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.

“"Akaroa"”, the shelf

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

4,631 records matching 73 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
11 May 1920
FOOTBALL. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 11 May 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 May 1920
Page 2 Advertisements Column 7 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 11 May 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 May 1920
Page 2 Advertisements Column 7 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 14 May 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 May 1920
Page 2 Advertisements Column 7 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 21 May 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 May 1920
Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 25 May 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 May 1920
Page 2 Advertisements Column 7 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 28 May 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jun 1920
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ashburton Guardian, 05 June 1920) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Jun 1920
PORT LEVY NEWS. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 08 June 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Jun 1920
LITTLE RIVER NEWS. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 08 June 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jun 1920
A "FLYING" VISITOR (Marlborough Express, 21 June 1920) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jun 1920
Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 29 June 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jul 1920
Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 06 July 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jul 1920
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 06 July 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jul 1920
Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 06 July 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jul 1920
LITTLE RIVER ADVANCE. MENT ASSOCIATION. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 09 July 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jul 1920
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 16 July 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Jul 1920
PENINSULA BANNER COMPETITION. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 20 July 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jul 1920
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 20 July 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jul 1920
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 20 July 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jul 1920
LE BON'S BAY ROAD BOARD. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 27 July 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Aug 1920
PENINSULA MOTOR CYCLE ACCIDENT. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 06 August 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Aug 1920
BANKS PENINSULA ELECTRIC POWER BOARD. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 06 August 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Aug 1920
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 10 August 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Aug 1920
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 10 August 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Aug 1920
The Akaroa Mail. TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1920. PENINSULA MAIL SERVICES. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 10 August 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Aug 1920
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 10 August 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Aug 1920
Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 17 August 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Aug 1920
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 17 August 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Aug 1920
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 27 August 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Sept 1920
FOOTBALL. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 03 September 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Sept 1920
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 07 September 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Sept 1920
WAIREWA COUNTY COUNCIL (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 17 September 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Sept 1920
IN BANKRUPTCY. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 24 September 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Oct 1920
ELECTRIC POWER. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 27 October 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Nov 1920
TEDDINGTON MINE. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 05 November 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Nov 1920
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 09 November 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Nov 1920
Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 12 November 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Nov 1920
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 19 November 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Nov 1920
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 23 November 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Nov 1920
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 23 November 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Nov 1920
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 23 November 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Nov 1920
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 23 November 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Nov 1920
AKAROA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 23 November 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Nov 1920
AKAROA COUNTY COUNCIL. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 26 November 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Nov 1920
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 30 November 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Dec 1920
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 07 December 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Dec 1920
OBITUARY. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 10 December 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Dec 1920
VISIT TO CHARTERIS BAY. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 14 December 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Dec 1920
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 24 December 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Dec 1920
AKAROA COUNTY COUNCIL. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 29 December 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Feb 1921
AKAROA HANDICAPS (Evening Post, 23 February 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 May 1921
MOTORING FATALITY. (Ashburton Guardian, 09 May 1921) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jun 1921
Cannon at Britomart Reserve with HMS Chatham in backgroundJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
21 Jun 1921
HMS Chatham on Akaroa HarbourJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
25 Aug 1921
Lover's walk, at Akaroa, Canterbury, in winter time by Auckland Weekly News; J. L. Buckland · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
9 Dec 1921
P. AND T. DEPARTMENT (Hawera & Normanby Star, 09 December 1921) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1922
Akaroa School board Jan Shuttleworth Collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
24 Oct 1922
CAR OVERTURNS. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 24 October 1922) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Nov 1922
Page 16 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 28 November 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Jan 1923
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Hawera & Normanby Star, 08 January 1923) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Feb 1923
Landing stage at LighthouseJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
22 Mar 1923
A Popular Summer Holiday Resort Near Christchurch by Auckland Weekly News; Miss B. Sinclair · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
2 Aug 1923
New Zealand Mayors at the Municipal Conference in Christchurch by Auckland Weekly News; Sandford, Edwin Frederick, 1879-1945 · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
5 Oct 1923
SOLDIERS' LANDS (Evening Post, 05 October 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1924
Newton family with chickensJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
3 Apr 1924
Memorial to the men of Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, who gave their lives in the war by Auckland Weekly News; Buckland, Jessie Lilian · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
19 Jul 1924
CHRISTCHURCH SPORTS CLUB. (NZ Truth, 19 July 1924) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Aug 1924
Akaroa Main Wharf and BoatshedJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
20 Dec 1924
Presents in Plenty (NZ Truth, 20 December 1924) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1925
House on Rue GrehanJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
10 Jan 1925
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 10 January 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jan 1925
SCOUTS' LONG TREK (Evening Post, 12 January 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jun 1925
Page 14 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 06 June 1925) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jul 1925
COLD IN CHRISTCHURCH (Evening Post, 02 July 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1925
COUNTY COUNCIL (Ellesmere Guardian, 31 July 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14 Nov 1925
BREVITIES (NZ Truth, 14 November 1925) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Dec 1925
BANKS PENINSULA ACCEPTANCES (Evening Post, 12 December 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1926
Peninsula War Memorial beside Akaroa Harbour Jan Shuttleworth Collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
25 Mar 1926
GLEANINGS FROM COURSE, TRACK AND STABLE (NZ Truth, 25 March 1926) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Apr 1926
Akaroa Hospital on Onuku RoadJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
10 Jul 1926
Akaroa Boatshed and harbourJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 73429 · Christchurch City Libraries
10 Jul 1926
Akaroa Boatshed and harbourJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 73430 · Christchurch City Libraries
23 Sept 1926
Historic Akaroa, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, which celebrates its jubilee this month by Auckland Weekly News; J. L. Buckland · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
18 Oct 1926
Le Lievre house in AkaroaJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
29 Nov 1926
HEAD-ON COLLISION (Evening Post, 29 November 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jan 1927
COUNTY WORKS (Ellesmere Guardian, 28 January 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 May 1927
Akaroa from pier Notebook · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
15 May 1927
Akaroa from road Notebook · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
15 May 1927
Akaroa from road [negative mounted in notebook], page 39 Notebook · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
15 May 1927
Akaroa from pier [negative mounted in notebook], page 38 Notebook · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
15 May 1927
Akaroa boat skids Notebook · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
15 May 1927
Akaroa boat skids [negative mounted in notebook], page 37 Notebook · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
18 Oct 1927
Two ships from Britomart MonumentJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
25 Nov 1927
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 25 November 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Nov 1927
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 29 November 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Dec 1927
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 02 December 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Dec 1927
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 23 December 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1928
Woman with a parasol at Peninsula War MemorialJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1928
Peninsula War Memorial on Rue LavaudJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1928
Ngaire Armstrong portraitJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries

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.

“"Akaroa"”, the shelf

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