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.

“"New Brighton"”, the shelf

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

4,603 records matching 89 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
27 Nov 1924
NEW BRIGHTON FATALITY (Evening Post, 27 November 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Dec 1924
NEW BRIGHTON HANDICAPS (Evening Post, 03 December 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Dec 1924
TROTTING NOTES (Evening Post, 03 December 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Dec 1924
BACCHUS AND THE "BACH" (NZ Truth, 13 December 1924) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Dec 1924
NEW BRIGTON TROTTING CLUB (Evening Post, 13 December 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Dec 1924
DROWNING FATALITY. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 15 December 1924) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Dec 1924
LATE SPORTING (Evening Post, 16 December 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Dec 1924
PATERNITY PLACED (NZ Truth, 20 December 1924) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Dec 1924
BOWLING (Evening Post, 23 December 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1925
Map of Christchurch Maps, plans and drawings · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1925
New Brighton surf life-saving parade Ernest Smith, photographs and papers · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1925
Crowd at the New Brighton War Memorial Ernest Smith, photographs and papers · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
12 Jan 1925
SCOUTS' LONG TREK (Evening Post, 12 January 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jan 1925
SINGLES (Evening Post, 12 January 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1925
BOWLING (Evening Post, 19 January 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Mar 1925
TROTTING NOTES (Evening Post, 07 March 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Mar 1925
NEW BRIGHTON TROTS (Evening Post, 19 March 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Mar 1925
TO-DAY'S NOTIFICATIONS (Evening Post, 20 March 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Mar 1925
UNKNOWN (Evening Post, 20 March 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Mar 1925
NEW BRIGHTON TROTTING CLUB (Evening Post, 21 March 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Mar 1925
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 26 March 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Mar 1925
Page 12 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 28 March 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14 May 1925
FLORAL TRIBUTES AND MESSAGES (Evening Post, 14 May 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 May 1925
CHRISTCHURCH COMPETITIONS (Evening Post, 19 May 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jul 1925
CLUB NOTES (Evening Post, 01 July 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1925
IS IT GRANNIE OR GIRLIE? (NZ Truth, 12 September 1925) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Sept 1925
Page 10 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 29 September 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Oct 1925
Page 16 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 06 October 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Oct 1925
NEW ZEALAND M.R.A. CHAMPIONSHIPS. (Evening Post, 14 October 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Oct 1925
OUT FOR SIX MONTHS (NZ Truth, 17 October 1925) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Nov 1925
Unveiling of war memorial Ernest Smith, photographs and papers · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
12 Nov 1925
The Governor-General in the South Island last week by Auckland Weekly News; Green and Hahn · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
19 Nov 1925
Motor Coach Completed Upon A 'Thornycroft' Chassis by the Adam Burges Waggon Factory, Palmerston North Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
16 Dec 1925
LATE SPORTING (Evening Post, 16 December 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jan 1926
The Provincial Church. (Waiapu Church Gazette, 01 January 1926) Waiapu Church Gazette · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1926
Aerial photomosaic of South New Brighton beach Christchurch 1926 aerial photomosaics · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1926
Aerial photomosaic of South New Brighton Christchurch 1926 aerial photomosaics · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1926
Aerial photomosaic of New Brighton Christchurch 1926 aerial photomosaics · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
9 Mar 1926
NEW BRIGHTON HANDICAPS (Evening Post, 09 March 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Mar 1926
NEW BRIGHTON ACCEPTANCES (Evening Post, 15 March 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Mar 1926
BIG RAGE AT BRIGHTON (NZ Truth, 18 March 1926) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Mar 1926
NEW BRIGHTON TROTTING CLUB (Evening Post, 20 March 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Apr 1926
HOOPER'S LIKELY PAIR (NZ Truth, 01 April 1926) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 May 1926
RESULTS ELSEWHERE (Evening Post, 03 May 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 May 1926
RESULTS ELSEWHERE (Evening Post, 31 May 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Aug 1926
RESULTS ELSEWHERE (Evening Post, 02 August 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Aug 1926
WOMEN IN PRINT (Evening Post, 06 August 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Aug 1926
RESULTS ELSEWHERE (Evening Post, 09 August 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Sept 1926
SOCIAL PEST GETS FIVE YEARS (NZ Truth, 23 September 1926) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Oct 1926
MINIATURE RIFLES (Evening Post, 06 October 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Oct 1926
MORE CASUALTIES (NZ Truth, 28 October 1926) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Oct 1926
GOLD NUGGET" ART UNION (Evening Post, 30 October 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Nov 1926
TROTTING NOTES (Evening Post, 03 November 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Nov 1926
NO ROSES FOR ROSE (NZ Truth, 11 November 1926) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
13 Dec 1926
NEW BRIGHTON TROTTING CLUB'S ACCEPTANCES (Evening Post, 13 December 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Dec 1926
Minor Events At New Brighton (NZ Truth, 16 December 1926) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Dec 1926
AT NEW BRIGHTON (Evening Post, 20 December 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Dec 1926
PINNED DOWN BY CAR (Evening Post, 30 December 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1927
Appeal between the New Brighton Borough and Richard Bedward Owen Ernest Smith, photographs and papers · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
18 Jan 1927
THE ROYAL VISIT (Evening Post, 18 January 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jan 1927
BRIEF REPLIES TO CORRESPONDENTS (NZ Truth, 20 January 1927) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Feb 1927
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 11 February 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Feb 1927
A DEAD LOSS (Evening Post, 15 February 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Feb 1927
NEW BRIGHTON TROTTING CLUB'S HANDICAPS (Evening Post, 22 February 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Mar 1927
NEW BRIGHTON TROTTING ACCEPTANCES (Evening Post, 07 March 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Mar 1927
Page 18 Advertisements Column 7 (Evening Post, 14 March 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Mar 1927
NEW BRIGHTON TROTTING CLUB'S ACCEPTANCES (Evening Post, 14 March 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
28 Mar 1927
BOWLING (Evening Post, 28 March 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Apr 1927
Page 16 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 02 April 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 May 1927
Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 24 May 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 May 1927
RESULTS ELSEWHERE (Evening Post, 30 May 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jun 1927
HEAD-ON COLLISION (Evening Post, 07 June 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Sept 1927
Untitled (NZ Truth, 01 September 1927) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1927
A CLOSE FINISH (Evening Post, 12 September 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Oct 1927
MINIATURE RIFLES (Evening Post, 04 October 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Nov 1927
AT CHRISTCHURCH (Evening Post, 03 November 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Nov 1927
NEGLIGENT DRIVING (Evening Post, 17 November 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Nov 1927
THE BORERS" (Evening Post, 18 November 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Nov 1927
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 25 November 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Dec 1927
NEW BRIGHTON TROTTING CLUB'S ACCEPTANCES (Evening Post, 12 December 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Dec 1927
TROTTING (Evening Post, 19 December 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jan 1928
THE RINKS COMMENCE (Evening Post, 12 January 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jan 1928
BOWLING (Evening Post, 13 January 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jan 1928
PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP (Evening Post, 18 January 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jan 1928
Page 28 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 28 January 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Feb 1928
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 21 February 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Feb 1928
NEW BRIGHTON TROTTING CLUB'S HANDICAPS (Evening Post, 28 February 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Mar 1928
A GREAT PERFORMANCE. (Ellesmere Guardian, 09 March 1928) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Mar 1928
NEW BRIGHTON TROTTING CLUB (Evening Post, 15 March 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Mar 1928
TROTTING (Evening Post, 16 March 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Mar 1928
AT NEW BRIGHTON (Evening Post, 19 March 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Apr 1928
Page 10 Advertisements Column 3 (NZ Truth, 05 April 1928) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Apr 1928
Page 23 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 07 April 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Apr 1928
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 10 April 1928) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Apr 1928
Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 14 April 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 May 1928
TRANSFERS AND PROMOTIONS (Evening Post, 01 May 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jul 1928
MEAT BOARD ELECTIONS (Evening Post, 02 July 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jul 1928
NOMINATIONS FOR PRODUCERS' REPRESENTATIVES. (Ellesmere Guardian, 06 July 1928) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jul 1928
New Zealand Meat Producers' Board. (Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, 10 July 1928) Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1928
MINIATURE RIFLES (Evening Post, 14 August 1928) 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.

“"New Brighton"”, the shelf

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