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 Grand Hotel”, the shelf

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

2,417 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 1930s
16 Oct 1939
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 16 October 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
17 Oct 1939
AT THE HOTELS (Evening Post, 17 October 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Nov 1939
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 04 November 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Nov 1939
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 07 November 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Nov 1939
AT THE HOTELS (Evening Post, 25 November 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Nov 1939
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 27 November 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Dec 1939
AT THE HOTELS (Evening Post, 05 December 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Dec 1939
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 13 December 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Dec 1939
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 14 December 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Dec 1939
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 15 December 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Dec 1939
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 29 December 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1940s
5 Jan 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 05 January 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jan 1940
AT THE HOTELS (Evening Post, 05 January 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jan 1940
AT THE HOTELS (Evening Post, 09 January 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jan 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 10 January 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jan 1940
AT THE HOTELS (Evening Post, 11 January 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jan 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 11 January 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jan 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 15 January 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jan 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 16 January 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jan 1940
AT THE HOTELS (Evening Post, 17 January 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jan 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 27 January 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jan 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 29 January 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Feb 1940
ENGAGEMENT (Evening Post, 09 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Feb 1940
FLOWER PETAL PERFUMES (Evening Post, 13 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Feb 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 15 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Feb 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 19 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Feb 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 20 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Feb 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 21 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Feb 1940
AT THE HOTELS (Evening Post, 27 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Feb 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 28 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Feb 1940
AT THE HOTELS (Evening Post, 29 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Mar 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 05 March 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Mar 1940
AT THE HOTELS (Evening Post, 07 March 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Mar 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 11 March 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Mar 1940
AT THE HOTELS (Evening Post, 12 March 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Mar 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 13 March 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Mar 1940
AT THE HOTELS (Evening Post, 14 March 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Mar 1940
AT THE HOTELS (Evening Post, 19 March 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Mar 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 20 March 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Mar 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 25 March 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Mar 1940
AT THE HOTELS (Evening Post, 26 March 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Mar 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 26 March 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Mar 1940
AT THE HOTELS (Evening Post, 27 March 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Mar 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 27 March 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Mar 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 28 March 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Mar 1940
AT THE HOTELS (Evening Post, 28 March 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Apr 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 01 April 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Apr 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 02 April 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Apr 1940
AT THE HOTELS (Evening Post, 03 April 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Apr 1940
AT THE HOTELS (Evening Post, 06 April 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 08 April 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Apr 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 09 April 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Apr 1940
AT THE HOTELS (Evening Post, 09 April 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Apr 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 11 April 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Apr 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 16 April 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Apr 1940
AT THE HOTELS (Evening Post, 17 April 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Apr 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 19 April 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Apr 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 22 April 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Apr 1940
ENGAGEMENT (Evening Post, 24 April 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 May 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 08 May 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 May 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 09 May 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 May 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 14 May 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 May 1940
AT THE HOTELS (Evening Post, 15 May 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 May 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 17 May 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 May 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 20 May 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 May 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 22 May 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 May 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 27 May 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 May 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 31 May 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jun 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 07 June 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jun 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 19 June 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Sept 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 16 September 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Oct 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 04 October 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Feb 1941
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 27 February 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Mar 1941
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 31 March 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 May 1941
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 06 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
26 May 1941
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 26 May 1941) Evening Post · 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
24 Jun 1941
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 24 June 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
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
9 Jul 1941
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 09 July 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12 Jul 1941
N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 12 July 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
19 Jul 1941
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 19 July 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jul 1941
N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 29 July 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1941
N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 08 August 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 Aug 1941
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 08 August 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Sept 1941
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 01 September 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Oct 1941
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 18 October 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
24 Oct 1941
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 24 October 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Dec 1941
SECOND LIST (Evening Post, 17 December 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
31 Dec 1941
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 31 December 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jan 1942
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 10 January 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Jan 1942
TERRITORIAL SERVICE CALL-UP (Evening Post, 21 January 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30 Jan 1942
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 30 January 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
24 Apr 1942
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 24 April 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jul 1942
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 22 July 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Dec 1942
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 01 December 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Mar 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 11 March 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
15 May 1943
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 15 May 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jun 1943
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 19 June 1943) 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.

“The Grand Hotel”, the shelf

The shelf

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