How many records does the archive hold?

65,200 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.

“"Beckenham"”, the shelf

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

583 records matching 42 of these 83 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 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
24 Aug 2001
supplement New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 22 places
30 Aug 2001
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
16 Aug 2002
supplement New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 30 places
29 Aug 2003
REGISTER New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 26 places
27 Aug 2004
Register of Pharmacies New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 20 places
18 Nov 2004
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
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
6 Jul 2005
List of Public Valuers New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
20 Oct 2005
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
15 Dec 2005
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
20 Jan 2006
LIST OF CIVIL UNION CELEBRANTS New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 15 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
24 Aug 2006
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
15 Mar 2007
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
14 Feb 2008
No Asset Procedures New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
5 Oct 2008
Beckenham Shops on Colombo Street Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
7 Mar 2009
Cityscape: Beckenham to Ilam Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
15 May 2009
Beckenham shops construction Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
16 May 2009
Cars driving past Beckenham shops on Colombo Street Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
16 May 2009
Cars driving past Beckenham shops Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
16 May 2009
Back of Scissortrix at the Beckenham shops Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
16 May 2009
Back entrance of the Beckenham shops Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
16 May 2009
Closed Beckenham shop Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
16 May 2009
Beckenham shopping precinct construction site Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
16 May 2009
Abandoned restaurant kitchen Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
16 May 2009
Beckenham shops construction site Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
16 May 2009
Beckenham Baptist Church, a new build and Beckenham shops Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
16 May 2009
Beckenham shops redevelopment Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
26 May 2009
Banfields Butchery demolition Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
26 May 2009
Construction and demolition at the Beckenham shops Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
26 May 2009
Demolition work at Beckenham shops Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
26 May 2009
Remnant shopfront façades at the Beckenham shops redevelopment Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
28 May 2009
Construction site on Colombo Street at Beckenham Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
28 May 2009
Scissortrix building awaiting demolition Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
28 May 2009
Beckenham shops redevelopment Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
28 May 2009
Upstairs flat in the partially demolished Scissortrix building Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
28 May 2009
Scissortrix building partially demolished Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
28 May 2009
Scissortrix upstairs flat demolition Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
11 Jun 2009
Beckenham demolition debris Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
11 Jun 2009
Beckenham shops redevelopment Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
the 2010s
17 Jun 2010
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
24 Jun 2010
Bankruptcies 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
30 Sept 2010
No Asset Procedures New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
19 Jan 2011
Demolition beside Beckenham Cycle Centre Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
19 Jan 2011
Upper-storey room exposed by demolition Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
20 Jan 2011
Beckenham Shops Demolition by Michael Williams · Canterbury Stories · no. 18902 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
20 Jan 2011
Beckenham Shops Demolition by Michael Williams · Canterbury Stories · no. 18901 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
20 Jan 2011
Beckenham Shops Demolition by Michael Williams · Canterbury Stories · no. 18885 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
20 Jan 2011
Beckenham Shops Demolition by Michael Williams · Canterbury Stories · no. 18877 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
20 Jan 2011
Beckenham Shops Demolition by Michael Williams · Canterbury Stories · no. 18899 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
20 Jan 2011
Beckenham Shops Demolition by Michael Williams · Canterbury Stories · no. 18903 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
20 Jan 2011
Beckenham Shops Demolition by Michael Williams · Canterbury Stories · no. 18905 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
20 Jan 2011
Beckenham Shops Demolition by Michael Williams · Canterbury Stories · no. 18904 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
20 Jan 2011
Beckenham Shops Demolition by Michael Williams · Canterbury Stories · no. 18900 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
20 Jan 2011
Beckenham Shops Demolition by Michael Williams · Canterbury Stories · no. 18898 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
20 Jan 2011
Beckenham Shops Demolition by Michael Williams · Canterbury Stories · no. 18887 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
21 Jan 2011
Hardings Chemists beside the Beckenham shops demolition Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
21 Jan 2011
Demolition works at the Beckenham shops Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
21 Jan 2011
Former Wilhelm Arms and Optics site after demolition Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
11 Jul 2011
List of Public Valuers New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 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
28 Jul 2011
Marriage Celebrants for 2011 Notice No. 65 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
27 Jan 2012
LIST OF CIVIL UNION CELEBRANTS New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 6 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
15 Nov 2012
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
10 Jan 2013
Explosion heard before fire at Christchurch school Radio New Zealand · Radio New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30 Jan 2013
LIST OF CIVIL UNION CELEBRANTS New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 6 places
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
20 Feb 2014
Notice of Intention to Restore Companies to the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
12 Dec 2014
List of Independent Marriage and Civil Union Celebrants New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 33 places
18 Jun 2015
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
16 Dec 2015
List of Independent Marriage and Civil Union Celebrants New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 28 places
10 Nov 2016
Justices of the Peace Appointed New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
14 Jun 2018
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 8 places
the 2020s
17 Sept 2020
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
17 Apr 2025
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 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
17 Sept 2026
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register The New Zealand Gazette · New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 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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