How many records does the archive hold?

80,797 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.

“Christchurch Grand Tour”, the shelf

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

531 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 1930s
8 Feb 1938
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 08 February 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Feb 1938
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 23 February 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Mar 1938
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 14 March 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Mar 1938
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 16 March 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Apr 1938
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 12 April 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Apr 1938
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 14 April 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Apr 1938
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 16 April 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Apr 1938
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 23 April 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Apr 1938
BROADCASTING (Evening Post, 23 April 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jul 1938
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 21 July 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jul 1938
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 23 July 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Oct 1938
The Prime Minister's pre-election tour of the South Island: visit of Mr. Savage to Christchurch and Invercargill last week Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
6 Oct 1938
STAGE AND SCREEN (Evening Post, 06 October 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Oct 1938
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 10 October 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Oct 1938
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 19 October 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Oct 1938
RICCARTON SEAT IN FEBRUARY NEXT JANUARY 30 OBITUARY LACK OF BATHS A NEW POST STUDENTS AND PUBLIC SERVICES (Evening Post, 24 October 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Oct 1938
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 25 October 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Nov 1938
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 11 November 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Nov 1938
THE GOLF OPEN (Evening Post, 12 November 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Nov 1938
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 22 November 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Nov 1938
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 25 November 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Dec 1938
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 20 December 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jan 1939
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 10 January 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jan 1939
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 11 January 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Jan 1939
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 25 January 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Feb 1939
ENGAGEMENT PERSONAL NOTES NEWS FROM NELSON (Evening Post, 10 February 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Mar 1939
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 08 March 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 May 1939
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 05 May 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jun 1939
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 26 June 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Aug 1939
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 09 August 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18 Aug 1939
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 18 August 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Sept 1939
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 08 September 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Oct 1939
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 12 October 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Oct 1939
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 16 October 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 Nov 1939
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 27 November 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Dec 1939
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 14 December 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Dec 1939
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 15 December 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1940s
10 Jan 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 10 January 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jan 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 11 January 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jan 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 15 January 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jan 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 27 January 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Feb 1940
ENGAGEMENT (Evening Post, 09 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Mar 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 28 March 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Apr 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 11 April 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Apr 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 19 April 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Apr 1940
ON TO WINTER RACING (Evening Post, 20 April 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 May 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 20 May 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Aug 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 15 August 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Dec 1940
HERE and THERE- (Evening Post, 13 December 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jun 1941
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 26 June 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
1 Sept 1941
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 01 September 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Dec 1941
CURRENT ENTERTAINMENTS (Evening Post, 20 December 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jun 1943
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 19 June 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 2000s
21 Sept 2000
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From The Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
2 May 2002
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
7 Aug 2003
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
6 Nov 2003
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
6 May 2004
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
24 Jun 2004
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
29 Jul 2004
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
9 Sept 2004
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
11 Nov 2004
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
15 Sept 2005
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
10 Aug 2006
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 5 places
14 Sept 2006
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
18 Jan 2007
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
7 Jun 2007
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
5 Jul 2007
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
13 Sept 2007
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
15 Nov 2007
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
28 Feb 2008
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
19 Jun 2008
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
11 Sept 2008
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
16 Oct 2008
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
18 Jun 2009
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
12 Nov 2009
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
the 2010s
21 Jan 2010
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
18 Mar 2010
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
20 May 2010
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
14 Jul 2011
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 5 places
17 Nov 2011
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
17 May 2012
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
21 Jun 2012
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
19 Jul 2012
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 5 places
15 Nov 2012
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
13 Dec 2012
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
18 Jul 2013
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
19 Sept 2013
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
17 Oct 2013
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 5 places
23 Jan 2014
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
19 Jun 2014
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
17 Jul 2014
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
14 Aug 2014
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
16 Oct 2014
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
20 Nov 2014
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
18 Dec 2014
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
18 Jun 2015
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
10 Sept 2015
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
17 Dec 2015
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
21 Jan 2016
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 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.

“Christchurch Grand Tour”, the shelf

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