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.

“The National”, the shelf

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

4,487 records matching 92 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 1920s
31 Dec 1920
Untitled (Evening Post, 31 December 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1921
Motor show at King Edward Barracks, Christchurch, between 1921 and 1925 by National Library NZ on The Commons · Alexander Turnbull Library Flickr · Alexander Turnbull Library
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
10 Jan 1921
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 10 January 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Feb 1921
V.M.C.A. WORK (Evening Post, 22 February 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Mar 1921
SOCIAL WORKERS. (Ashburton Guardian, 10 March 1921) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Mar 1921
BAND CONTEST. (Ashburton Guardian, 16 March 1921) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Mar 1921
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ashburton Guardian, 19 March 1921) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Mar 1921
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ashburton Guardian, 23 March 1921) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Mar 1921
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 29 March 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Mar 1921
FORGED BANK NOTES (Hawera & Normanby Star, 30 March 1921) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Apr 1921
WOMEN IN PRINT (Evening Post, 06 April 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jun 1921
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 07 June 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jul 1921
NEWS OF THE DAY. (Ellesmere Guardian, 09 July 1921) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Aug 1921
C.J.C. ACCEPTANCES AND FINAL PAYMENTS (Evening Post, 04 August 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Aug 1921
LATE SPORTING (Evening Post, 05 August 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Aug 1921
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 05 August 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Aug 1921
SPORTING. (Ashburton Guardian, 10 August 1921) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Aug 1921
GRAND NATIONAL MEETING (Evening Post, 10 August 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Aug 1921
GRAND NATIONAL MEETING. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 10 August 1921) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Aug 1921
Snapshots on the second day of the Canterbury Jockey Club's Grand National meeting at Riccarton, Christchurch Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
2 Sept 1921
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 02 September 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1 Nov 1921
Olympia Motor Show, King Edward Barracks, Christchurch, November 1921 by National Library NZ on The Commons · Alexander Turnbull Library Flickr · Alexander Turnbull Library
1 Nov 1921
Harley-Davidson motorcycle display, Olympia Motor Show, King Edward Barracks, Christchurch, November 1921 by National Library NZ on The Commons · Alexander Turnbull Library Flickr · Alexander Turnbull Library
2 Mar 1922
TO CORRESPONDENTS. (Evening Post, 02 March 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Mar 1922
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 18 March 1922) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Mar 1922
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 22 March 1922) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Mar 1922
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 25 March 1922) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Mar 1922
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 29 March 1922) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1922
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 08 April 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Apr 1922
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 26 April 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Jun 1922
Page 10 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 03 June 1922) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jul 1922
Page 10 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 15 July 1922) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jul 1922
Page 10 Advertisements Column 3 (NZ Truth, 29 July 1922) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Aug 1922
Page 10 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 05 August 1922) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Aug 1922
GRAND NATIONAL MEETING (Hawera & Normanby Star, 09 August 1922) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Aug 1922
Last week's racing at Christchurch: snapshots taken at the Grand National meeting and the Metropolitan Trots by Auckland Weekly News; Green, H. H. · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
25 Aug 1922
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 25 August 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Aug 1922
CHRISTCHURCH NOTES. (NZ Truth, 26 August 1922) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Aug 1922
Page 10 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 26 August 1922) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1922
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 31 August 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Sept 1922
PERSONAL MATTERS (Evening Post, 26 September 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Nov 1922
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 10 November 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Nov 1922
PERSONAL' MATTERS (Evening Post, 11 November 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Dec 1922
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 07 December 1922) Evening Post · 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
21 Dec 1922
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 21 December 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Dec 1922
INSURANCE OFFICERS (Evening Post, 22 December 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1923
Fire Brigade, Christchurch, 1924 by National Library NZ on The Commons · Alexander Turnbull Library Flickr · Alexander Turnbull Library
12 Jan 1923
A MOTHER'S SAD END (Hawera & Normanby Star, 12 January 1923) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Feb 1923
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 22 February 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Feb 1923
THE NATIONAL OFFICERS (Evening Post, 26 February 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Mar 1923
THE "FRIENDLY BOWL" (Evening Post, 19 March 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Apr 1923
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 17 April 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Apr 1923
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 23 April 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 May 1923
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 12 May 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 May 1923
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 21 May 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
19 Jul 1923
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 19 July 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1923
SPORTING (Evening Post, 31 July 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Aug 1923
SPORTING. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 09 August 1923) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Aug 1923
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 11 August 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1923
SCRATCHINGS (Evening Post, 14 August 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1923
TROTTING (Hawera & Normanby Star, 14 August 1923) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1923
SPORTING. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 14 August 1923) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Aug 1923
CHRISTCHURCH TROTTING MEETING. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 18 August 1923) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Aug 1923
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 21 August 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Aug 1923
Steeplechase Day at the Grand National Meeting In Christchurch Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
29 Aug 1923
IN HONOUR (Evening Post, 29 August 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1923
THE COMPETITIONS (Evening Post, 31 August 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
27 Sept 1923
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 27 September 1923) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Sept 1923
LODGE MEETINGS (Evening Post, 29 September 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Oct 1923
Women in Print (Evening Post, 01 October 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Oct 1923
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 08 October 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Oct 1923
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 11 October 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Oct 1923
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 15 October 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Nov 1923
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 01 November 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Dec 1923
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 15 December 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Dec 1923
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 27 December 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jan 1924
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 21 January 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Mar 1924
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 01 March 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Mar 1924
PEOPLE IN PERSPECTIVE (NZ Truth, 15 March 1924) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
19 Mar 1924
Page 16 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 19 March 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Mar 1924
PEOPLE IN PERSPECTIVE (NZ Truth, 29 March 1924) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Apr 1924
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 15 April 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 May 1924
EMPHATIC PROTEST (Evening Post, 23 May 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 May 1924
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 31 May 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
2 Jun 1924
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 02 June 1924) Evening Post · 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
26 Jul 1924
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 26 July 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1924
NOTES AND COMMENTS (Evening Post, 31 July 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1924
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 14 August 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Aug 1924
GRAND NATIONAL MEETING. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 15 August 1924) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Aug 1924
Page 10 Advertisements Column 2 (NZ Truth, 16 August 1924) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Aug 1924
NOTES AND COMMENTS (Evening Post, 18 August 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Aug 1924
National Week in Christchurch, Canterbury: snapshots on track and lawn at Riccarton and Addington by Auckland Weekly News; Green, Herbert Huxley, 1893-1956 · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
30 Aug 1924
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 30 August 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Aug 1924
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 30 August 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Sept 1924
QUERIES AND QUANDARIES (NZ Truth, 06 September 1924) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Sept 1924
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 27 September 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

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 National”, the shelf

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