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.

“New Zealand Post Services”, the shelf

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

840 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 1940s
8 Dec 1942
AIR FORCE CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 08 December 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Dec 1942
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 12 December 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 Feb 1943
PLASTIC SURGERY (Evening Post, 22 February 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Apr 1943
AIRMEN DECORATED (Evening Post, 22 April 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jul 1943
SPORTING (Ellesmere Guardian, 30 July 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Sept 1943
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 11 September 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Oct 1943
SERVICE AWARDS (Evening Post, 16 October 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Oct 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 21 October 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 10 places
22 Oct 1943
NAMESAKE CITIES (Evening Post, 22 October 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Dec 1943
HIS MAJESTY'S GREETINGS PACIFIC ISLANDS SPORTING SCHARNHORST SUNK ACTION OFF NORTH CAPE BOWLING TOURNEY NEW ZEALANDERS IN FAST SAILING PRAYER OF THE POPE GEN. FREYBERG'S MEN MAORI'S DEATH DEVOTED SERVICE CHRISTIAN IDEAL R.S.A. CARNIVAL OBITUARY AT BETHLEHEM SHIPPING BOMBERS HAVE SPELL "THIS GREAT ARMY" (Evening Post, 27 December 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30 Dec 1943
BEREAVEMENT NOTICE. THANKS. (Evening Post, 30 December 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Dec 1943
NEW YEAR RACING STOP PRESS (Evening Post, 31 December 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Feb 1944
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 21 February 1944) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 May 1944
McKENZIE TRUST (Evening Post, 24 May 1944) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jun 1944
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 07 June 1944) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
24 Jun 1944
ART UNION FUNDS (Evening Post, 24 June 1944) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jul 1944
TOPICS FOR WOMEN (Evening Post, 13 July 1944) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jul 1944
Untitled (Evening Post, 28 July 1944) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Sept 1944
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 08 September 1944) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 Sept 1944
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 27 September 1944) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Nov 1944
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 25 November 1944) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Dec 1944
CHRISTMAS CHEER (Evening Post, 09 December 1944) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Dec 1944
MR. HENRY HOLLAND, C.B.E. (Evening Post, 30 December 1944) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 May 1945
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 05 May 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14 May 1945
GUIDANCE OFFICERS (Evening Post, 14 May 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 May 1945
MCKENZIE TRUST (Evening Post, 24 May 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jun 1945
Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 02 June 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
19 Jul 1945
ART UNIONS (Evening Post, 19 July 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jul 1945
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 28 July 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Aug 1945
Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 25 August 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Oct 1945
CIVIL AVIATION (Evening Post, 22 October 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Nov 1945
MR. S. N. B. WYNNE (Evening Post, 05 November 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Nov 1945
Page 11 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 10 November 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Nov 1945
NAVAL AWARDS (Evening Post, 24 November 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Dec 1945
Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 04 December 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 2000s
9 Jun 2000
LIST OF New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 5 places
21 Sept 2000
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From The Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
14 Dec 2000
Dissolution of Incorporated Societies New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
29 Mar 2001
134 Security Ltd etc Removals · New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
10 May 2001
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
2 Aug 2001
Extract from New Zealand Gazette, 2/8/2001, No. 81, p. 1909 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
24 Aug 2001
supplement New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 22 places
24 Aug 2001
LIST OF PUBLIC VALUERS New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 9 places
2 May 2002
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
29 May 2002
List of Public Valuers New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
4 Jul 2002
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
16 Aug 2002
supplement New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 30 places
5 Sept 2002
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
16 Jan 2003
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
25 Jun 2003
List of Public Valuers Under the Valuers Act 1948 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
11 Sept 2003
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
6 Nov 2003
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
6 May 2004
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
17 Jun 2004
Dissolution of Incorporated Societies New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
21 Jun 2004
List of Public Valuers Under the Valuers Act 1948 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
9 Sept 2004
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
14 Oct 2004
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
12 May 2005
Dissolution of Incorporated Societies New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
1 Sept 2005
Dissolution of Incorporated Societies New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
15 Sept 2005
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
15 Dec 2005
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
9 Mar 2006
Notice of Intention to Restore Companies to the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 5 places
10 Aug 2006
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 5 places
14 Sept 2006
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
12 Oct 2006
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
16 Nov 2006
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
18 Jan 2007
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
10 May 2007
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
13 Sept 2007
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
28 Feb 2008
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
28 Feb 2008
Notice of Intention to Restore Companies to the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
22 May 2008
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
11 Sept 2008
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
16 Oct 2008
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
11 Dec 2008
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
18 Jun 2009
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
12 Nov 2009
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
the 2010s
21 Jan 2010
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
18 Mar 2010
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
20 May 2010
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · 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
14 Jul 2011
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 5 places
17 Nov 2011
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
15 Dec 2011
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
19 Apr 2012
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
17 May 2012
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
16 Aug 2012
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
20 Sept 2012
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
18 Oct 2012
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
15 Nov 2012
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
13 Dec 2012
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
18 Apr 2013
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
18 Jul 2013
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
17 Oct 2013
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 5 places
14 Nov 2013
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
14 Jan 2014
Objections to Proposed Boundaries of Electoral Districts of New Zealand New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
23 Jan 2014
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
17 Apr 2014
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
22 May 2014
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 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.

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