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.

66,999 records matching 96 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
30 Aug 1939
FAMINE PRICES (Evening Post, 30 August 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1939
AT THE HOTELS (Evening Post, 31 August 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Sept 1939
AT THE HOTELS (Evening Post, 01 September 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Sept 1939
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 01 September 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Sept 1939
NEW BRIGHTON T.C. (Evening Post, 02 September 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Sept 1939
DEATHS. (Evening Post, 04 September 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Sept 1939
MUTE SURPRISES (Evening Post, 04 September 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Sept 1939
AT THE HOTELS (Evening Post, 05 September 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Sept 1939
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 06 September 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Sept 1939
Motukarara (Ellesmere Guardian, 08 September 1939) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Sept 1939
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 08 September 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Sept 1939
AT THE HOTELS (Evening Post, 08 September 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Sept 1939
AN IMPROVED TROTTER (Evening Post, 09 September 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Sept 1939
HIGH MEAT PRICES (Evening Post, 11 September 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Sept 1939
GAME CALLED OFF (Evening Post, 11 September 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Sept 1939
BOTH HANDICAPPED (Evening Post, 11 September 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Sept 1939
HARRIERS (Evening Post, 13 September 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Sept 1939
AT THE HOTELS (Evening Post, 13 September 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Sept 1939
DEATHS. (Evening Post, 15 September 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Sept 1939
BROADCASTING (Evening Post, 18 September 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Sept 1939
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 20 September 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
21 Sept 1939
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 21 September 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Sept 1939
SENTENCE REDUCED (Evening Post, 21 September 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Sept 1939
TIMARU TO CHRISTCHURCH (Evening Post, 25 September 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Sept 1939
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 26 September 1939) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Sept 1939
Lakeside (Ellesmere Guardian, 26 September 1939) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Sept 1939
SAVING OF PETROL (Evening Post, 27 September 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Sept 1939
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 29 September 1939) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Sept 1939
WEDDING (Evening Post, 30 September 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Oct 1939
TODAY'S BROADCAST PROGRAMMES (Evening Post, 02 October 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Oct 1939
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 03 October 1939) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Oct 1939
RAKAIA SPORTS (Ellesmere Guardian, 03 October 1939) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Oct 1939
STRUGGLE IN DARK (Evening Post, 04 October 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Oct 1939
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 04 October 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Oct 1939
Daffodil Sunday in Christchurch: springtime blooms carpet a woodland area beside the River Avon Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
6 Oct 1939
SPORTS TO BE HELD (Ellesmere Guardian, 06 October 1939) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Oct 1939
TRACTOR DRIVER'S DEATH (Evening Post, 09 October 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Oct 1939
LONG CYCLE RACE (Evening Post, 09 October 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Oct 1939
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 09 October 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Oct 1939
CHRISTCHURCH PREPARES (Evening Post, 09 October 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Oct 1939
AT THE HOTELS (Evening Post, 10 October 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Oct 1939
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 11 October 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Oct 1939
Christ's College sports: schoolboy athletes in early-season championships in Christchurch Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
12 Oct 1939
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 12 October 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Oct 1939
AT THE HOTELS (Evening Post, 12 October 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Oct 1939
NEXT THURSDAY'S BIG EVENT (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 October 1939) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Oct 1939
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 October 1939) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Oct 1939
RUN OVER BY TRAIN (Evening Post, 13 October 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Oct 1939
MR. G. W. LLOYD (Evening Post, 14 October 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Oct 1939
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 16 October 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Oct 1939
YOUNG MAN KILLED (Evening Post, 16 October 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Oct 1939
CANTERBURY CRICKET (Evening Post, 16 October 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Oct 1939
FATAL ROAD ACCIDENT (Ellesmere Guardian, 17 October 1939) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Oct 1939
AT THE HOTELS (Evening Post, 17 October 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Oct 1939
MINIATURE RIFLES (Evening Post, 17 October 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Oct 1939
NEWS OF THE Day (Evening Post, 18 October 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Oct 1939
BURIED WITH HONOUR (Evening Post, 18 October 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Oct 1939
Letter, Percy Hamlin to Mum and Dad by Hamlin, Percy John Havelock · Hawke's Bay Museum · Hawke's Bay Museum
20 Oct 1939
CHRISTCHURCH WEDDING (Evening Post, 20 October 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Oct 1939
AT THE HOTELS (Evening Post, 20 October 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Oct 1939
CHRISTCHURCH AGAIN (Evening Post, 21 October 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Oct 1939
HERE and THERE (Evening Post, 23 October 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Oct 1939
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 23 October 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Oct 1939
DEATHS. (Evening Post, 24 October 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Oct 1939
HAROLD GUY LAME (Evening Post, 24 October 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Oct 1939
AT THE HOTELS (Evening Post, 25 October 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Oct 1939
ADDINGTON MARKET. (Evening Post, 26 October 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Oct 1939
MURDER CHARGE (Evening Post, 27 October 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Oct 1939
MOTOR-CYCLIST'S DEATH (Evening Post, 31 October 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Oct 1939
Doyleston (Ellesmere Guardian, 31 October 1939) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Nov 1939
LAUNCH TRAGEDY (Evening Post, 01 November 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
2 Nov 1939
TRAWLER DOLPHIN (Evening Post, 02 November 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Nov 1939
BAPTIST CHURCH (Evening Post, 03 November 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Nov 1939
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 03 November 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Nov 1939
DRAINAGE BOARD (Ellesmere Guardian, 03 November 1939) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Nov 1939
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 04 November 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Nov 1939
CUP DAY (Evening Post, 04 November 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Nov 1939
SPORTING (Evening Post, 06 November 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Nov 1939
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 07 November 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Nov 1939
THE FIELDS OF PLAY NEAR THE FINISHING POST AT TRENTHAM. MELBOURNE CUP WINNERS (Evening Post, 07 November 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Nov 1939
BULLET PIERCES WINDSCREEN (Evening Post, 08 November 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Nov 1939
Over 9000 cyclists take part in Christchurch outing Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
9 Nov 1939
AT THE HOTELS (Evening Post, 09 November 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Nov 1939
SPORTING (Evening Post, 10 November 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Nov 1939
LATE E. C. MCDERMOTT (Evening Post, 10 November 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Nov 1939
IN OTHER CENTRES (Evening Post, 13 November 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Nov 1939
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 17 November 1939) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Nov 1939
FENCING CONTESTS (Evening Post, 17 November 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Nov 1939
CROQUET (Ellesmere Guardian, 17 November 1939) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Nov 1939
TODAY'S BROADCAST PROGRAMMES (Evening Post, 17 November 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Nov 1939
DEATHS (Evening Post, 18 November 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Nov 1939
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 20 November 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Nov 1939
AT THE HOTELS (Evening Post, 22 November 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Nov 1939
UNEMPLOYABLE MEN (Evening Post, 23 November 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Nov 1939
AT THE HOTELS (Evening Post, 25 November 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Nov 1939
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 27 November 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Nov 1939
THE WOOL CLIP (Evening Post, 28 November 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Dec 1939
CHRISTCHURCH FIGURES (Evening Post, 01 December 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Dec 1939
AT THE HOTELS (Evening Post, 02 December 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Dec 1939
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 02 December 1939) 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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