How many records does the archive hold?

92,172 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.

“"a"”, the shelf

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

68,135 records matching 92 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
28 Aug 1924
Three times the victim of the fire fiend: Woolston Tanneries, Christchurch, photographed during last week's outbreak by Auckland Weekly News; Hahn, Lawrence Galatius · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
29 Aug 1924
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Hawera & Normanby Star, 29 August 1924) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Aug 1924
COMPETITIONS. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 29 August 1924) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Aug 1924
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 30 August 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Aug 1924
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 30 August 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Sept 1924
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 01 September 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Sept 1924
PERSONAL ITEMS. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 02 September 1924) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Sept 1924
ADDINGTON MARKET (Evening Post, 04 September 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Sept 1924
The New Zealand Labour Party in the House of Representative by Auckland Weekly News; Andrew, Stanley Polkinghorne · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
4 Sept 1924
Brilliant college rugby at Wanganui last: Christ's College again victorious in annual triangular tourney by Auckland Weekly News; Tesla Studios · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
6 Sept 1924
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 06 September 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Sept 1924
Byron's Byronic Adventures (NZ Truth, 06 September 1924) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Sept 1924
QUERIES AND QUANDARIES (NZ Truth, 06 September 1924) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Sept 1924
SOCCER (Evening Post, 06 September 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Sept 1924
After Buying A Car (NZ Truth, 06 September 1924) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Sept 1924
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 08 September 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Sept 1924
O'RORKE CHALLENGE VASE (Evening Post, 08 September 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Sept 1924
CHRISTCHURCH TOURNAMENT. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 08 September 1924) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Sept 1924
OUT OF WORK (Evening Post, 09 September 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Sept 1924
TROTTING NOTES (Evening Post, 10 September 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Sept 1924
A WIDOW'S ERROR. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 11 September 1924) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1924
Page 12 Advertisements Column 8 (Evening Post, 12 September 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Sept 1924
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 13 September 1924) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Sept 1924
Splendid Chick-Rearing Results (NZ Truth, 13 September 1924) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Sept 1924
CYCLING (Evening Post, 15 September 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Sept 1924
NOTES AND COMMENTS (Evening Post, 16 September 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Sept 1924
DIVORCE ACTION (Evening Post, 17 September 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Sept 1924
N.Z. ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS (Evening Post, 18 September 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Sept 1924
PERSONAL MATTERS (Evening Post, 22 September 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Sept 1924
NOTES AND COMMENTS (Evening Post, 24 September 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Sept 1924
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 27 September 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Sept 1924
GOLF (NZ Truth, 27 September 1924) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Sept 1924
CYCLING (Hawera & Normanby Star, 29 September 1924) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Sept 1924
ROAD RACING (Evening Post, 29 September 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Sept 1924
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 29 September 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Sept 1924
WHAT CHRISTCHURCH WOULD HAVE DONE (Evening Post, 30 September 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Oct 1924
CHINESE PLAYER ILL. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 01 October 1924) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Oct 1924
PORT CHRISTCHURCH" (Evening Post, 02 October 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Oct 1924
CHRISTCHURCH FATALITY. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 02 October 1924) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Oct 1924
Cycling Revival (NZ Truth, 04 October 1924) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Oct 1924
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 06 October 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 Oct 1924
CASUAL" RAILWAY WORKERS (Evening Post, 06 October 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Oct 1924
RAILWAY BALLOT. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 06 October 1924) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Oct 1924
Page 10 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 07 October 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Oct 1924
PERSONAL MATTERS (Evening Post, 08 October 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
9 Oct 1924
Refreshments en route: competitors take a drink of milk without dismounting at Rangitata by Auckland Weekly News; Green, Herbert Huxley, 1893-1953 · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
10 Oct 1924
BAPTIST CHURCHES (Evening Post, 10 October 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Oct 1924
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 11 October 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Oct 1924
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. (NZ Truth, 11 October 1924) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Oct 1924
OUR NATIONAL FIELD GAME (NZ Truth, 11 October 1924) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Oct 1924
Page 23 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 11 October 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Oct 1924
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 13 October 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Oct 1924
A DIAMOND JUBILEE (Evening Post, 13 October 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Oct 1924
BAPTIST CHURCH (Evening Post, 13 October 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Oct 1924
ACCOMPLISHED LIAR. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 14 October 1924) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Oct 1924
AN ACCOMPLISHED LIAR!" (Evening Post, 14 October 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Oct 1924
DEATH FROM INJURIES (Evening Post, 15 October 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Oct 1924
Page 10 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 15 October 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Oct 1924
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 17 October 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Oct 1924
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 17 October 1924) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Oct 1924
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (NZ Truth, 18 October 1924) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Oct 1924
AN INDISCREET SHOPPER. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 18 October 1924) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Oct 1924
CHRISTCHURCH CLUB CHAMPION (Evening Post, 20 October 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Oct 1924
LORD JELLICOE. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 20 October 1924) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Oct 1924
FAREWELLS IN CANTERBURY (Evening Post, 22 October 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Oct 1924
Page 11 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 25 October 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Oct 1924
IN OPEN AIR. (NZ Truth, 25 October 1924) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Oct 1924
A START IN THE SOUTH (Evening Post, 27 October 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Oct 1924
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 28 October 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Oct 1924
SALVATION ARMY SELFDENIAL APPEAL (Evening Post, 29 October 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Oct 1924
Page 7 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 29 October 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Oct 1924
THE WAIMAKARIRI (Evening Post, 29 October 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Oct 1924
To the immortal memory of Nelson: Lord and Lady Jellicoe in Christchurch on Trafalgar Day by Auckland Weekly News; Green, Herbert Huxley, 1893-1956 · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
31 Oct 1924
RHODES SCHOLAR (Evening Post, 31 October 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Nov 1924
On the Links (Evening Post, 01 November 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Nov 1924
DEMSKY v. BLACKBURN. (NZ Truth, 01 November 1924) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Nov 1924
RICCARTON TRAINING NOTES (Evening Post, 05 November 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Nov 1924
FOR RELIGION, CHARITY, AND EDUCATION (Evening Post, 06 November 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 Nov 1924
Librarian’s House. Public Library. Proposed additions Canterbury Public Library architectural drawings · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
8 Nov 1924
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (NZ Truth, 08 November 1924) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Nov 1924
A JUMP TO DEATH (Evening Post, 08 November 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Nov 1924
CANTERBURY J.C. MEETING (Evening Post, 08 November 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Nov 1924
CYCLE ROAD RACE (Evening Post, 10 November 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Nov 1924
THEFTS CONFESSED (Evening Post, 12 November 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Nov 1924
JOCKEY INJURED. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 13 November 1924) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Nov 1924
ATHLETICS AND CYCLING (NZ Truth, 15 November 1924) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Nov 1924
C.J.C. MEETING (Hawera & Normanby Star, 15 November 1924) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Nov 1924
Page 9 Advertisements Column 2 (NZ Truth, 15 November 1924) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Nov 1924
Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 17 November 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Nov 1924
RECORD ENTRIES (Evening Post, 17 November 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Nov 1924
SUNDAY DEPUTATION. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 18 November 1924) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Nov 1924
Page 1 Advertisements Column 8 (Evening Post, 19 November 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
19 Nov 1924
TROTTING NOTES (Evening Post, 19 November 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Nov 1924
A Sheltered Bend of the River Avon At Herring Bay, Christchurch, Canterbury by Auckland Weekly News; W. M. Taylor · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
22 Nov 1924
PURCHASE OF PROPERTY IN CHRISTCHURCH (Evening Post, 22 November 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Nov 1924
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 22 November 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Nov 1924
TAIHAPE TO NAPIER (Evening Post, 22 November 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Nov 1924
Trotting (NZ Truth, 22 November 1924) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Nov 1924
Newspaper clipping Millbrook Reserve and other Christchurch landscapes · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
24 Nov 1924
BIG CYCLING (Evening Post, 24 November 1924) Evening Post · 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.

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