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.

“"Avenue"”, the shelf

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

3,769 records matching 98 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
6 Feb 1942
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 06 February 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Feb 1942
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 10 February 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Feb 1942
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 11 February 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Feb 1942
N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 12 February 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Feb 1942
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 14 February 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Feb 1942
lOLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 16 February 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Feb 1942
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 21 February 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7 Mar 1942
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 07 March 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Mar 1942
Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 14 March 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
11 Apr 1942
N.Z. AIR PERSONNEL (Evening Post, 11 April 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 May 1942
DEATHS, (Evening Post, 07 May 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 May 1942
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 20 May 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jun 1942
DEATH (Ellesmere Guardian, 26 June 1942) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jun 1942
OBITUARY (Ellesmere Guardian, 26 June 1942) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jul 1942
SERVICE ABROAD (Evening Post, 01 July 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jul 1942
AIR CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 04 July 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jul 1942
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 09 July 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jul 1942
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 09 July 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jul 1942
Meadowville Avenue, Spreydon substation by Municipal Electricity Department · MED Historical Photographs · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
15 Jul 1942
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 15 July 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jul 1942
N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 16 July 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jul 1942
KILLED IN ACTION (Evening Post, 16 July 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jul 1942
N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 20 July 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
28 Jul 1942
N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 28 July 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jul 1942
KILLED IN ACTION. (Evening Post, 29 July 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
30 Jul 1942
N.Z.E.F. ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 30 July 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
31 Jul 1942
N.Z.E.F. ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 31 July 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 4 places
1 Aug 1942
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 01 August 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Aug 1942
N.Z.E.F. ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 03 August 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Aug 1942
N.Z.E.F. ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 05 August 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 Aug 1942
INVALIDED HOME (Evening Post, 06 August 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Aug 1942
N.Z.E.F. ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 06 August 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Aug 1942
N.Z.E.F. ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 07 August 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 Aug 1942
N.Z.E.F. ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 08 August 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Aug 1942
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 12 August 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
13 Aug 1942
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 13 August 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Aug 1942
MORE AWARDS (Evening Post, 15 August 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Aug 1942
N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 15 August 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Aug 1942
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 28 August 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Sept 1942
Walking along Purau Avenue 2013 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
3 Sept 1942
N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 03 September 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Sept 1942
N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 04 September 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1942
N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 12 September 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Sept 1942
N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 15 September 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
17 Sept 1942
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 17 September 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Oct 1942
HOME AGAIN (Evening Post, 01 October 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Oct 1942
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 03 October 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 Oct 1942
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 06 October 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Oct 1942
AIR FORCE CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 10 October 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Oct 1942
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 24 October 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Oct 1942
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 30 October 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Nov 1942
N.Z.E.F. ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 04 November 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Nov 1942
N.Z.E.F. ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 05 November 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Nov 1942
N.Z.E.F. ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 07 November 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Nov 1942
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 10 November 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Nov 1942
N.Z.E.F. ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 11 November 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Nov 1942
AIR FORCE CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 13 November 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Nov 1942
AIR FORCE CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 16 November 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Nov 1942
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 17 November 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Nov 1942
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 20 November 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Nov 1942
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 25 November 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Nov 1942
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 28 November 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
2 Dec 1942
AIR FORCE CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 02 December 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Dec 1942
AFTER TWO YEARS (Evening Post, 03 December 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Dec 1942
AIR FORCE CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 08 December 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Dec 1942
GALLANT SERVICE (Evening Post, 22 December 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Dec 1942
MISSING AIRMEN (Evening Post, 22 December 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Dec 1942
AIR FORCE CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 23 December 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Dec 1942
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 30 December 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Dec 1942
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 31 December 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jan 1943
AIR CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 02 January 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jan 1943
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 05 January 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jan 1943
AIR CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 07 January 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jan 1943
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 18 January 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jan 1943
AIR CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 20 January 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jan 1943
TECHNICAL EXPERT (Evening Post, 22 January 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jan 1943
AIR CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 29 January 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Feb 1943
AIR CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 04 February 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Feb 1943
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 05 February 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Feb 1943
ARMY AWARDS (Evening Post, 20 February 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Feb 1943
MORE AWARDS (Evening Post, 20 February 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Mar 1943
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 12 March 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Mar 1943
AIR CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 18 March 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Mar 1943
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 23 March 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Apr 1943
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 06 April 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Apr 1943
N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 10 April 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Apr 1943
AIR-CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 10 April 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Apr 1943
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 13 April 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Apr 1943
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 20 April 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 May 1943
N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 03 May 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 May 1943
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 04 May 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 May 1943
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 05 May 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 May 1943
N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 06 May 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7 May 1943
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 07 May 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 May 1943
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 08 May 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 May 1943
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 10 May 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 May 1943
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 11 May 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 May 1943
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 15 May 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.

“"Avenue"”, the shelf

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