How many records does the archive hold?

67,402 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.

“Earl”, the shelf

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

475 records matching 73 of these 75 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
24 Jan 1942
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 24 January 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Apr 1942
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 21 April 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jul 1942
N.Z.E.F. ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 30 July 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30 Oct 1942
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 30 October 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Nov 1942
AIR FORCE CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 13 November 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Apr 1943
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 13 April 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Nov 1943
LIST OF NEW ZEALANDERS (Evening Post, 06 November 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
7 Dec 1943
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 07 December 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Dec 1943
ROLL OF HOMOUR (Evening Post, 21 December 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Dec 1943
TOPICS FOR WOMEN (Evening Post, 27 December 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jan 1944
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 15 January 1944) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Mar 1944
ROLU OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 03 March 1944) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Apr 1944
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 06 April 1944) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1945
AIR AWARDS (Evening Post, 19 January 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Apr 1945
REPORTED SAFE (Evening Post, 24 April 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Apr 1945
SAFE AGAIN (Evening Post, 30 April 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 May 1945
N.Z. PRISONERS OF WAR NOW SAFE (Evening Post, 25 May 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jun 1945
SAFE IN U.K. (Evening Post, 04 June 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1990s
17 Oct 1997
Penny Watson and Mervyn Earl Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
17 Oct 1997
Vicki Buck having a laugh Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
the 2000s
25 May 2000
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
9 Jun 2000
LIST OF New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 5 places
5 Oct 2000
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
30 Nov 2000
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
24 Aug 2001
LIST OF PUBLIC VALUERS New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 9 places
4 Oct 2001
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 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
22 Aug 2002
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
9 Jan 2003
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
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 Jan 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
6 Jul 2005
List of Public Valuers New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
21 Jul 2005
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
13 Apr 2006
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
16 Jun 2006
List of Public Valuers Under the Valuers Act 1948 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
6 Jul 2007
LIST OF New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
19 Jun 2008
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 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
10 Dec 2009
Bankruptcies 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
20 May 2010
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
20 Jul 2010
List of Public Valuers Under the Valuers Act 1948 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 5 places
11 Jul 2011
List of Public Valuers New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
6 Jul 2012
List of Public Valuers Under the Valuers Act 1948 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
16 Aug 2012
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
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
25 Jun 2013
List of Public Valuers Under the Valuers Act 1948 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
15 Aug 2013
Bankruptcies New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
18 Dec 2013
List of Independent Marriage and Civil Union Celebrants New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 30 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
30 Jul 2014
List of Public Valuers Under the Valuers Act 1948 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
9 Oct 2014
No Asset Procedures New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
16 Oct 2014
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
12 Dec 2014
List of Independent Marriage and Civil Union Celebrants New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 33 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
2 Apr 2015
Bankruptcies New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
15 Jun 2015
List of Public Valuers 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
21 Jun 2016
List of Public Valuers New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
14 Jul 2016
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
15 Sept 2016
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
19 Jan 2017
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
15 Jun 2017
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · 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
12 Nov 2020
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
15 Dec 2022
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
13 Nov 2025
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
13 Aug 2026
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.

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