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.

“Dairy”, the shelf

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

3,886 records matching 99 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
15 Dec 1921
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Ashburton Guardian, 15 December 1921) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Dec 1921
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 17 December 1921) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Dec 1921
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 21 December 1921) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Dec 1921
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 24 December 1921) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Feb 1922
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 22 February 1922) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jun 1922
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 21 June 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jun 1922
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Hawera & Normanby Star, 30 June 1922) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jul 1922
PERSONAL ITEMS. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 12 July 1922) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jul 1922
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 19 July 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jul 1922
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 20 July 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Aug 1922
ADDINGTON MARKET (Evening Post, 03 August 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Oct 1922
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 31 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
26 Dec 1922
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 26 December 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
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
5 May 1923
Page 1 Advertisements Column 7 (Hawera & Normanby Star, 05 May 1923) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Aug 1923
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 10 August 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 Sept 1923
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 27 September 1923) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Nov 1923
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 01 November 1923) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Dec 1923
OBITUARY (Evening Post, 12 December 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jan 1924
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Hawera & Normanby Star, 17 January 1924) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Feb 1924
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 20 February 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Mar 1924
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 08 March 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Mar 1924
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (Hawera & Normanby Star, 15 March 1924) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Apr 1924
A progressive South Island town: views taken in and around Temuka, South Canterbury Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
5 Aug 1924
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 05 August 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Sept 1924
PERSONAL ITEMS. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 02 September 1924) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Sept 1924
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 06 September 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jan 1925
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 30 January 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Feb 1925
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 03 February 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Feb 1925
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 06 February 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Feb 1925
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 10 February 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Mar 1925
ADDINGTON MARKET (Evening Post, 19 March 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Apr 1925
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 03 April 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Apr 1925
ADDINGTON MARKET (Evening Post, 30 April 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 May 1925
FLORAL TRIBUTES AND MESSAGES (Evening Post, 14 May 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1925
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 14 August 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Aug 1925
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 21 August 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Aug 1925
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 25 August 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Aug 1925
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 28 August 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Sept 1925
ADDINGTON MARKET (Evening Post, 17 September 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Sept 1925
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 22 September 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7 Dec 1925
Page 1 Advertisements Column 9 (Evening Post, 07 December 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Apr 1926
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 09 April 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 May 1926
ADDINGTON MARKET (Evening Post, 13 May 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jun 1926
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 11 June 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jun 1926
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 25 June 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jul 1926
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 06 July 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jul 1926
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 23 July 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Aug 1926
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 03 August 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Aug 1926
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 10 August 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Aug 1926
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 17 August 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Aug 1926
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 20 August 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Aug 1926
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 24 August 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Aug 1926
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 27 August 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Sept 1926
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 03 September 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Sept 1926
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 14 September 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Sept 1926
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 17 September 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Oct 1926
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 15 October 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Oct 1926
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 29 October 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Nov 1926
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 02 November 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Feb 1927
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 28 February 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Mar 1927
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 25 March 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Apr 1927
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 19 April 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jun 1927
Page 11 Advertisements Column 1 (NZ Truth, 09 June 1927) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jun 1927
COLLEGE FARM HERD (Evening Post, 10 June 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Aug 1927
PERSONAL MATTERS (Evening Post, 06 August 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Oct 1927
ELLESMERE SHOW (Ellesmere Guardian, 18 October 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Nov 1927
ELECTRIC POWER (Ellesmere Guardian, 18 November 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Nov 1927
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 24 November 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Nov 1927
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 25 November 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Nov 1927
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 29 November 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Dec 1927
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 02 December 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Dec 1927
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 15 December 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Dec 1927
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 23 December 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Dec 1927
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 31 December 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jan 1928
ADDINGTON MARKETS. (Evening Post, 12 January 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Mar 1928
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 09 March 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Apr 1928
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 17 April 1928) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Apr 1928
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 20 April 1928) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 May 1928
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 11 May 1928) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 May 1928
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 15 May 1928) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jun 1928
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 18 June 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jun 1928
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 22 June 1928) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jun 1928
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 29 June 1928) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jul 1928
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 July 1928) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1928
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 31 July 1928) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Aug 1928
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 03 August 1928) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Aug 1928
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 07 August 1928) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Aug 1928
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 10 August 1928) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Aug 1928
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 10 August 1928) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Sept 1928
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 21 September 1928) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Sept 1928
WOMENT IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 24 September 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Sept 1928
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 28 September 1928) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Oct 1928
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 05 October 1928) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Oct 1928
DRAINAGE BOARD (Ellesmere Guardian, 05 October 1928) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Oct 1928
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 06 October 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Oct 1928
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 16 October 1928) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Dec 1928
GREENPARK (Ellesmere Guardian, 28 December 1928) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Feb 1929
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 16 February 1929) 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.

“Dairy”, the shelf

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