How many records does the archive hold?

69,585 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.

“The Addington Store”, the shelf

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

764 records matching 64 of these 64 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 Dec 1916
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 01 December 1916) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Dec 1916
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 12 December 1916) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Dec 1916
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 28 December 1916) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jan 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 09 January 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jan 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 16 January 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 19 January 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Feb 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 20 February 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Feb 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 27 February 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Mar 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 30 March 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Apr 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 24 April 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Apr 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ashburton Guardian, 30 April 1917) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Sept 1917
15000 MEN CALLED UP (Evening Post, 03 September 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
11 Feb 1918
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 11 February 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 May 1918
COMMERCIAL. (Taranaki Daily News 18-5-1918) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Aug 1918
ADDINGTON. (Northern Advocate, 02 August 1918) Northern Advocate · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Sept 1918
ADDINGTON MARKET (Evening Post, 26 September 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Nov 1918
ADDINGTON. (Northern Advocate, 16 November 1918) Northern Advocate · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jan 1919
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 22 January 1919) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1919
ADDINGTON MARKET (Evening Post, 23 January 1919) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1919
ADDINGTON. (Northern Advocate, 08 August 1919) Northern Advocate · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Aug 1919
NOTES AND COMMENTS. (Evening Post, 11 August 1919) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Sept 1919
COMMERCIAL. (Clutha Leader 9-5-1919) Clutha Leader · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Oct 1919
ADDINGTON.S (Northern Advocate, 03 October 1919) Northern Advocate · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Nov 1919
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Ashburton Guardian, 01 November 1919) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Nov 1919
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ashburton Guardian, 03 November 1919) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Nov 1919
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Ashburton Guardian, 05 November 1919) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Dec 1919
COMMERCIAL. (Taranaki Daily News 29-12-1919) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1920s
20 Feb 1920
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Northern Advocate, 20 February 1920) Northern Advocate · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Mar 1920
ADDINGTON STOCK SALES (Evening Post, 18 March 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Apr 1920
ADDINGTON. (Northern Advocate, 16 April 1920) Northern Advocate · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Dec 1920
COMMERCIAL. (Clutha Leader 12-3-1920) Clutha Leader · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Mar 1925
ADDINGTON MARKET (Evening Post, 19 March 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Oct 1926
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 01 October 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1930s
28 Apr 1933
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Ellesmere Guardian, 28 April 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Mar 1934
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 09 March 1934) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Dec 1935
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 17 December 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 May 1937
ADDINGTON MARKET. (Evening Post, 12 May 1937) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Nov 1937
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 09 November 1937) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Dec 1937
LIVESTOCK MARKETS (Evening Post, 16 December 1937) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Apr 1938
LIVESTOCK VALUES (Evening Post, 13 April 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jun 1939
SPRINGS-ELLESMERE BOARD (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 June 1939) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1940s
2 May 1940
ADDINGTON MARKET. (Evening Post, 02 May 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jul 1942
KILLED IN ACTION. (Evening Post, 29 July 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
31 Dec 1943
NEW YEAR RACING STOP PRESS (Evening Post, 31 December 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 2000s
2 May 2002
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
4 Jul 2002
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
14 Aug 2003
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
29 Jul 2004
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
23 Feb 2006
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
18 Oct 2007
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
18 Jun 2009
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
the 2010s
18 Mar 2010
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
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
19 Jun 2014
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
19 May 2016
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
14 Sept 2017
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
the 2020s
12 Aug 2021
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
15 Dec 2022
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
14 Dec 2023
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
19 Jun 2025
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
14 Aug 2025
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 5 places
17 Sept 2026
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register The New Zealand Gazette · New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 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.

“The Addington Store”, the shelf

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