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 90 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 1940s
30 Jan 1943
REAL DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT (Evening Post, 30 January 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jan 1943
NEW ZEALANDERS PROMOTED (Evening Post, 30 January 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Feb 1943
Untitled (Evening Post, 01 February 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Feb 1943
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 02 February 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Feb 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 02 February 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Feb 1943
WORDY CAMPAIGN (Evening Post, 03 February 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Feb 1943
Sergeant E. A. Aspell, of Christchurch, killed on active service Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
4 Feb 1943
AIR CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 04 February 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Feb 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 04 February 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Feb 1943
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 05 February 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Feb 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 05 February 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Feb 1943
Page 3 Advertisements Column 7 (Evening Post, 06 February 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 Feb 1943
POLLING DAY (Evening Post, 06 February 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Feb 1943
AIR FORCE CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 09 February 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Feb 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 09 February 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Feb 1943
PERSONAL (Ellesmere Guardian, 09 February 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Feb 1943
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 09 February 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Feb 1943
Page 2 Advertisements Column 8 (Evening Post, 12 February 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12 Feb 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 12 February 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Feb 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 12 February 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Feb 1943
Ellesmere V.A.D. (Ellesmere Guardian, 12 February 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
15 Feb 1943
DR. H. G. DENHAM (Evening Post, 15 February 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1943
OBITUARY (Ellesmere Guardian, 16 February 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 16 February 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1943
WOMAN'S GENEROUS GIFT (Evening Post, 16 February 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Feb 1943
Dunsandel (Ellesmere Guardian, 19 February 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Feb 1943
CHRISTCHURCH SCHEME (Evening Post, 19 February 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Feb 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 19 February 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Feb 1943
ARMY AWARDS (Evening Post, 20 February 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Feb 1943
MORE AWARDS (Evening Post, 20 February 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Feb 1943
BURT SCOTT NICELY (Evening Post, 22 February 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Feb 1943
PLASTIC SURGERY (Evening Post, 22 February 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Feb 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 23 February 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Feb 1943
ADDINGTON ACCEPTORS (Evening Post, 24 February 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Feb 1943
INFANTILE PARALYSIS (Evening Post, 25 February 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Feb 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 26 February 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
26 Feb 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 26 February 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Feb 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 26 February 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Feb 1943
PERSONAL (Ellesmere Guardian, 26 February 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Feb 1943
METROPOLITAN TROTS (Evening Post, 27 February 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Mar 1943
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 01 March 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Mar 1943
Student Christian Movement (Waiapu Church Gazette, 01 March 1943) Waiapu Church Gazette · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Mar 1943
R.S.A. (Ellesmere Guardian, 02 March 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Mar 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 02 March 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Mar 1943
PERSONAL (Ellesmere Guardian, 05 March 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Mar 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 05 March 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Mar 1943
INFANTILE PARALYSIS (Evening Post, 06 March 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Mar 1943
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 08 March 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Mar 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 09 March 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Mar 1943
INFANTILE PARALYSIS (Evening Post, 10 March 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Mar 1943
Sergeant A. P. Mahony, of Christchurch, missing on operations Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
11 Mar 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 11 March 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
12 Mar 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 12 March 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Mar 1943
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 12 March 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Mar 1943
LADIES' GUILD (Ellesmere Guardian, 16 March 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Mar 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 16 March 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Mar 1943
NEW NAME FOR LEE PARTY (Evening Post, 17 March 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Mar 1943
Sergeant D. A. Pauling, of Christchurch, killed on active service Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
17 Mar 1943
New Zealand corvettes' feat in Solomons: warm Auckland welcome to officers and men of one of the vessels which sank a Japanese submarine Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
18 Mar 1943
AIR CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 18 March 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Mar 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 18 March 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Mar 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 19 March 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Mar 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 19 March 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Mar 1943
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 23 March 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Mar 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 23 March 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Mar 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 26 March 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Mar 1943
IN FORCE AT CHRISTCHURCH (Evening Post, 27 March 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Mar 1943
NOT TIED TO PARTY LABELS' (Evening Post, 27 March 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Mar 1943
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 29 March 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Mar 1943
Soldiers at a military display by Christchurch Star · 1940s Christchurch Star photographs · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
30 Mar 1943
PERSONAL (Ellesmere Guardian, 30 March 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Mar 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 30 March 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Mar 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 30 March 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Mar 1943
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 30 March 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Mar 1943
Sergeant J. A. Austin, of Christchurch, missing on operations Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
1 Apr 1943
Gabes Photograph album, Tripoli · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Apr 1943
Substation kiosk at 66 Hills Road MED Historical Photographs · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
2 Apr 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 02 April 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Apr 1943
PERSONAL (Ellesmere Guardian, 02 April 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Apr 1943
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 06 April 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Apr 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 06 April 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Apr 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 09 April 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
9 Apr 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 09 April 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Apr 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 09 April 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Apr 1943
N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 10 April 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Apr 1943
AIR-CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 10 April 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Apr 1943
Soldiers loading an anti-aircraft gun by Christchurch Star · 1940s Christchurch Star photographs · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
13 Apr 1943
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 13 April 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Apr 1943
Lincoln (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 April 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Apr 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 April 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Apr 1943
ENGAGEMENTS (Evening Post, 13 April 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Apr 1943
DAUGHTERS' LEGACIES (Evening Post, 14 April 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Apr 1943
OBITUARY (Evening Post, 14 April 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Apr 1943
N.Z. METROPOLITAN TROTS (Evening Post, 14 April 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Apr 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 16 April 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Apr 1943
NAVAL CASUALTY (Evening Post, 16 April 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Apr 1943
STOP PRESS (Evening Post, 16 April 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Apr 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 16 April 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Apr 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 19 April 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Apr 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 20 April 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · 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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