jun 1941
N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 30 June 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
30 Jun 1941
MISSINGÂ—PREVIOUSLY REPORTED WOUNDED. (Evening Post, 30 June 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jun 1941
PRISONERS OF WAR (Evening Post, 30 June 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jul 1941
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 01 July 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jul 1941
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 01 July 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jul 1941
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 02 July 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 4 places
3 Jul 1941
ICE-COVERED ROAD (Evening Post, 03 July 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jul 1941
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 04 July 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jul 1941
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 04 July 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jul 1941
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 04 July 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Jul 1941
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 08 July 1941) 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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The shelf

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