How many records does the archive hold?

78,375 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.

“J Books”, the shelf

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

2,750 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
3 Nov 1944
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 03 November 1944) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Nov 1944
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 07 November 1944) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Nov 1944
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 11 November 1944) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 9 places
17 Nov 1944
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 17 November 1944) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Nov 1944
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 24 November 1944) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Nov 1944
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 28 November 1944) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Dec 1944
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 01 December 1944) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Dec 1944
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 05 December 1944) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Dec 1944
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 12 December 1944) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Dec 1944
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 26 December 1944) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
19 Jan 1945
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 19 January 1945) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1945
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 23 January 1945) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1945
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 26 January 1945) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Feb 1945
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 02 February 1945) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Feb 1945
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 05 February 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 5 places
6 Feb 1945
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 06 February 1945) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Feb 1945
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 February 1945) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1945
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 16 February 1945) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Feb 1945
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 23 February 1945) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Feb 1945
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 27 February 1945) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Mar 1945
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 09 March 1945) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Mar 1945
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 March 1945) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Mar 1945
Page 2 Advertisements Column 7 (Evening Post, 19 March 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
23 Mar 1945
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 23 March 1945) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Mar 1945
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 28 March 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 11 places
6 Apr 1945
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 06 April 1945) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jun 1945
Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 02 June 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12 Jun 1945
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 12 June 1945) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jun 1945
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 26 June 1945) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jul 1945
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 28 July 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Aug 1945
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 01 August 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 15 places
18 Aug 1945
Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 18 August 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Sept 1945
RADIO PROGRAMMES (Evening Post, 15 September 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Sept 1945
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 18 September 1945) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Sept 1945
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 25 September 1945) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Sept 1945
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 28 September 1945) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Oct 1945
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 02 October 1945) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Oct 1945
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 09 October 1945) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Oct 1945
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 12 October 1945) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Oct 1945
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 16 October 1945) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Oct 1945
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 19 October 1945) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Oct 1945
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 23 October 1945) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Oct 1945
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 30 October 1945) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Nov 1945
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 02 November 1945) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Nov 1945
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 November 1945) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Nov 1945
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 23 November 1945) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Nov 1945
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 27 November 1945) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 2000s
21 Sept 2000
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From The Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
9 Nov 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
4 Oct 2001
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
4 Jul 2002
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
16 Jan 2003
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
6 Nov 2003
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
4 Dec 2003
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
6 May 2004
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
29 Jul 2004
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
9 Sept 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
15 Dec 2005
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
23 Feb 2006
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
10 Aug 2006
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 5 places
14 Sept 2006
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 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
18 Jan 2007
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
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
13 Sept 2007
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
18 Oct 2007
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
22 May 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
11 Dec 2008
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
12 Nov 2009
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
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
18 Mar 2010
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
17 Jun 2010
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
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
19 Apr 2012
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 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
13 Dec 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
19 Sept 2013
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
3 Oct 2013
Notice of Intention to Restore Companies to the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
14 Nov 2013
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
23 Jan 2014
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
17 Apr 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

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.

“J Books”, the shelf

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