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.

“"Manchester Street"”, the shelf

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

4,516 records matching 84 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
4 Aug 1917
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (NZ Truth, 04 August 1917) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Aug 1917
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (NZ Truth, 18 August 1917) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Aug 1917
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (NZ Truth, 25 August 1917) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Aug 1917
CHRISTCHURCH 1918 FESTIVAL. (Evening Post, 25 August 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Aug 1917
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 29 August 1917) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Sept 1917
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (NZ Truth, 01 September 1917) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Sept 1917
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (NZ Truth, 08 September 1917) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1917
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 12 September 1917) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Sept 1917
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (NZ Truth, 15 September 1917) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Sept 1917
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 15 September 1917) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Sept 1917
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 19 September 1917) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Sept 1917
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 22 September 1917) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Oct 1917
FIRST DIVISION (Evening Post, 02 October 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
2 Oct 1917
Called Up. (Wanganui Chronicle, 02 October 1917) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Oct 1917
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 06 October 1917) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Oct 1917
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 13 October 1917) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Oct 1917
Page 8 Advertisements Column 6 (NZ Truth, 27 October 1917) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Nov 1917
Page 8 Advertisements Column 6 (NZ Truth, 03 November 1917) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Nov 1917
Page 8 Advertisements Column 6 (NZ Truth, 10 November 1917) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Nov 1917
Page 8 Advertisements Column 6 (NZ Truth, 17 November 1917) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Nov 1917
A CHRISTCHURCH TRAGEDY. (Colonist, 20 November 1917) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Nov 1917
A CHRISTCHURCH TRAGEDY. (Colonist, 21 November 1917) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Nov 1917
Page 8 Advertisements Column 6 (NZ Truth, 24 November 1917) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Nov 1917
One of the victims of the fatal fire at Christchurch last week: Mr Thomas David Smith, who perished in the flames Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
29 Nov 1917
The tragic fire at Christchurch last week: ruins of the Silver Grid dining rooms where the outbreak occurred, three persons perishing in the flames, nine others being injured, three of the latter succumbing to their injuries by Auckland Weekly News; Head, Samuel Heath, 1868-1948 · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
29 Nov 1917
Another victim of the fatal Christchurch fire: Mrs Annie Smith, wife of the lessee of the Silver Grid dining rooms (Mr John P Smith), who died as a result of injuries received in the burning building by Auckland Weekly News; Walter Harvie · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
29 Nov 1917
Burned to death in the fatal fire at Christchurch: Mrs Elsie Stack, who had been employed as a housemaid at the Silver Grid dining rooms by Auckland Weekly News; Standish and Preece · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
1 Dec 1917
Page 8 Advertisements Column 6 (NZ Truth, 01 December 1917) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Dec 1917
Page 8 Advertisements Column 6 (NZ Truth, 15 December 1917) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Dec 1917
Page 8 Advertisements Column 6 (NZ Truth, 22 December 1917) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1918
Electricity Department building on Armagh Street by Municipal Electricity Department · MED Historical Photographs · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
5 Jan 1918
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 05 January 1918) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jan 1918
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 12 January 1918) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1918
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 19 January 1918) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1918
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 26 January 1918) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Feb 1918
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 02 February 1918) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Feb 1918
Page 8 Advertisements Column 6 (NZ Truth, 09 February 1918) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Feb 1918
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 23 February 1918) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Mar 1918
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 16 March 1918) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Mar 1918
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 23 March 1918) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Mar 1918
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 30 March 1918) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Apr 1918
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 13 April 1918) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Apr 1918
Page 8 Advertisements Column 7 (NZ Truth, 20 April 1918) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Oct 1918
COURT CHATTER (NZ Truth, 05 October 1918) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Oct 1918
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 18 October 1918) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1919
Christchurch central buildings Glass plates · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
22 Jan 1919
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 22 January 1919) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jul 1919
1919 Peace Celebrations, High Street Glass plates · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jul 1919
1919 Peace Celebrations, Manchester Street Glass plates · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
3 Oct 1919
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 03 October 1919) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Nov 1919
CHRISTCHURCH CHRONICLES (NZ Truth, 01 November 1919) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1920s
1920
Electric lamp on Oxford Terrace by Municipal Electricity Department · MED Historical Photographs · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1920
Workers laying fibre ducts on Armagh Street by Municipal Electricity Department · MED Historical Photographs · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1920
Workers pose with fibre ducts by Municipal Electricity Department · MED Historical Photographs · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1920
Wilson Brothers Bakery van in Manchester Street 2015 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
6 May 1920
Page 16 Advertisements Column 6 (Otago Daily Times 5-6-1920) Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
13 May 1920
VISIT TO CHRISTCHURCH. (Ashburton Guardian, 13 May 1920) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1920
VISITORS TO CHRISTCHURCH. (Grey River Argus, 14 August 1920) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Oct 1920
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 06 October 1920) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30 Oct 1920
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 30 October 1920) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 Nov 1920
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 06 November 1920) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 Nov 1920
MIDNIGHT TRAGEDY AT TIMARU (NZ Truth, 06 November 1920) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Nov 1920
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 November 1920) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Nov 1920
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 17 November 1920) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Nov 1920
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 20 November 1920) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
24 Nov 1920
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 24 November 1920) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30 Nov 1920
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 30 November 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Mar 1921
Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 02 March 1921) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Mar 1921
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 02 March 1921) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Aug 1921
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 05 August 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Aug 1921
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 06 August 1921) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Aug 1921
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 24 August 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Sept 1921
Page 8 Advertisements Column 9 (Evening Post, 24 September 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Nov 1921
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Ashburton Guardian, 11 November 1921) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1922
Electric lighting and clock on MED building by Municipal Electricity Department · MED Historical Photographs · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
21 Jan 1922
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 21 January 1922) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 May 1922
Page 5 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 22 May 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jul 1922
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Ellesmere Guardian, 15 July 1922) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 Feb 1923
Page 10 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 08 February 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Feb 1923
POISONING CASE. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 09 February 1923) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Apr 1923
CHRISTCHURCH. (Evening Post, 27 April 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 May 1923
Page 12 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 12 May 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 May 1923
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 30 May 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jul 1923
THE BURWOOD EPISODE (Evening Post, 06 July 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jul 1923
SERIOUS CHARGES. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 07 July 1923) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1924
A handsome new public building for Christchurch; the municipal chambers in Manchester Street by Auckland Weekly News; Green, Herbert Huxley, 1893-1956 · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
16 Aug 1924
Page 10 Advertisements Column 2 (NZ Truth, 16 August 1924) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Feb 1925
Municipal Electricity Department showroom and offices MED Historical Photographs · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Feb 1925
Municipal Electricity Department yards MED Historical Photographs · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
19 May 1925
PERSONAL MATTERS (Evening Post, 19 May 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 May 1925
REV. A. CAMERON (Evening Post, 19 May 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Dec 1925
SEQUESTS TO CATHOLIC SCHOOLS (Evening Post, 28 December 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Feb 1926
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 12 February 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1926
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 16 February 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Apr 1926
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (NZ Truth, 29 April 1926) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jun 1926
Page 14 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 07 June 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
17 Jul 1926
Page 11 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 17 July 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Aug 1926
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 10 August 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Sept 1926
TWO IN CHRISTCHURCH ON SATURDAY. (Evening Post, 06 September 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Nov 1926
Page 11 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 05 November 1926) 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.

“"Manchester Street"”, the shelf

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