How many records does the archive hold?

71,563 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.

“City Social”, the shelf

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

940 records matching 100 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
1 Feb 1916
ESTABLISHED 1866. The Marlborough Express. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1916. SWITZERLAND AND THE WAR. (Marlborough Express, 01 February 1916) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jun 1916
THE SOCIAL SPHERE (Observer, 24 June 1916) Observer · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 May 1917
LOCAL km GENERAL HEWS. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 23 May 1917) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Sept 1917
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 05 September 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Sept 1917
LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS. (Marlborough Express, 13 September 1917) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Sept 1917
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 24 September 1917) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 May 1918
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 21 May 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Jun 1918
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 26 June 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Oct 1918
Untitled (Grey River Argus, 28 October 1918) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 May 1919
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 05 May 1919) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jul 1919
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 21 July 1919) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jul 1919
OUR FINANCES. (Grey River Argus, 25 July 1919) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Aug 1919
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 16 August 1919) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Aug 1919
LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS (Marlborough Express, 20 August 1919) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Oct 1919
Untitled (Poverty Bay Herald, 28 October 1919) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Nov 1919
THE LONG PARLIAMENT ENDS. (Grey River Argus, 07 November 1919) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1920s
13 Jan 1920
LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS (Marlborough Express, 13 January 1920) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
13 May 1920
LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS (Marlborough Express, 13 May 1920) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jun 1920
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Hawera & Normanby Star, 16 June 1920) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
9 Aug 1920
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 09 August 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7 Oct 1920
Untitled (Poverty Bay Herald, 07 October 1920) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Dec 1920
Untitled (Evening Post, 31 December 1920) Evening Post · 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
16 Feb 1921
WOMEN IN PRINT (Evening Post, 16 February 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 May 1921
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Hawera & Normanby Star, 21 May 1921) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jun 1921
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Ashburton Guardian, 04 June 1921) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
11 Jun 1921
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 11 June 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Aug 1921
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 24 August 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Sept 1921
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 02 September 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 Sept 1921
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 08 September 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Dec 1921
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 06 December 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Feb 1922
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 08 February 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Mar 1922
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 29 March 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Apr 1922
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 26 April 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Apr 1923
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 28 April 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
19 May 1923
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 19 May 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 May 1923
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 21 May 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Jul 1923
LEAGUE CODE (Evening Post, 21 July 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Dec 1923
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 15 December 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Feb 1924
GOLDEN JUBILEE (Evening Post, 02 February 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Apr 1924
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 15 April 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Oct 1924
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 17 October 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Dec 1924
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 24 December 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Apr 1925
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 20 April 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
12 Jan 1926
WOMEN IN PART. (Evening Post, 12 January 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jun 1926
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 02 June 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jul 1926
A List Of Anglican Homes, Societies, & C. (Waiapu Church Gazette, 01 July 1926) Waiapu Church Gazette · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Aug 1926
The Provincial Church. (Waiapu Church Gazette, 02 August 1926) Waiapu Church Gazette · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jan 1927
LABORS OF LOVE (NZ Truth, 27 January 1927) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Feb 1927
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 05 February 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Mar 1927
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 26 March 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Apr 1927
Women in Print (Evening Post, 11 April 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12 Apr 1927
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 12 April 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Apr 1927
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 14 April 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jun 1927
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 04 June 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Aug 1927
Page 14 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 19 August 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
22 Oct 1927
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 22 October 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Nov 1927
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 24 November 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1928
WOMEN IN PRINT (Evening Post, 16 February 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Feb 1928
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 21 February 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Feb 1928
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 22 February 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 Mar 1928
WOMEN IN PRINT (Evening Post, 08 March 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Apr 1928
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 20 April 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1 May 1928
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 01 May 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 May 1928
WOMEN IN PRINT (Evening Post, 26 May 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
24 Sept 1928
WOMENT IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 24 September 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Sept 1928
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 25 September 1928) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Sept 1928
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 28 September 1928) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Oct 1928
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 19 October 1928) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Oct 1928
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 23 October 1928) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Oct 1928
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 26 October 1928) Ellesmere Guardian · 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
9 Jan 1929
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 09 January 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1929
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 16 February 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Feb 1929
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 20 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
10 Apr 1929
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 10 April 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 May 1929
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 09 May 1929) Evening Post · 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
15 Aug 1929
WOMEN IN PRINT (Evening Post, 15 August 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Aug 1929
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Ellesmere Guardian, 16 August 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12 Sept 1929
Jottings of A Lady About Town (NZ Truth, 12 September 1929) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Nov 1929
SOCIAL GOSSIP FROM CHRISTCHURCH (NZ Truth, 21 November 1929) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Dec 1929
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 24 December 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1930s
22 Mar 1930
Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 22 March 1930) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jul 1930
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 17 July 1930) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Aug 1930
A HEAVY BURDEN (Ellesmere Guardian, 05 August 1930) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jan 1933
SUMMER SCHOOL (Evening Post, 20 January 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 Mar 1933
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 06 March 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Mar 1933
In the Public Eye (Evening Post, 11 March 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 May 1933
STAGE AND SCREEN (Evening Post, 18 May 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jun 1933
STAGE AND SCREEN (Evening Post, 29 June 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Oct 1933
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 October 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Feb 1935
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 15 February 1935) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Mar 1935
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 23 March 1935) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Apr 1935
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 27 April 1935) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jun 1935
PERSONAL AND GENERAL. (Waiapu Church Gazette, 01 June 1935) Waiapu Church Gazette · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1 Jun 1935
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 01 June 1935) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jun 1935
ODDFELLOWS' BALL. (Ellesmere Guardian, 14 June 1935) 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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