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.

“Christchurch Town Hall”, the shelf

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

5,678 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 1910s
23 Jun 1917
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 23 June 1917) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jun 1917
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 28 June 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jul 1917
SICK AND WOUNDED (Evening Post, 04 July 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jul 1917
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 18 July 1917) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jul 1917
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 26 July 1917) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Aug 1917
NEWS OF THE DAY. (Colonist, 22 August 1917) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Sept 1917
15000 MEN CALLED UP (Evening Post, 03 September 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
5 Sept 1917
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 05 September 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1917
LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS. (Marlborough Express, 12 September 1917) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Sept 1917
Women in Print. (Evening Post, 13 September 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Sept 1917
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 24 September 1917) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Sept 1917
ANOTHER CONTINGENT ARRIVES (Evening Post, 25 September 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Oct 1917
FIRST DIVISION (Evening Post, 02 October 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
2 Oct 1917
Called Up. (Wanganui Chronicle, 02 October 1917) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Oct 1917
LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS (Marlborough Express, 03 October 1917) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Oct 1917
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 26 October 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 Oct 1917
NEW ZEALAND ARMY (Evening Post, 27 October 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Oct 1917
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Taranaki Daily News 30-10-1917) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Nov 1917
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 07 November 1917) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Nov 1917
CHRISTCHURCH FIRE. (Wanganui Chronicle, 13 November 1917) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Nov 1917
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 26 November 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jan 1918
LEGAL & GENERAL NEWS (Marlborough Express, 03 January 1918) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jan 1918
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 09 January 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
31 Jan 1918
SICK AND WOUNDED (Evening Post, 31 January 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Feb 1918
NEWS OF THE DAY. (Colonist, 05 February 1918) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Feb 1918
Page 2 Advertisements Column 8 (Evening Post, 23 February 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 Mar 1918
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 06 March 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Mar 1918
NEWS IN BRIEF (Otago Daily Times 3-8-1918) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Apr 1918
TO-DAY'S CASUALTY LIST (Evening Post, 20 April 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Apr 1918
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 26 April 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 May 1918
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 07 May 1918) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jun 1918
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 11 June 1918) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jul 1918
The Akaroa Mail. TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1918. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 30 July 1918) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Sept 1918
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 06 September 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 Sept 1918
DRUIDISM (Evening Post, 06 September 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Oct 1918
THE SOCIAL SPHERE (Observer, 12 October 1918) Observer · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
28 Oct 1918
Untitled (Grey River Argus, 28 October 1918) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Nov 1918
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 18 November 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Nov 1918
Pobertn Ban Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE,SATURDAY,. NOV. 23, 1918 TRIUMPH OF THE NAVY (Poverty Bay Herald, 23 November 1918) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Dec 1918
THE COLONIST. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1918. NEWS OF THE DAY. (Colonist, 06 December 1918) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Dec 1918
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 20 December 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Feb 1919
Poverty Bay Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, THURSDAY, FEB. 20, 1919. WILL THE INFLUENZA COME BACK? (Poverty Bay Herald, 20 February 1919) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Feb 1919
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Ashburton Guardian, 26 February 1919) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Mar 1919
LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS (Marlborough Express, 06 March 1919) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Mar 1919
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 07 March 1919) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Apr 1919
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Grey River Argus, 17 April 1919) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Apr 1919
Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 29 April 1919) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jun 1919
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 28 June 1919) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jul 1919
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Ashburton Guardian, 07 July 1919) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
11 Jul 1919
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Grey River Argus, 11 July 1919) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jul 1919
EMPIRE'S CARNIVAL (Ashburton Guardian, 22 July 1919) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jul 1919
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 23 July 1919) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jul 1919
OUR FINANCES. (Grey River Argus, 25 July 1919) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Aug 1919
THE Ellesmere Guardian. SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1919. NEWS OF THE DAY. (Ellesmere Guardian, 02 August 1919) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Aug 1919
Pobertn Ban Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING GISHBORNE, WEDNESDAY. AUG.. 13, 1010 TRIAL OF.EX-KATSER (Poverty Bay Herald, 13 August 1919) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Aug 1919
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 16 August 1919) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Aug 1919
OBITUARY. (Colonist, 20 August 1919) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Sept 1919
LITTLE RIVER NEWS. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 02 September 1919) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Sept 1919
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Grey River Argus, 11 September 1919) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Sept 1919
LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS (Marlborough Express, 11 September 1919) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Oct 1919
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 01 October 1919) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Oct 1919
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 07 October 1919) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Oct 1919
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Taranaki Daily News 10-10-1919) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Oct 1919
Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 14 October 1919) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Oct 1919
Untitled (Poverty Bay Herald, 28 October 1919) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Nov 1919
THE LONG PARLIAMENT ENDS. (Grey River Argus, 07 November 1919) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Nov 1919
LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS (Marlborough Express, 27 November 1919) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Dec 1919
PREMIER AT CHRISTCHURCH. (Colonist, 05 December 1919) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1920s
13 Jan 1920
LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS (Marlborough Express, 13 January 1920) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
31 Jan 1920
BREAD AND CAKES (Evening Post, 31 January 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Mar 1920
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 17 March 1920) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Mar 1920
Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 19 March 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Mar 1920
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 20 March 1920) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Mar 1920
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 24 March 1920) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Mar 1920
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 27 March 1920) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Apr 1920
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 01 April 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7 Apr 1920
NEWS OF THE DAY. (Ellesmere Guardian, 07 April 1920) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Apr 1920
TOWN EDITION. (Poverty Bay Herald, 23 April 1920) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 May 1920
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Northern Advocate, 04 May 1920) Northern Advocate · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 May 1920
MANY YEARS AGO (Evening Post, 05 May 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
13 May 1920
LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS (Marlborough Express, 13 May 1920) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jun 1920
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Hawera & Normanby Star, 16 June 1920) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 Jun 1920
PORT CHRISTCHURCH. (Ashburton Guardian, 22 June 1920) Ashburton Guardian · 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
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
20 Aug 1920
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Northern Advocate, 20 August 1920) Northern Advocate · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Sept 1920
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Otago Daily Times 9-7-1920) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Sept 1920
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Northern Advocate, 14 September 1920) Northern Advocate · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Oct 1920
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Grey River Argus, 04 October 1920) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Oct 1920
LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS. (Marlborough Express, 29 October 1920) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Nov 1920
THE SOCIAL SPHERE (Observer, 20 November 1920) Observer · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Jan 1921
THE £60,000 LOAN. (Ellesmere Guardian, 08 January 1921) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
12 Feb 1921
THE TIMARU TRAGEDY (NZ Truth, 12 February 1921) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1921
WOMEN IN PRINT (Evening Post, 16 February 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Mar 1921
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 02 March 1921) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Mar 1921
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 05 March 1921) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Mar 1921
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ashburton Guardian, 24 March 1921) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Apr 1921
WOMEN IN PRINT (Evening Post, 06 April 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 May 1921
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Hawera & Normanby Star, 21 May 1921) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read

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 Town Hall”, the shelf

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