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 Yard”, the shelf

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

2,815 records matching 75 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
28 Jan 1939
Page 2 Advertisements Column 8 (Evening Post, 28 January 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jan 1939
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 31 January 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Feb 1939
CANTERBURY ISSUES (Evening Post, 03 February 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Feb 1939
HOGAN TAKES DOUBLE (Evening Post, 06 February 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Apr 1939
C.J.C. ACCEPTORS (Evening Post, 06 April 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Apr 1939
COCKSURE SUCCESSFUL (Evening Post, 11 April 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 May 1939
Page 1 Advertisements Column 8 (Evening Post, 20 May 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jun 1939
SPRINGS-ELLESMERE BOARD (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 June 1939) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jun 1939
KICCARTON HORSES (Evening Post, 27 June 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jul 1939
RAILWAY POLICY (Evening Post, 03 July 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jul 1939
RICCARTON VISITORS (Evening Post, 03 July 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Sept 1939
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 20 September 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
3 Oct 1939
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 03 October 1939) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Dec 1939
Page 1 Advertisements Column 7 (Evening Post, 08 December 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
the 1940s
19 Jan 1940
Demolition of the Municipal Electricity Department destructor chimney and boiler house by Municipal Electricity Department · MED Historical Photographs · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
19 Mar 1940
CLOSURE APPLIED (Evening Post, 19 March 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jul 1940
CHRISTCHURCH HUNT (Evening Post, 29 July 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1940
CHRISTCHURCH HUNT (Evening Post, 31 July 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Aug 1940
CHRISTCHURCH HUNT (Evening Post, 02 August 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Aug 1940
TOPICS FOR WOMEN NOTES FROM LONDON ENGAGEMENT OUT FROM HONG KONG (Evening Post, 22 August 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Oct 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 18 October 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Dec 1940
ELLESMERE COUNTY (Ellesmere Guardian, 03 December 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Feb 1941
FOUR MEN ARRESTED (Evening Post, 13 February 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Feb 1941
Page 16 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 27 February 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Mar 1941
IN THE EARLY DAYS (Ellesmere Guardian, 28 March 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Jul 1941
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 21 July 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Nov 1941
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 25 November 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1942
Air raid shelters for MED staff by Municipal Electricity Department · MED Historical Photographs · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
14 May 1942
ATHLETICS IN PALESTINE (Evening Post, 14 May 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Dec 1942
FIRE AT LYTTELTON (Evening Post, 26 December 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1943
Men at the Timaru railway yard Clarence Walker collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
28 Jul 1943
Goods train derailed in Canterbury: coal trucks piled up in Hornby station yard Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
8 Sept 1944
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 08 September 1944) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12 Sept 1944
POWER SUPPLY (Ellesmere Guardian, 12 September 1944) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 May 1945
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 11 May 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
23 Jun 1945
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 23 June 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Oct 1945
KILLED ON LEVEL CROSSING (Evening Post, 01 October 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Oct 1945
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 18 October 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Nov 1945
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 05 November 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Nov 1945
AT MOTUKARARA (Evening Post, 19 November 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Nov 1945
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 26 November 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1950s
1950
Ruth Sutton standing in a yard Sutton glass plates · Canterbury Stories · no. 71386 · Christchurch City Libraries
1950
Ruth Sutton standing in a yard Sutton glass plates · Canterbury Stories · no. 71406 · Christchurch City Libraries
1950
Ruth and John Sutton with a child in a garden Sutton glass plates · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
the 1980s
1987
Renovation of band rotunda into a restaurant Christchurch city and buildings, 1970s to 1980s · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
the 1990s
1999
Lyttelton from the port railway yard Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
the 2000s
9 Nov 2000
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From The Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
29 Mar 2001
In Bankruptcy 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
4 Jul 2002
In Bankruptcy 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
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
23 Feb 2006
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
18 Jan 2007
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
8 Apr 2007
Rear yard of 52 Cashel Street Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · 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
19 Jun 2008
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
2 Aug 2009
CRC Salvage buildings and yard on Orbell Street Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
2 Aug 2009
Back yard of CRC Salvage on Orbell Street Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
2 Aug 2009
Building supplies stacked at CRC Salvage Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
2 Aug 2009
Joinery stacked in the yard of CRC Salvage Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
2 Aug 2009
CRC Salvage warehouse on Orbell Street Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
2 Aug 2009
CRC Salvage yard, Orbell Street Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
2 Aug 2009
CRC Salvage and yard, Orbell Street Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
2 Aug 2009
Building supplies at CRC Salvage yard Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
2 Aug 2009
Damaged fence at CRC Salvage Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
2 Aug 2009
Damaged timber fence at CRC Salvage Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
2 Aug 2009
Joinery stacks at CRC Salvage Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
2 Aug 2009
CRC Salvage yard Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
2 Aug 2009
CRC Salvage building and yard on Orbell Street Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
2 Aug 2009
Joinery stacked in the CRC Salvage yard Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
the 2010s
17 Jun 2010
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
3 Mar 2011
Rear yard of 228 Kilmore Street Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
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
17 May 2012
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
20 Sept 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
18 Jul 2013
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
17 Oct 2013
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 5 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
17 Apr 2014
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
22 May 2014
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
14 Aug 2014
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
18 Jun 2015
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
10 Sept 2015
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
12 Nov 2015
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
17 Dec 2015
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
14 Jul 2016
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
24 Nov 2016
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
17 Aug 2017
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
14 Sept 2017
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
18 May 2018
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From The Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
14 Jun 2018
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 8 places
16 Aug 2018
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
15 Aug 2019
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
12 Sept 2019
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
the 2020s
17 Sept 2020
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
12 Nov 2020
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.

“The Yard”, the shelf

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