How many records does the archive hold?

71,563 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.

“One Good Horse”, the shelf

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

2,526 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
24 Aug 1918
NEWS AND NOTES. (NZ Truth, 24 August 1918) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Sept 1918
SPORTING. (Otago Daily Times 14-9-1918) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Oct 1918
CANTERBURY CHAT (NZ Truth, 19 October 1918) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Nov 1918
THE TURF (Evening Post, 22 November 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
13 Dec 1918
PERSONAL PARS (Grey River Argus, 13 December 1918) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14 Dec 1918
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 14 December 1918) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Feb 1919
Poverty Bay Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, THURSDAY, FEB. 20, 1919. WILL THE INFLUENZA COME BACK? (Poverty Bay Herald, 20 February 1919) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Mar 1919
LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS (Marlborough Express, 06 March 1919) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 May 1919
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 05 May 1919) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 May 1919
CANTERBURY NOTES. (NZ Truth, 10 May 1919) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jun 1919
THE SELLING OF MARIE TEMPEST (NZ Truth, 14 June 1919) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jul 1919
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Grey River Argus, 11 July 1919) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jul 1919
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 21 July 1919) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Aug 1919
NOTES AND COMMENTS. (Evening Post, 11 August 1919) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Aug 1919
SPORTING. (Taranaki Daily News 13-8-1919) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Aug 1919
SPORTING. (Taranaki Daily News 15-8-1919) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Oct 1919
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Taranaki Daily News 10-10-1919) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1920s
11 Feb 1920
Page 12 Advertisements Column 9 (Evening Post, 11 February 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1 May 1920
RACING NEWS (Grey River Argus, 01 May 1920) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 May 1920
SPORTING (Taranaki Daily News 5-4-1920) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 May 1920
LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS (Marlborough Express, 13 May 1920) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jul 1920
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ashburton Guardian, 15 July 1920) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jul 1920
LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS (Marlborough Express, 22 July 1920) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1920
Page 1 Advertisements Column 7 (Ashburton Guardian, 14 August 1920) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Sept 1920
IN BANKRUPTCY. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 24 September 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Nov 1920
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ashburton Guardian, 03 November 1920) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jan 1921
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Hawera & Normanby Star, 06 January 1921) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 May 1921
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Hawera & Normanby Star, 21 May 1921) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Feb 1922
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 22 February 1922) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Feb 1922
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Hawera & Normanby Star, 27 February 1922) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Mar 1922
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 29 March 1922) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Apr 1922
TROTTING (NZ Truth, 15 April 1922) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Dec 1922
LOCAL AND QENERAL (Evening Post, 18 December 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Aug 1923
METROPOLITAN TROTS (Evening Post, 16 August 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Sept 1923
BRUTAL ASSAULT AT BURWOOD (NZ Truth, 08 September 1923) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Nov 1923
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 01 November 1923) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jul 1924
WELLINGTON'S Winter Carnival (Evening Post, 07 July 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30 Aug 1924
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 30 August 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Oct 1924
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 13 October 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Oct 1924
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 17 October 1924) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Dec 1924
TROTTING NOTES (Evening Post, 03 December 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jan 1925
Trotting (NZ Truth, 10 January 1925) NZ Truth · 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
8 Aug 1925
Trotting (NZ Truth, 08 August 1925) NZ Truth · 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
31 Jul 1926
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 31 July 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Nov 1926
TROTTING NOTES (Evening Post, 03 November 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Feb 1927
FIELDS FOR RICCARTON (NZ Truth, 17 February 1927) NZ Truth · 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
29 Jul 1927
RACING FIXTURES. (Evening Post, 29 July 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
17 Sept 1927
TO-DAY'S RACING (Evening Post, 17 September 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Oct 1927
On a Chicory Farm in the Seventies (Ellesmere Guardian, 14 October 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Nov 1927
AT CHRISTCHURCH (Evening Post, 03 November 1927) Evening Post · 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
9 Nov 1927
CHRISTCHURCH NOTES (Evening Post, 09 November 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Nov 1927
CHRISTCHURCH NOTES (Evening Post, 11 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
2 Aug 1928
N.Z. TRUTH" REPLIES TO CORRESPONDENTS (NZ Truth, 02 August 1928) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Nov 1928
CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. (Evening Post, 03 November 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Nov 1928
Whispers From Wanganui (NZ Truth, 15 November 1928) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Dec 1928
TROTTING (Evening Post, 18 December 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Sept 1929
AT NEW BRIGHTON (Evening Post, 09 September 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Nov 1929
AT CHRISTCHURCH (Evening Post, 07 November 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Nov 1929
AT CHRISTCHURCH (Evening Post, 08 November 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Nov 1929
WOMEN IN PRINT (Evening Post, 15 November 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1930s
24 May 1930
Ships and the Sea (Evening Post, 24 May 1930) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Apr 1931
AT ADDINGJON (Evening Post, 06 April 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Sept 1931
NEW BRIGHTON TROTS (Evening Post, 07 September 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Feb 1932
NEW BRIGHTON TROTS (Evening Post, 29 February 1932) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 May 1932
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 04 May 1932) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 May 1932
Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 27 May 1932) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 Jul 1932
FUTURE OF FLYING (Evening Post, 22 July 1932) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 May 1933
STAGE AND SCREEN (Evening Post, 11 May 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Nov 1933
SPRINGS COUNTY (Ellesmere Guardian, 17 November 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Mar 1934
STAGE AND SCREEN (Evening Post, 29 March 1934) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jun 1934
SOME EARLY SETTLERS. (Ellesmere Guardian, 26 June 1934) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Aug 1934
MY LUCKY STAR" (Evening Post, 28 August 1934) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14 Sept 1934
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 14 September 1934) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Oct 1934
BEST OF LUCK" (Evening Post, 30 October 1934) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Feb 1935
NEW ZEALAND'S NATIONAL RAILWAYS (Evening Post, 08 February 1935) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
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
2 Jul 1935
ENTERTAINMENTS (Evening Post, 02 July 1935) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jul 1935
Page 32 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 06 July 1935) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Aug 1935
RACING NEWS THE GRAND NATIONALS (Evening Post, 09 August 1935) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Aug 1935
CURRENT ENTERTAINMENTS (Evening Post, 10 August 1935) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Aug 1935
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 27 August 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Sept 1935
POWER SUPPLY (Ellesmere Guardian, 17 September 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Oct 1935
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 11 October 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Nov 1935
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 05 November 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Dec 1935
AN IMPORTED PACER (Evening Post, 12 December 1935) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Dec 1935
Page 13 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 24 December 1935) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
28 Feb 1936
IS THIS SARCASM? (Evening Post, 28 February 1936) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Apr 1936
TROTTING BREVITIES (Evening Post, 28 April 1936) 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
29 Jul 1936
TURF NEWS IN BRIEF (Evening Post, 29 July 1936) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 Aug 1936
Page 21 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 08 August 1936) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Feb 1937
FIFTY YEARS AGO (Evening Post, 20 February 1937) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Apr 1937
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 13 April 1937) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 May 1937
CURRENT ENTERTAINMENTS (Evening Post, 15 May 1937) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Aug 1937
TURF NEWS IN BRIEF (Evening Post, 20 August 1937) 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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