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.

“South of India”, the shelf

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

522 records matching 100 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
2 Jul 1926
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 02 July 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Aug 1926
WONEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 25 August 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Feb 1927
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 25 February 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Mar 1927
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 29 March 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jun 1927
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 04 June 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Apr 1928
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 20 April 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
9 Jan 1929
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 09 January 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 May 1929
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 03 May 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Aug 1929
TO-MORROW'S GAMES (Evening Post, 09 August 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1930s
15 Aug 1930
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 15 August 1930) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1931
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 16 February 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Dec 1932
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 07 December 1932) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Feb 1933
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 15 February 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 May 1933
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 26 May 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Nov 1933
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 14 November 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Jan 1935
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 29 January 1935) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Mar 1935
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 30 March 1935) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jul 1935
PERSONAL ITEMS (Evening Post, 01 July 1935) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Feb 1936
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 17 February 1936) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Mar 1936
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 26 March 1936) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 May 1936
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 23 May 1936) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 May 1936
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 26 May 1936) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Aug 1936
LONDON PERSONALS (Evening Post, 15 August 1936) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 May 1937
CURRENT ENTERTAINMENTS (Evening Post, 15 May 1937) 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
4 Nov 1938
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 04 November 1938) 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
12 Jun 1939
HERE and THERE- (Evening Post, 12 June 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Aug 1939
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 28 August 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1940s
11 Jan 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 11 January 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Mar 1940
CURRENT ENTERTAINMENTS (Evening Post, 30 March 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
22 Apr 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 22 April 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Aug 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 24 August 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1940
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 31 August 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Dec 1940
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 11 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
7 Aug 1942
N.Z.E.F. ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 07 August 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Dec 1942
FIRE AT LYTTELTON (Evening Post, 26 December 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Apr 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 09 April 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Dec 1943
FLORAL TRIBUTES. (Evening Post, 28 December 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 May 1945
R.N.Z.A.F. PERSONNEL (Evening Post, 18 May 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 2000s
4 Oct 2001
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
4 Jul 2002
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
15 Aug 2002
Dissolution of Incorporated Societies New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
16 Jan 2003
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
11 Sept 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
4 Dec 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
11 Nov 2004
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
25 Aug 2005
Dissolution of Incorporated Societies 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
15 Dec 2005
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 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
16 Nov 2006
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
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
18 Oct 2007
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
22 May 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
18 Jun 2009
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
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
17 Jun 2010
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
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
15 Dec 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
18 Oct 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 Apr 2013
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
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
14 Nov 2013
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
23 Jan 2014
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
22 May 2014
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
17 Jul 2014
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register 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
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
3 Sept 2015
Bankruptcies New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
10 Sept 2015
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
12 Nov 2015
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
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
19 May 2016
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
16 Jun 2016
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
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
24 Nov 2016
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
19 Jan 2017
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
16 Feb 2017
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 5 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.

“South of India”, the shelf

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