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.

“"and"”, the shelf

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

70,473 records matching 75 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 · Christchurch City Libraries Flickr · V.C. Browne & Son NZ Aerial Photograph Collection · 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
19 May 1933
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 19 May 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 May 1933
A LARGE BOILER (Evening Post, 20 May 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 May 1933
Page 3 Advertisements Column 8 (Evening Post, 20 May 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 May 1933
PERSONAL. (Ellesmere Guardian, 23 May 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 May 1933
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 23 May 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 May 1933
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 23 May 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 May 1933
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 24 May 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 May 1933
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 25 May 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 May 1933
PROBLEM OF SITE (Evening Post, 25 May 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 May 1933
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 26 May 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 May 1933
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 30 May 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 May 1933
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Rodney and Otamatea Times, Waitemata and Kaipara Gazette, 31 May 1933) Rodney and Otamatea Times, Waitemata and Kaipara Gazette · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
31 May 1933
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 31 May 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 May 1933
Empire day function in Christchurch by Auckland Weekly News; Green and Hahn · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
2 Jun 1933
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 02 June 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jun 1933
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 02 June 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jun 1933
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 02 June 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jun 1933
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 03 June 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5 Jun 1933
CANTERBURY PARK TROTS (Evening Post, 05 June 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jun 1933
LADIES' HOCKEY (Ellesmere Guardian, 06 June 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jun 1933
MRS. JANE COCKING. (Ellesmere Guardian, 06 June 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jun 1933
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 06 June 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jun 1933
MINIATURE RIFLES (Evening Post, 06 June 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jun 1933
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 06 June 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jun 1933
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 06 June 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jun 1933
OBITUARY (Evening Post, 07 June 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jun 1933
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 09 June 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jun 1933
LINCOLN (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 June 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jun 1933
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 June 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jun 1933
FOG AT CHRISTCHURCH (Evening Post, 13 June 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jun 1933
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 June 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jun 1933
Stormy weather on the Canterbury Coast, South Island, last week: breakers lashed by a howling gale at a well-known seaside resort by Auckland Weekly News; Christchurch Press · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
14 Jun 1933
South Island school cadet corps receives high praise from the Minister of Defence: the Snow Shield presented by Auckland Weekly News; Green and Hahn · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
16 Jun 1933
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 16 June 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jun 1933
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 16 June 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jun 1933
PERSONAL ITEMS (Evening Post, 17 June 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jun 1933
COMPULSORY CAMPS (Evening Post, 20 June 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jun 1933
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 20 June 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jun 1933
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 20 June 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jun 1933
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 20 June 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jun 1933
LONDON PERSONALS (Evening Post, 20 June 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jun 1933
PERIOD OF STOPS (Evening Post, 20 June 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jun 1933
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 20 June 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jun 1933
A new Christchurch war memorial by Auckland Weekly News; Green and Hahn · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
22 Jun 1933
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 22 June 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jun 1933
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 22 June 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jun 1933
PRICES AT ADDINGTON (Evening Post, 22 June 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jun 1933
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 23 June 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jun 1933
FASCIST CONTROL" (Evening Post, 24 June 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jun 1933
IN OTHER CENTRES (Evening Post, 26 June 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jun 1933
DUNSANDEL (Ellesmere Guardian, 27 June 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jun 1933
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 28 June 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jun 1933
A brilliant victory for Otago: the Kennett Cup Cross-Country Contest held at Riccarton, Christchurch by Auckland Weekly News; Green and Hahn · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
29 Jun 1933
STAGE AND SCREEN (Evening Post, 29 June 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jun 1933
HALSWELL (Ellesmere Guardian, 30 June 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jun 1933
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 30 June 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jun 1933
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 30 June 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jul 1933
Central city block, sheet no. 4 Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
1 Jul 1933
Central city block, sheet no. 17 Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 3 places
1 Jul 1933
Central city block, sheet no. 16 Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
1 Jul 1933
Central city block, sheet no. 18 Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
1 Jul 1933
Central city block, sheet no. 7 Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 4 places
1 Jul 1933
Central city block, sheet no. 6 Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 3 places
1 Jul 1933
Central city block, sheet no. 5 Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
1 Jul 1933
Central city block, sheet no. 8 Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
1 Jul 1933
Central city block, sheet no. 13 Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
1 Jul 1933
Central city block, sheet no. 15 Central city block plans · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jul 1933
Central city block, sheet no. 1 Central city block plans · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jul 1933
Central city block, sheet no. 12 Central city block plans · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jul 1933
Central city block, sheet no. 19 Central city block plans · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jul 1933
Central city block, sheet no. 9 Central city block plans · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
1 Jul 1933
Central city block, sheet no. 10 Central city block plans · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
1 Jul 1933
Central city block, sheet no. 2 Central city block plans · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
2 Jul 1933
Head of a Maori boy by Rita Angus · Auckland Art Gallery Collection · Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki · Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
4 Jul 1933
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 04 July 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jul 1933
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 04 July 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jul 1933
CHRISTCHURCH PAYMENTS (Evening Post, 04 July 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jul 1933
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 05 July 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jul 1933
Increased accommodation on the South Island's finest winter playground: official opening of the new Tasman Chalet, Southern Alps by Auckland Weekly News; Wallace, L. · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
6 Jul 1933
Page 14 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 06 July 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jul 1933
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 07 July 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jul 1933
MINIATURE RIFLES (Evening Post, 07 July 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jul 1933
CHINESE IN COURT (Evening Post, 10 July 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jul 1933
PERSONAL ITEMS (Evening Post, 10 July 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jul 1933
SCHOOL GAMES (Ellesmere Guardian, 11 July 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jul 1933
PERSONAL. (Ellesmere Guardian, 11 July 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jul 1933
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 11 July 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jul 1933
CHRISTCHURCH HUNT (Evening Post, 11 July 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jul 1933
RUGBY CONTROL (Ellesmere Guardian, 11 July 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jul 1933
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 12 July 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jul 1933
To inaugurate the church army movement in New Zealand Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
13 Jul 1933
MARRIAGES. (Evening Post, 13 July 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jul 1933
DATES FOR MEETINGS (Evening Post, 13 July 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jul 1933
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 14 July 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jul 1933
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 15 July 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jul 1933
LEAGUE FOOTBALL (Evening Post, 17 July 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jul 1933
CHRISTCHURCH DECISION (Evening Post, 18 July 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jul 1933
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 18 July 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jul 1933
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 19 July 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jul 1933
Canterbury ranges viewed from Christchurch by the new infra-red photography by Auckland Weekly News; Green and Hahn · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland 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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