How many records does the archive hold?

67,402 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.

“Kin Kin”, the shelf

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

490 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 1910s
1 Feb 1917
BACK FROM THE WAR (Otago Daily Times 2-1-1917) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Feb 1917
THE ROLL OF HONOUR. (Otago Daily Times 2-7-1917) Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Mar 1917
SICK AND WOUNDED (Evening Post, 03 March 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Apr 1917
SICK AND WOUNDED (Evening Post, 04 April 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Apr 1917
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 24 April 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 May 1917
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 01 May 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 May 1917
ROLL OF HONOUR (Otago Daily Times 5-7-1917) Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12 May 1917
RETURNED HOME (Evening Post, 12 May 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 May 1917
THE ROLL OF HONOUR. (Otago Daily Times 15-5-1917) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jun 1917
THE ROLL OF HONOUR. (Otago Daily Times 14-6-1917) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jun 1917
THE ROLL OF HONOUR. (Otago Daily Times 18-6-1917) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jun 1917
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 19 June 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
19 Jun 1917
THE ROLL OF HONOUR. (Otago Daily Times 19-6-1917) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jun 1917
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 20 June 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jun 1917
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 21 June 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jun 1917
MIL OF HONOUR (Otago Daily Times 21-6-1917) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jun 1917
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 22 June 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
25 Jun 1917
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 25 June 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jun 1917
ROLL OF HONOUR (Otago Daily Times 25-6-1917) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jun 1917
ROLL OF HONOUR (Otago Daily Times 27-6-1917) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jun 1917
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 28 June 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jun 1917
ROLL OF HONOUR (Otago Daily Times 28-6-1917) Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Jun 1917
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 29 June 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jun 1917
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 30 June 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jun 1917
ROLL OF HONOUR (Otago Daily Times 30-6-1917) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jul 1917
NEW ZEALAND ARMY (Evening Post, 04 July 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jul 1917
NEW ZEALAND CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 06 July 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jul 1917
NEW ZEALAND ARMY (Evening Post, 10 July 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jul 1917
ROLL OF HONOUR. (Otago Daily Times 13-7-1917) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jul 1917
SICK AND WOUNDED (Evening Post, 19 July 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Aug 1917
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 24 August 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1917
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 31 August 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Sept 1917
ANOTHER CONTINGENT ARRIVES (Evening Post, 25 September 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Sept 1917
SICK AND WOUNDED (Evening Post, 29 September 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Oct 1917
NEW ZEALAND CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 09 October 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Oct 1917
NEW ZEALAND ARMY (Evening Post, 15 October 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Oct 1917
THE ROLL OF HONOUR (Otago Daily Times 16-10-1917) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Oct 1917
NEW ZEALAND ARMY. (Evening Post, 18 October 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
19 Oct 1917
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 19 October 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Oct 1917
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 22 October 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Oct 1917
ROLL OF HONOUR (Otago Daily Times 23-10-1917) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Oct 1917
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 25 October 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Oct 1917
NEW ZEALAND ARMY (Evening Post, 27 October 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Oct 1917
ROLL OF HONOUR (Otago Daily Times 29-10-1917) Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
2 Nov 1917
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 02 November 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Nov 1917
THE ROLL OF HONOUR (Otago Daily Times 11-10-1917) Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 Nov 1917
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 27 November 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Nov 1917
SICK AND WOUNDED (Evening Post, 28 November 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Dec 1917
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 05 December 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Dec 1917
ROLL OF HONOUR. (Otago Daily Times 12-7-1917) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Dec 1917
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 19 December 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Dec 1917
RETURNED HOME (Evening Post, 28 December 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jan 1918
NEW ZEALAND CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 11 January 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jan 1918
NEW ZEALANDERS HONOURED. (Wanganui Chronicle, 18 January 1918) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Mar 1918
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 01 March 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Mar 1918
HOME AGAIN (Evening Post, 06 March 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Mar 1918
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 09 March 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
11 Mar 1918
SICK AND WOUNDED (Evening Post, 11 March 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Mar 1918
SICK AND WOUNDED (Evening Post, 23 March 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Apr 1918
NEW ZEALAND CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 09 April 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Apr 1918
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 11 April 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Apr 1918
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 17 April 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Apr 1918
NEW ZEALAND CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 18 April 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Apr 1918
TO-DAY'S CASUALTY LIST (Evening Post, 20 April 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Apr 1918
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 23 April 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Apr 1918
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 29 April 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 May 1918
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 03 May 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 May 1918
COMING HOME (Evening Post, 04 May 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 May 1918
PERSONAL. (Colonist, 06 May 1918) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 May 1918
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 06 May 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 May 1918
COMING HOME (Evening Post, 08 May 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 May 1918
NEW ZEALAND ARMY HONOURS. (Otago Daily Times 5-10-1918) Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
13 Jun 1918
NEW ZEALAND CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 13 June 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jun 1918
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 15 June 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jul 1918
SICK AND WOUNDED (Evening Post, 24 July 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Sept 1918
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 06 September 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
9 Sept 1918
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 09 September 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Sept 1918
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 10 September 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1918
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 12 September 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Sept 1918
SICK AND WOUNDED (Evening Post, 21 September 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Nov 1918
SOLDIERS' DEATHS (Evening Post, 12 November 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Nov 1918
WAR HONORS. (Poverty Bay Herald, 20 November 1918) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Nov 1918
SOLDIERS' DEATHS (Evening Post, 23 November 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Nov 1918
SOLDIERS' DEATHS (Evening Post, 25 November 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Nov 1918
SOLDIERS' DEATHS (Evening Post, 26 November 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Dec 1918
SOLDIERS' DEATHS (Evening Post, 03 December 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Dec 1918
THE COLONIST. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1918. NEWS OF THE DAY. (Colonist, 06 December 1918) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Dec 1918
SICK AND WOUNDED (Evening Post, 09 December 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Feb 1919
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 18 February 1919) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Apr 1919
SPORTING (Taranaki Daily News 21-4-1919) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jul 1919
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 09 July 1919) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Aug 1919
CHRISTCHURCH TROTTING HANDICAPS. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 21 August 1919) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Dec 1919
RETURNING SOLDIERS. (Wanganui Chronicle, 01 December 1919) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1920s
1 May 1920
RACING NEWS (Grey River Argus, 01 May 1920) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 May 1920
SPORTING (Taranaki Daily News 5-4-1920) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jul 1920
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 27 July 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Dec 1920
NEW BRIGHTON TROTTING CLUB. (Grey River Argus, 08 December 1920) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Feb 1925
PERSONAL MATTERS (Evening Post, 09 February 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Sept 1925
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 15 September 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Dec 1925
THE BISHOP-ELECT (Evening Post, 26 December 1925) 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.

“Kin Kin”, the shelf

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