How many records does the archive hold?

65,200 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.

“"Upper Riccarton"”, the shelf

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

474 records matching 48 of these 74 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 1940s
6 Oct 1945
INTERNEES SAFE (Evening Post, 06 October 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jan 1947
Upper Riccarton, Christchurch Photographic Archive · TAPUHI · Alexander Turnbull Library
the 1950s
12 May 1955
Aerial photomosaic of Sockburn Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
1 Jan 1959
Upper Riccarton, Christchurch Photographic Archive · TAPUHI · Alexander Turnbull Library
the 1970s
1 May 1973
Wally Forster with a lawnmower by Christchurch Star · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
the 1980s
27 Apr 1981
Car accident in Upper Riccarton by Christchurch Star · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
the 2000s
9 Jun 2000
LIST OF New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 5 places
22 Aug 2000
REGISTER New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 39 places
24 Aug 2001
supplement New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 22 places
24 Aug 2001
LIST OF PUBLIC VALUERS New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 9 places
15 Nov 2001
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
29 May 2002
List of Public Valuers New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
16 Aug 2002
supplement New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 30 places
16 Jan 2003
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
6 Mar 2003
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
25 Jun 2003
List of Public Valuers Under the Valuers Act 1948 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
29 Aug 2003
REGISTER New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 26 places
26 Feb 2004
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
18 Mar 2004
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
6 May 2004
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
21 Jun 2004
List of Public Valuers Under the Valuers Act 1948 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
27 Aug 2004
Register of Pharmacies New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 20 places
18 Nov 2004
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
6 Jul 2005
List of Public Valuers New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
6 Jul 2007
LIST OF New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
25 Oct 2007
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
28 Jul 2008
List of Public Valuers Under the Valuers Act 1948 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 5 places
22 Jul 2009
List of Public Valuers Under the Valuers Act 1948 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 8 places
the 2010s
20 Jul 2010
List of Public Valuers Under the Valuers Act 1948 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 5 places
30 Sept 2010
No Asset Procedures New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
28 Oct 2010
No Asset Procedures New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
11 Jul 2011
List of Public Valuers New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
8 Mar 2012
Earthquake damaged St. Peter’s Anglican Church Canterbury Stories · no. 54934 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
8 Mar 2012
Earthquake damaged St. Peter’s Anglican Church Canterbury Stories · no. 54927 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
8 Mar 2012
Earthquake damaged St. Peter’s Anglican Church Canterbury Stories · no. 54931 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
6 Jul 2012
List of Public Valuers Under the Valuers Act 1948 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
4 Oct 2012
No Asset Procedures New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
21 Feb 2013
Notice of Intention to Restore Companies to the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
21 Mar 2013
Bankruptcies New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
3 Oct 2013
Notice of Intention to Restore Companies to the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
18 Dec 2013
List of Independent Marriage and Civil Union Celebrants New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 30 places
12 Dec 2014
List of Independent Marriage and Civil Union Celebrants New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 33 places
14 Jan 2016
Notice of Intention to Restore Companies to the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
21 Jun 2016
List of Public Valuers New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
12 Jan 2017
Notice of Intention to Restore Companies to the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
11 Mar 2017
St. Peter's Anglican Church Graveyard Canterbury Stories · no. 63221 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
11 Mar 2017
St. Peter's Anglican Church Graveyard Canterbury Stories · no. 63222 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
11 Mar 2017
St. Peter's Anglican Church Graveyard Canterbury Stories · no. 63223 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
11 Mar 2017
St. Peter's Anglican Church and Graveyard Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
11 Mar 2017
St. Peter's Anglican Church Graveyard Canterbury Stories · no. 63225 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
11 Mar 2017
St. Peter's Anglican Church Graveyard Canterbury Stories · no. 63227 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
11 Mar 2017
St. Peter's Anglican Church Graveyard Canterbury Stories · no. 63226 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
11 Mar 2017
St. Peter's Anglican Church Graveyard Canterbury Stories · no. 63228 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
11 Mar 2017
St. Peter's Anglican Church Graveyard Canterbury Stories · no. 63229 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
30 Jun 2017
List of Public Valuers New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
26 Jun 2018
List of Public Valuers Under the Valuers Act 1948 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
13 Jun 2019
List of Public Valuers Under the Valuers Act 1948 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
the 2020s
10 Jul 2020
Public List of Valuers New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
5 Aug 2021
List of Public Valuers Under the Valuers Act 1948 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
12 Aug 2022
List of Public Valuers Under the Valuers Act 1948 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
15 Sept 2022
Justices of the Peace Appointed New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
20 Jul 2023
List of Public Valuers Under the Valuers Act 1948 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
15 Jul 2024
List of Public Valuers Under the Valuers Act 1948 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
24 Jun 2025
List of Public Valuers Under the Valuers Act 1948 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
14 Jul 2026
List of Public Valuers Under the Valuers Act 1948 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 8 places
the 1940s
1940s-1950s
Church. St Peter's Anglican Church, with Graveyard. Church Corner, Riccarton Road, Yaldhurst Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Canterbury Photography Museum · Canterbury Photography Museum · about 1 place
the 2010s
2010
St Peters Church - Upper Riccarton Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
Built 1876 to 1928
St Peters Church - Upper Riccarton Canterbury Stories · no. 54929 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
Built 1876 to 1928
St Peters Church - Upper Riccarton Canterbury Stories · no. 54932 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
Built 1876 to 1928
St Peters Church - Upper Riccarton Canterbury Stories · no. 54936 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
Built 1876 to 1928
St Peters Church - Upper Riccarton Canterbury Stories · no. 54942 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
Built 1876 to 1928
St Peters Church - Upper Riccarton Canterbury Stories · no. 54943 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
Built 1876 to 1928
St Peters Church - Upper Riccarton Canterbury Stories · no. 54944 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
Built 1876 to 1928
St Peters Church - Upper Riccarton Canterbury Stories · no. 54940 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places

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.

“"Upper Riccarton"”, the shelf

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