How many records does the archive hold?

67,402 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.

“"Shirley"”, the shelf

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

1,116 records matching 83 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 1910s
5 Mar 1919
METHODISM. (Ashburton Guardian, 05 March 1919) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Mar 1919
DAIRY FARMER KILLED. (Ashburton Guardian, 08 March 1919) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jun 1919
GOLF (Evening Post, 23 June 1919) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jul 1919
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Grey River Argus, 11 July 1919) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Sept 1919
MESS PROPERTY. (Feilding Star, 05 September 1919) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Dec 1919
SPORTS PRIVILEGES (Evening Post, 24 December 1919) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1920s
1 Jan 1920
Shirley Links at Christchurch, from the air by Mill, Frank Douglas, 1899-1990 · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
18 Dec 1920
LATE SPORTING. (Ashburton Guardian, 18 December 1920) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Dec 1920
NEW BRIGHTON TRUTS. (Grey River Argus, 20 December 1920) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jan 1921
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Hawera & Normanby Star, 06 January 1921) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Jan 1921
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 10 January 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Mar 1921
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ashburton Guardian, 24 March 1921) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Oct 1921
GOLF (Evening Post, 17 October 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Oct 1921
GOLF. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 18 October 1921) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Oct 1921
GOLF. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 19 October 1921) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Oct 1921
GOLF. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 20 October 1921) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Oct 1921
NOTES ON THE PLAY (Evening Post, 20 October 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Oct 1921
GOLF. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 21 October 1921) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Oct 1921
The New Zealand Golf Championship meeting at Christchurch last week Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
11 Jan 1922
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 11 January 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Apr 1922
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (NZ Truth, 15 April 1922) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 May 1922
Some of the first-prize winners in the recent Napier Musical and Elocutionary competition by Auckland Weekly News; A. B. Hurst · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
21 Jun 1923
STRANGE HAPPENING (Evening Post, 21 June 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jun 1923
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 23 June 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Sept 1923
BRUTAL ASSAULT AT BURWOOD (NZ Truth, 08 September 1923) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Sept 1923
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 27 September 1923) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Dec 1923
NEW BRIGHTON MEETING (Evening Post, 18 December 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Apr 1924
Shirley School, Standard 4B, 1924 2010 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
24 Apr 1924
GOLF (Evening Post, 24 April 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
1 Nov 1924
On the Links (Evening Post, 01 November 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Mar 1925
TO-DAY'S NOTIFICATIONS (Evening Post, 13 March 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Mar 1925
WOMEN IN PRINT (Evening Post, 27 March 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1925
Page 7 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 08 April 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jun 1925
Page 16 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 18 June 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jul 1925
GOLF (Evening Post, 25 July 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Aug 1925
GOLF (Evening Post, 15 August 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Aug 1925
Golf (NZ Truth, 22 August 1925) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Sept 1925
Where The New Zealand Golf Championship Will Be Commenced on Friday of Next Week: Views of the Shirley Links, Christchurch, Canterbury by Auckland Weekly News; Green and Hahn · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
19 Sept 1925
Colf (NZ Truth, 19 September 1925) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Oct 1925
New Zealand Golf Championship Tourney Opens At Shirley Links, Christchurch: Snapshots on the First Day by Auckland Weekly News; Green and Hahn · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
3 Oct 1925
E. M. MacFARLANE-CHAMPION (NZ Truth, 03 October 1925) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Oct 1925
DUNCAN SADLY BEATEN (Evening Post, 05 October 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Oct 1925
Further Snapshots At Shirley Links, Christchurch, During Play for the Open and Professional Golf Titles by Auckland Weekly News; Green and Habn · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
10 Oct 1925
GOLF (Evening Post, 10 October 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Dec 1925
GOLF (Evening Post, 05 December 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jan 1926
The Provincial Church. (Waiapu Church Gazette, 01 January 1926) Waiapu Church Gazette · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1 Apr 1926
RECORD GOLF SEASON (NZ Truth, 01 April 1926) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jul 1926
CLIMAX IN CHRISTCHURCH (Evening Post, 07 July 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Dec 1926
CLEVER CHILDREN (Evening Post, 24 December 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12 Jan 1927
CHILDREN'S COMPETITION (Evening Post, 12 January 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Feb 1927
Page 9 Advertisements Column 1 (NZ Truth, 24 February 1927) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Feb 1927
Plays – Players – Pictures (Evening Post, 26 February 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Mar 1927
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 02 March 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Nov 1927
AT CHRISTCHURCH (Evening Post, 03 November 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Dec 1927
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 12 December 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jan 1928
THE RINKS COMMENCE (Evening Post, 12 January 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Feb 1928
GOLF AT CHRISTCHURCH (Evening Post, 01 February 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Feb 1928
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 21 February 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Mar 1928
WOMEN IN PRINT (Evening Post, 23 March 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Apr 1928
EASTER GOLF (NZ Truth, 05 April 1928) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Apr 1928
LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP (Evening Post, 14 April 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Oct 1928
LADIES' PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIP (Evening Post, 16 October 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Oct 1928
AT HERETAUNGA (Evening Post, 17 October 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Nov 1928
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 02 November 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Dec 1928
TROTTING (Evening Post, 18 December 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jan 1929
SCHOLARSHIPS (Evening Post, 12 January 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Feb 1929
DELECTABLE FARE (Evening Post, 25 February 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Mar 1929
Tea Tattle and Flippant Feet (NZ Truth, 14 March 1929) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 May 1929
Golf FOR MUNICIPAL LINKS (NZ Truth, 30 May 1929) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jun 1929
Golf BLACK GETS GOLF CAP (NZ Truth, 13 June 1929) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jul 1929
Jottings of A Lady A bout Town (NZ Truth, 11 July 1929) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Aug 1929
Fire fiends' activities cause grave alarm in Christchurch, Canterbury, South Island by Auckland Weekly News; Green and Hahn, and J. S. Murphy · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
2 Oct 1929
Ladies in competition at the Shirley Links. Christchurch by Auckland Weekly News; Green and Hahn · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
9 Oct 1929
Final of the Dominion Ladies' Golf Championship decided on the Shirley Links, Christchurch by Auckland Weekly News; Green and Hahn · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
9 Oct 1929
Maintaining law and order on the links by Auckland Weekly News; Green and Hahn · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
19 Oct 1929
NEW BRIGHTON TROTS (Evening Post, 19 October 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1930s
1 Jan 1930
Christchurch Harrier Club portrait 2023 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1930
Shirley Links at Christchurch, from the air, 1930 by Mill, Frank Douglas, 1899-1990 · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
11 Feb 1930
GOLF (Evening Post, 11 February 1930) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Apr 1930
Opening of the new golf season in the South Island by Auckland Weekly News; Air Survey and Transport Company · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
10 Apr 1930
SHIRLEY GOLF LINKS (Evening Post, 10 April 1930) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Apr 1930
Kirk-Windeyer Cup Contest: best amateur golfers of Australia and New Zealand competing in Christchurch this week by Auckland Weekly News; Green and Hahn (Firm) · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
17 Apr 1930
GOLF AT SHIRLEY (Evening Post, 17 April 1930) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jul 1930
MATCH AT SHIRLEY. (Ellesmere Guardian, 11 July 1930) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Aug 1930
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 15 August 1930) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Sept 1930
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 05 September 1930) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jan 1931
DEAD BESIDE GUN (Evening Post, 15 January 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jan 1931
TROTTING (Evening Post, 21 January 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jan 1931
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 28 January 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Mar 1931
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 26 March 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Apr 1931
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 02 April 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Oct 1931
NEW BRIGHTON TROTS (Evening Post, 09 October 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Oct 1931
The New Zealand Golf Championship tourney in Christchurch: brilliant play in the contest for the open title Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
28 Oct 1931
New Zealand's best golfers content the Dominion titles on the Shirley Links at Christchurch by Auckland Weekly News; Green and Hahn (Firm) · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
5 Dec 1931
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 05 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
19 Dec 1931
FIRST AID ART UNION (Evening Post, 19 December 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jan 1932
TRAMPERS IDENTIFIED (Evening Post, 13 January 1932) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jan 1932
BOWLING (Evening Post, 14 January 1932) 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.

“"Shirley"”, the shelf

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