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 95 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
14 Jul 1926
A PLAYER SUSPENDED (Evening Post, 14 July 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jul 1926
FIRE BOARD PERSONNEL (Evening Post, 14 July 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jul 1926
CHRISTCHURCH DRAINAGE LOAN (Evening Post, 14 July 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jul 1926
INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC (Evening Post, 14 July 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jul 1926
CANTERBURY Merivale Beat Old Boys (NZ Truth, 15 July 1926) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jul 1926
ADDITIONS IN CHRISTCHURCH (Evening Post, 15 July 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jul 1926
College football match of the season in Christchurch: the Boys' High School-Christ's College contest by Auckland Weekly News; Green and Hahn · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
16 Jul 1926
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 16 July 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jul 1926
BITUMINOUS CONCRETE (Evening Post, 17 July 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jul 1926
Page 11 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 17 July 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jul 1926
THE CHRISTCHURCH BUSES (Evening Post, 17 July 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jul 1926
OTHER RESULTS (Evening Post, 19 July 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jul 1926
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 23 July 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jul 1926
CAR AND GIG IN COLLISION (Evening Post, 26 July 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jul 1926
C.J.C. HANDICAPS (Evening Post, 26 July 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jul 1926
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 27 July 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jul 1926
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 29 July 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jul 1926
MOSLEY'S MANY TROUBLES (NZ Truth, 29 July 1926) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jul 1926
TRICE RELATION IN CHRISTCHURCH. (Evening Post, 30 July 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jul 1926
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 30 July 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1926
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 31 July 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
31 Jul 1926
Page 28 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 31 July 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1926
CHRISTCHURCH HUNT CLUBS MEETING (Evening Post, 31 July 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Aug 1926
The Provincial Church. (Waiapu Church Gazette, 02 August 1926) Waiapu Church Gazette · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Aug 1926
RESULTS ELSEWHERE (Evening Post, 02 August 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Aug 1926
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 03 August 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Aug 1926
SUNNY CHRISTCHURCH (Evening Post, 04 August 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Aug 1926
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 04 August 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Aug 1926
CANTERBURY LEAGUE HOME BY A GOAL (NZ Truth, 05 August 1926) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Aug 1926
A Fight For Supremacy In All Codes (NZ Truth, 05 August 1926) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Aug 1926
WOMEN IN PRINT (Evening Post, 06 August 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Aug 1926
WORKING BY DAY (Evening Post, 07 August 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Aug 1926
METROPOLITAN TROTS (Evening Post, 09 August 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Aug 1926
PLAY AT CHRISTCHURCH. (Evening Post, 09 August 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Aug 1926
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 10 August 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Aug 1926
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 10 August 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Aug 1926
SNOW IN CHRISTCHURCH (Evening Post, 10 August 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Aug 1926
PERSONAL MATTERS (Evening Post, 11 August 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Aug 1926
LATE SPORTING (Evening Post, 12 August 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Aug 1926
Stable Gossip About Grand National Candidates (NZ Truth, 12 August 1926) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Aug 1926
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 12 August 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Aug 1926
DEATH. (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 August 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Aug 1926
PERSONAL (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 August 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1926
Page 6 Advertisements Column 7 (Evening Post, 14 August 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Aug 1926
CHRISTCHURCH AMAZONS (Evening Post, 16 August 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Aug 1926
WOMEN IN PRINT (Evening Post, 16 August 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Aug 1926
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 16 August 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Aug 1926
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 17 August 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Aug 1926
LOGAN LOU (NZ Truth, 19 August 1926) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Aug 1926
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 20 August 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Aug 1926
Page 16 Advertisements Column 7 (Evening Post, 23 August 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Aug 1926
SATURDAY'S MATCH (Evening Post, 23 August 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Aug 1926
OTHER MATCHES (Evening Post, 23 August 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Aug 1926
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 24 August 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Aug 1926
PERSONAL (Ellesmere Guardian, 24 August 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Aug 1926
HAISWELL COUNTY (Ellesmere Guardian, 24 August 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Aug 1926
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE (Evening Post, 24 August 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Aug 1926
WONEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 25 August 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Aug 1926
ACCOUNTANTS' SOCIETY DEBATE (Evening Post, 26 August 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Aug 1926
CHRISTCHURCH IN DANGER? (Evening Post, 26 August 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Aug 1926
OBLIGING TRAM CONDUCTORS (Evening Post, 26 August 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Aug 1926
Care of schoolchildren's teeth in the South Island by Auckland Weekly News; W. G. Weigel · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
27 Aug 1926
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 27 August 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Aug 1926
DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIPS (Evening Post, 28 August 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Aug 1926
THE COMPETITIONS (Evening Post, 30 August 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Aug 1926
MOTOR-CARS DESTROYED (Evening Post, 30 August 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Aug 1926
ALLEGED BREACH OF PROMISE (Evening Post, 30 August 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1926
ACCOUNTANTS' INSTITUTE (Evening Post, 31 August 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1926
CHICAGO BROADCASTING TEST (Evening Post, 31 August 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Sept 1926
THE COMPETITIONS (Evening Post, 01 September 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Sept 1926
Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 (NZ Truth, 02 September 1926) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Sept 1926
A busy centre of Christchurch, the capital city of Canterbury Province, South Island by Auckland Weekly News; Steffano Webb · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
3 Sept 1926
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 03 September 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Sept 1926
SECONDARY SCHOOLS TOURNEY (Evening Post, 03 September 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Sept 1926
DAY SESSION. (Evening Post, 04 September 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Sept 1926
TWO IN CHRISTCHURCH ON SATURDAY. (Evening Post, 06 September 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Sept 1926
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 06 September 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Sept 1926
AN AEROPLANE GIFT. (Evening Post, 07 September 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Sept 1926
INTERNATIONAL BOWLING (Evening Post, 07 September 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Sept 1926
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 07 September 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Sept 1926
CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB (Evening Post, 08 September 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Sept 1926
CHRISTCHURCH AND BRISBANE (Evening Post, 09 September 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Sept 1926
A Fine Action Snapshot During The Inter-Collegiate Rugby Tourney In Christchurch, Canterbury by Auckland Weekly News; G. Weigel · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
10 Sept 1926
UNEMPLOYMENT AT CHRISTCHURCH (Evening Post, 10 September 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Sept 1926
GOLF (Evening Post, 11 September 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Sept 1926
PERSONAL MATTERS (Evening Post, 13 September 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Sept 1926
LINCOLN (Ellesmere Guardian, 14 September 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Sept 1926
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 14 September 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Sept 1926
MASSEY MEMORIAL (Evening Post, 15 September 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Sept 1926
Was Bottle Lake Inquiry Bottled Up? (NZ Truth, 16 September 1926) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Sept 1926
DAYLIGHT SAVING BILL (Evening Post, 16 September 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Sept 1926
SNOW IN CHRISTCHURCH (Evening Post, 16 September 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Sept 1926
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 17 September 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Sept 1926
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 20 September 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Sept 1926
CATHEDRAL SQUARE (Evening Post, 21 September 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Sept 1926
SPEED OF TRAMCARS (Evening Post, 21 September 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Sept 1926
REFORMED (NZ Truth, 23 September 1926) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Sept 1926
SOCIAL PEST GETS FIVE YEARS (NZ Truth, 23 September 1926) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
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
25 Sept 1926
MAIN HIGHWAYS (Evening Post, 25 September 1926) 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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