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.

“"New Brighton"”, the shelf

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

4,738 records matching 69 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 1970s
17 Nov 1976
New Brighton clock face repairs by Christchurch Star · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
26 Mar 1977
New Brighton clock tower by Christchurch Star · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
1979
SPORTS - Lifesaving by R. Coad · Archives NZ Collections search · National Publicity Studios black and white file prints · Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga
19 May 1979
Rugby match: Christchurch vs New Brighton Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
19 May 1979
New Brighton vs Christchurch rugby Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
19 May 1979
Christchurch vs New Brighton rugby match Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
the 1980s
1980
Negative: Clock Tower, New Brighton, Christchurch Canterbury Museum · no. 930286 · Canterbury Museum · about 1 place
1980
Negative: Clock Tower, New Brighton, Christchurch Canterbury Museum · no. 930290 · Canterbury Museum · about 1 place
1980
Negative: Clock Tower, New Brighton, Christchurch Canterbury Museum · no. 930291 · Canterbury Museum · about 1 place
1980
Negative: Clock Tower, New Brighton, Christchurch Canterbury Museum · no. 930287 · Canterbury Museum · about 1 place
1980
Negative: Clock Tower, New Brighton, Christchurch Canterbury Museum · no. 930288 · Canterbury Museum · about 1 place
1980
Negative: Clock Tower, New Brighton, Christchurch Canterbury Museum · no. 930289 · Canterbury Museum · about 1 place
1980
Negative: St Faith's Church, New Brighton, Christchurch Canterbury Museum · no. 930271 · Canterbury Museum · about 1 place
1980
Negative: St Faith's Church, New Brighton, Christchurch Canterbury Museum · no. 930272 · Canterbury Museum · about 1 place
1980
Negative: St Faith's Church, New Brighton, Christchurch Canterbury Museum · no. 930273 · Canterbury Museum · about 1 place
1980
Negative: St Faith's Church, New Brighton, Christchurch Canterbury Museum · no. 930277 · Canterbury Museum · about 1 place
1980
Negative: St Faith's Church, New Brighton, Christchurch Canterbury Museum · no. 930276 · Canterbury Museum · about 1 place
1980
Negative: St Faith's Church, New Brighton, Christchurch Canterbury Museum · no. 930274 · Canterbury Museum · about 1 place
1980
Negative: St Faith's Church, New Brighton, Christchurch Canterbury Museum · no. 930275 · Canterbury Museum · about 1 place
1980
Negative: St Faith's Church, New Brighton, Christchurch Canterbury Museum · no. 930270 · Canterbury Museum · about 1 place
the 2000s
22 Aug 2000
REGISTER New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 39 places
7 Dec 2000
Supplementary Integration Agreements New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
14 Dec 2000
Dissolution of Incorporated Societies New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
29 Mar 2001
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
5 Aug 2001
Gracilaria chilensis C.J.Bird et al. Plants · Te Papa Collections Online · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
24 Aug 2001
supplement New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 22 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
15 Aug 2002
Dissolution of Incorporated Societies 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
29 Aug 2002
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
10 Oct 2002
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
13 Mar 2003
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
28 Aug 2003
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
29 Aug 2003
REGISTER New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 26 places
11 Sept 2003
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
13 Nov 2003
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
15 Jan 2004
Notice of Intention to Restore Companies to the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
29 Jan 2004
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
17 Jun 2004
Dissolution of Incorporated Societies New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
27 Aug 2004
Register of Pharmacies New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 20 places
25 Nov 2004
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
13 Jan 2005
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
24 Mar 2005
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
8 Apr 2005
LIST OF CIVIL UNION CELEBRANTS New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 8 places
22 Apr 2005
LIST OF CIVIL UNION New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 14 places
12 May 2005
Dissolution of Incorporated Societies New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
19 May 2005
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
14 Jul 2005
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
20 Jan 2006
LIST OF CIVIL UNION CELEBRANTS New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 15 places
9 Mar 2006
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
22 Jun 2006
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
14 Sept 2006
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
5 Oct 2006
Dissolution of Incorporated Societies New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
16 Nov 2006
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
15 Mar 2007
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
14 Jun 2007
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
1 Nov 2007
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
24 Jun 2008
Northern Giant Petrel, Macronectes halli Birds · Te Papa Collections Online · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
3 Jul 2008
No Asset Procedures New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 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
7 Aug 2008
No Asset Procedures New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
28 Aug 2008
No Asset Procedures New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
11 Sept 2008
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
30 Oct 2008
No Asset Procedures New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
18 Dec 2008
Bankruptcies New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
2009
Motorcycle rally, New Brighton beach, Christchurch, ca 1920 by National Library NZ on The Commons · Alexander Turnbull Library Flickr · Alexander Turnbull Library
14 May 2009
No Asset Procedures New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 5 places
16 Jul 2009
No Asset Procedures New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
22 Jul 2009
List of Public Valuers Under the Valuers Act 1948 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 8 places
6 Aug 2009
No Asset Procedures New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
22 Oct 2009
Bankruptcies New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 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
3 Jun 2010
No Asset Procedures 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
15 Jul 2010
No Asset Procedures 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
7 Oct 2010
No Asset Procedures New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
21 Oct 2010
Bankruptcies 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
4 Nov 2010
Justices of the Peace Appointed New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
1 Feb 2011
Clock tower at New Brighton by Pura Tarei · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
1 Feb 2011
New Brighton Library by Pura Tarei · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
1 Feb 2011
New Brighton Library fenced off by Pura Tarei · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
5 Mar 2011
'Recovery assistance centre' sign by Gina Hubert · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
14 Apr 2011
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
21 Apr 2011
Bankruptcies New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
9 Jun 2011
No Asset Procedures New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
20 Jun 2011
Basic services information for quake residents Radio New Zealand · Radio New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
11 Jul 2011
List of Public Valuers New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
15 Sept 2011
Bankruptcies New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
23 Nov 2011
TELECOM RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ACT DESIGNATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 69XJ OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT 2001 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 11 places
14 Jan 2012
Great Choice Christchurch at New Brighton by Gina Hubert · Gina Hubert earthquake collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
2 Feb 2012
Bankruptcies New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
22 Feb 2012
St Faith's Church by Gina Hubert · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
5 Jul 2012
Bankruptcies New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · 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
20 Sept 2012
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
20 Oct 2012
New Brighton Market by Gina Hubert · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
1 Dec 2012
New Brighton Volunteer Fire Brigade van on Marine Parade by Gina Hubert · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place

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.

“"New Brighton"”, the shelf

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