How many records does the archive hold?

69,585 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.

“Connect”, the shelf

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

444 records matching 97 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
12 Feb 1921
THE TIMARU TRAGEDY (NZ Truth, 12 February 1921) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Apr 1921
CHRISTCHURCH TO PICTON IN A DAY (Evening Post, 22 April 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Oct 1922
FERRY TRAIN SPEEDED UP (Evening Post, 11 October 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
8 Sept 1923
BRUTAL ASSAULT AT BURWOOD (NZ Truth, 08 September 1923) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jul 1925
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 07 July 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Sept 1925
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 30 September 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30 Jun 1927
INTENDED ELOPING WITH LOVER (NZ Truth, 30 June 1927) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Nov 1927
THE GRAND JURY DECIDES (NZ Truth, 17 November 1927) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Nov 1927
Jurty Hears Murder Charge Agains Taxi-driver Boakes A DRAMATIC MOMENT IN COURT WHEN BICKERDIKE ENTERS BOX (NZ Truth, 24 November 1927) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Dec 1927
Page 1 Advertisements Column 7 (Ellesmere Guardian, 30 December 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jun 1929
SOUTH ISLAND LINE (Evening Post, 05 June 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Aug 1929
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Ellesmere Guardian, 09 August 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Sept 1929
CHRISTCHURCH FUNCTION (Evening Post, 16 September 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Dec 1929
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 24 December 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1930s
23 Apr 1930
Start of a big railway construction work in the South Island Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
21 Aug 1930
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 21 August 1930) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Mar 1931
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 03 March 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 Jul 1931
Official opening of a bridge on a new and direct route from Christchurch City to the Port of Lyttelton by Auckland Weekly News; Green and Hahn (Firm) · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
24 Dec 1932
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 24 December 1932) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Mar 1933
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 14 March 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 May 1934
POWER SUPPLY (Ellesmere Guardian, 15 May 1934) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jan 1935
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 29 January 1935) 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
10 Apr 1935
PERSONAL ITEMS (Evening Post, 10 April 1935) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Feb 1937
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 19 February 1937) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Dec 1937
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 06 December 1937) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jan 1938
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 12 January 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Feb 1938
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 10 February 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Apr 1938
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 27 April 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jul 1938
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 21 July 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Aug 1938
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 10 August 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Aug 1938
EXTENDED SERVICES (Evening Post, 18 August 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Nov 1938
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 05 November 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Nov 1938
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 14 November 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jan 1939
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 09 January 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Mar 1939
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 08 March 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 May 1939
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 23 May 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1940s
18 May 1940
TRAIN AND BOAT DELAYED (Evening Post, 18 May 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jul 1940
Page 13 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 29 July 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jun 1942
REDUCED AIR SERVICES (Evening Post, 04 June 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Nov 1943
SCHOOL OUT OF DOORS (Ellesmere Guardian, 09 November 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jan 1944
EXPRESSES AFTER THE WAR (Evening Post, 18 January 1944) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Dec 1945
S.I. MAIN TRUNK (Evening Post, 27 December 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 2000s
4 Oct 2001
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
21 Oct 2001
Maintenance workers connect the jack to the wing jack panels on a C-141C Starlifter from March Air Reserve Base, California in the maintenance hangar in Christchurch, New Zealand. The aircraft landing gear suffer a stress fracture and will be repaired so the aircraft can resume mission of transporting cargo and personnel to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE 2001 by Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994 · Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense · Digital Public Library of America · Digital Public Library of America
2 May 2002
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
4 Jul 2002
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
24 Jun 2004
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
17 Nov 2005
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
14 Sept 2006
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 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
18 Oct 2007
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
15 Nov 2007
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 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
21 May 2009
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
18 Jun 2009
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
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
20 May 2010
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
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 Apr 2011
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · 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
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
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
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
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
19 Jun 2014
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
17 Jul 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
18 Sept 2014
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
16 Oct 2014
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
20 Nov 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
21 Jan 2016
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
19 May 2016
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
16 Jun 2016
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

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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