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 47 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 1930s
24 Nov 1931
Page 2 Advertisements Column 8 (Evening Post, 24 November 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Nov 1931
Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 25 November 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Nov 1931
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 27 November 1931) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Nov 1931
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 27 November 1931) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Dec 1931
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 01 December 1931) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Dec 1931
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 01 December 1931) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Dec 1931
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Ellesmere Guardian, 01 December 1931) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Dec 1931
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 02 December 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Dec 1931
Interesting Experiment In Education in the South Island: Summer Camp For Pupils of a Private School Near Christchurch by Auckland Weekly News; Green and Hahn (Firm) · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
4 Dec 1931
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 04 December 1931) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Dec 1931
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 04 December 1931) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Dec 1931
SWIMMING (Evening Post, 05 December 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5 Dec 1931
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 05 December 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Dec 1931
A DOCTOR'S CLAIM (Evening Post, 05 December 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Dec 1931
PERSONAL ITEMS (Evening Post, 05 December 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Dec 1931
ENGLISH RIDERS AT CHRISTCHURCH (Evening Post, 07 December 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Dec 1931
PERSONAL (Ellesmere Guardian, 08 December 1931) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Dec 1931
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 08 December 1931) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Dec 1931
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 08 December 1931) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Dec 1931
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 08 December 1931) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Dec 1931
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 08 December 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Dec 1931
PERSONAL. (Hutt News, 09 December 1931) Hutt News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Dec 1931
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 11 December 1931) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Dec 1931
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 11 December 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Dec 1931
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 11 December 1931) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Dec 1931
PERSONAL ITEMS (Evening Post, 12 December 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Dec 1931
GOLF (Evening Post, 12 December 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Dec 1931
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 15 December 1931) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Dec 1931
OBITUARY. (Ellesmere Guardian, 15 December 1931) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Dec 1931
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 15 December 1931) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Dec 1931
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 15 December 1931) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Dec 1931
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 17 December 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Dec 1931
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 18 December 1931) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Dec 1931
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 18 December 1931) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Dec 1931
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 18 December 1931) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Dec 1931
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 18 December 1931) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Dec 1931
FIRST AID ART UNION (Evening Post, 19 December 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Dec 1931
BOYS INSTITUTE SWIMMING CARNIVAL (Evening Post, 19 December 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Dec 1931
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 21 December 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Dec 1931
AT CHRISTCHURCH (Evening Post, 21 December 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Dec 1931
PERSONAL. (Ellesmere Guardian, 22 December 1931) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Dec 1931
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 22 December 1931) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Dec 1931
NEW PRINCIPALS (Evening Post, 22 December 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Dec 1931
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 23 December 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Dec 1931
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 24 December 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Dec 1931
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 26 December 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Dec 1931
WOMAN INJURED (Evening Post, 28 December 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Dec 1931
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 30 December 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Dec 1931
The Strawberry Girls by Auckland Weekly News; Green and Hahn (Firm) · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
1932
The Romance of New Regent Street The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1932
The Romance of New Regent Street, page 23 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
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The Romance of New Regent Street, page 21 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
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The Romance of New Regent Street, page 33 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
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The Romance of New Regent Street, page 44 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
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The Romance of New Regent Street, page 18 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
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The Romance of New Regent Street, page 48 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
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The Romance of New Regent Street, page 39 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
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The Romance of New Regent Street, page 4 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
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The Romance of New Regent Street, page 8 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
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The Romance of New Regent Street, page 41 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
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The Romance of New Regent Street, page 20 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
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The Romance of New Regent Street, page 16 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
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The Romance of New Regent Street, page 31 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
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The Romance of New Regent Street, page 50 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
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The Romance of New Regent Street, page 19 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
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The Romance of New Regent Street, page 51 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
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The Romance of New Regent Street, page 55 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
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The Romance of New Regent Street, page 1 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
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The Romance of New Regent Street, inside cover The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
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The Romance of New Regent Street, page 13 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
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The Romance of New Regent Street, page 49 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
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The Romance of New Regent Street, page 40 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
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The Romance of New Regent Street, page 58 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
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The Romance of New Regent Street, page 17 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
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The Romance of New Regent Street, page 45 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
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The Romance of New Regent Street, page 24 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
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The Romance of New Regent Street, page 29 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
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The Romance of New Regent Street, page 28 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
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The Romance of New Regent Street, page 43 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
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The Romance of New Regent Street, page 3 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
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The Romance of New Regent Street, page 9 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
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The Romance of New Regent Street, page 27 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
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The Romance of New Regent Street, page 2 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
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The Romance of New Regent Street, page 11 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
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The Romance of New Regent Street, page 34 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
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The Romance of New Regent Street, page 7 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
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The Romance of New Regent Street, page 47 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
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The Romance of New Regent Street, back cover The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
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The Romance of New Regent Street, page 10 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
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The Romance of New Regent Street, page 12 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
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The Romance of New Regent Street, page 15 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
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The Romance of New Regent Street, page 5 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
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The Romance of New Regent Street, page 37 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
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The Romance of New Regent Street, page 30 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
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The Romance of New Regent Street, page 46 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
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The Romance of New Regent Street, page 22 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
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The Romance of New Regent Street, page 14 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
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The Romance of New Regent Street, page 25 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
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The Romance of New Regent Street, page 26 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1932
The Romance of New Regent Street, page 36 The Romance of New Regent Street · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries

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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