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.

“Hotel Montreal”, the shelf

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

660 records matching 55 of these 60 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 1900s
19 Feb 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 19 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Feb 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 20 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 Feb 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 27 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 Mar 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 06 March 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Mar 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 13 March 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Apr 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 24 April 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 May 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 15 May 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jun 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 19 June 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jul 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 22 July 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Jul 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 26 July 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18 Aug 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 18 August 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Aug 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 21 August 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Aug 1909
BROTHERS IN DISTRESS. (NZ Truth, 21 August 1909) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Aug 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 24 August 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Aug 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 28 August 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
11 Sept 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 11 September 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Sept 1909
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 18 September 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Oct 1909
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 16 October 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Nov 1909
Page 10 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 20 November 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
3 Dec 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 03 December 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Dec 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 22 December 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
the 1910s
17 Aug 1915
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 17 August 1915) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jul 1916
LIST ISSUED TO-DAY (Evening Post, 13 July 1916) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1920s
6 Apr 1921
WOMEN IN PRINT (Evening Post, 06 April 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Dec 1923
Page 8 Advertisements Column 8 (Evening Post, 19 December 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
the 1930s
24 Apr 1931
ART UNION PRIZES (Evening Post, 24 April 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Dec 1931
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 05 December 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Dec 1932
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 27 December 1932) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Mar 1933
MY LUCKY YEAR" (Evening Post, 25 March 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Oct 1935
THE ART UNION (Evening Post, 15 October 1935) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Feb 1936
ART UNION DRAW (Evening Post, 11 February 1936) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Apr 1936
Page 14 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 27 April 1936) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Apr 1938
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 28 April 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1940s
26 Jun 1941
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 26 June 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
30 Jun 1941
TODAY'S LIST (Evening Post, 30 June 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 5 places
9 Aug 1941
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 09 August 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Dec 1941
N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 15 December 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Dec 1941
SECOND LIST (Evening Post, 17 December 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 Feb 1942
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 06 February 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Feb 1942
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 10 February 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1942
lOLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 16 February 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1942
N.Z.E.F. ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 31 July 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 4 places
11 Nov 1942
N.Z.E.F. ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 11 November 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Apr 1945
SAFE AGAIN (Evening Post, 30 April 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
24 May 1945
N.Z. PRISONERS OF WAR NOW SAFE (Evening Post, 24 May 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
the 2000s
6 May 2004
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
20 Jan 2006
Victoria Clock Tower and Victoria Mansions Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
15 Nov 2007
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
the 2010s
17 Jun 2010
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
1 Feb 2011
338 Montreal Street and Windsor Hotel Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
22 Feb 2011
Construction of 338 Montreal Street Earthquake damage · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
14 Apr 2011
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
17 Nov 2011
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
21 Jun 2012
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
1 Jan 2013
Effects of the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011, particularly of CBD and area within the four major avenues of Christchurch TAPUHI · Alexander Turnbull Library · about 1 place
1 Jan 2013
Effects of the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011, particularly of aerial views of Christchurch City CBD and suburbs TAPUHI · Alexander Turnbull Library · about 1 place
14 Aug 2014
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
18 Sept 2014
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
16 Aug 2018
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
the 2020s
15 Dec 2022
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places

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.

“Hotel Montreal”, the shelf

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