How many records does the archive hold?

81,477 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.

“Christchurch Club”, the shelf

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

9,314 records matching 97 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 1920s
1 Mar 1924
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 01 March 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Mar 1924
INQUIRERS' CORNER (NZ Truth, 01 March 1924) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Mar 1924
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 12 March 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Mar 1924
PEOPLE IN PERSPECTIVE (NZ Truth, 15 March 1924) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
24 Mar 1924
NEW BRIGHTON ACCEPTANCES (Evening Post, 24 March 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Mar 1924
TROTTING. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 25 March 1924) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Mar 1924
TROTTING (Evening Post, 27 March 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Mar 1924
PEOPLE IN PERSPECTIVE (NZ Truth, 29 March 1924) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Mar 1924
TROTTING (Hawera & Normanby Star, 31 March 1924) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Mar 1924
TROTTING (Evening Post, 31 March 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Apr 1924
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 02 April 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1924
GOLF (Evening Post, 08 April 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Apr 1924
HOCKEY (Evening Post, 12 April 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Apr 1924
LEAGUE CODE (Evening Post, 12 April 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
16 Apr 1924
TROTTING (Hawera & Normanby Star, 16 April 1924) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Apr 1924
LEAGUE CODE (Evening Post, 19 April 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Apr 1924
Page 12 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 21 April 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5 May 1924
DISTANCE CYCLE RACING (Evening Post, 05 May 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 May 1924
CYCLING (Hawera & Normanby Star, 05 May 1924) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 May 1924
LEAGUE CODE (Evening Post, 17 May 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 May 1924
FIXTURES. (Evening Post, 17 May 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 May 1924
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 26 May 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 May 1924
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 31 May 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
31 May 1924
LEAGUE CODE (Evening Post, 31 May 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jun 1924
TROTTING. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 04 June 1924) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jun 1924
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. (NZ Truth, 07 June 1924) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jul 1924
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 05 July 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jul 1924
Christchurch Hunt Club holds successful meeting at Homebush, Canterbury, South Island: point races and a run with the hounds by Auckland Weekly News; Green, Herbert Huxley, 1893-1956 · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
19 Jul 1924
CHRISTCHURCH SPORTS CLUB. (NZ Truth, 19 July 1924) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jul 1924
Page 10 Advertisements Column 2 (NZ Truth, 26 July 1924) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1924
NOTES AND COMMENTS (Evening Post, 31 July 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Aug 1924
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 01 August 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Aug 1924
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 04 August 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5 Aug 1924
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 05 August 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Aug 1924
EGMONT-WANGANUI HUNT. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 06 August 1924) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Aug 1924
PIGEON SHOOTING (Evening Post, 12 August 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Aug 1924
GRAND NATIONAL MEETING. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 15 August 1924) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Aug 1924
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 21 August 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Aug 1924
National Week in Christchurch, Canterbury: snapshots on track and lawn at Riccarton and Addington by Auckland Weekly News; Green, Herbert Huxley, 1893-1956 · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
30 Aug 1924
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 30 August 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Sept 1924
PERSONAL ITEMS. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 02 September 1924) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Sept 1924
SOCCER (Evening Post, 06 September 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Sept 1924
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 08 September 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Sept 1924
O'RORKE CHALLENGE VASE (Evening Post, 08 September 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Sept 1924
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 13 September 1924) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Sept 1924
NOTES AND COMMENTS (Evening Post, 16 September 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Sept 1924
NOTES AND COMMENTS (Evening Post, 24 September 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Sept 1924
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 27 September 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Sept 1924
GOLF (NZ Truth, 27 September 1924) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Oct 1924
Cycling Revival (NZ Truth, 04 October 1924) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Oct 1924
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 06 October 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
17 Oct 1924
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 17 October 1924) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Oct 1924
CHRISTCHURCH CLUB CHAMPION (Evening Post, 20 October 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Nov 1924
On the Links (Evening Post, 01 November 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Nov 1924
DEMSKY v. BLACKBURN. (NZ Truth, 01 November 1924) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Nov 1924
C.J.C. MEETING. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 04 November 1924) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Nov 1924
CANTERBURY J.C. MEETING (Evening Post, 08 November 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Nov 1924
ATHLETICS AND CYCLING (NZ Truth, 15 November 1924) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Nov 1924
TROTTING NOTES (Evening Post, 19 November 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Nov 1924
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 22 November 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Nov 1924
THAT BREAKAWAY. (NZ Truth, 29 November 1924) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Dec 1924
TROTTING NOTES (Evening Post, 03 December 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Dec 1924
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 06 December 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Dec 1924
NeWsMnd Notes (NZ Truth, 06 December 1924) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Dec 1924
NEW BRIGTON TROTTING CLUB (Evening Post, 13 December 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Dec 1924
DROWNING FATALITY. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 15 December 1924) Hawera & Normanby Star · 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
29 Dec 1924
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 29 December 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jan 1925
BOWLING (Evening Post, 06 January 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jan 1925
BOWLING (Evening Post, 10 January 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jan 1925
THE FRIENDLY BOWL (Evening Post, 12 January 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1925
BOWLING (Evening Post, 19 January 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1925
CHRISTCHURCH BOXING DISPUTE (Evening Post, 19 January 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jan 1925
TROTTING (Evening Post, 27 January 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jan 1925
SPRINGSTON SOUTH (Ellesmere Guardian, 30 January 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30 Jan 1925
TENNIS (Ellesmere Guardian, 30 January 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Feb 1925
PERSONAL MATTERS (Evening Post, 09 February 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Feb 1925
MATCH FOR BARNETT TIKI (Evening Post, 09 February 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Feb 1925
Trotting (NZ Truth, 14 February 1925) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Feb 1925
LEESTON DEFEATS MAIREHAU. (Ellesmere Guardian, 24 February 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Feb 1925
Christchurch Polo Club's Meeting At Hagley Park Last Week: The Contest for the Stead Cup by Auckland Weekly News; Green, H. H. · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
2 Mar 1925
CHRISTCHURCH REGATTA (Evening Post, 02 March 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Mar 1925
CONTROL OF BOXING (Evening Post, 04 March 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Mar 1925
Page 7 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 05 March 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Mar 1925
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 07 March 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7 Mar 1925
TROTTING NOTES (Evening Post, 07 March 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Mar 1925
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 11 March 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Mar 1925
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 12 March 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Mar 1925
THE CHRISTCHURCH FINAL (NZ Truth, 14 March 1925) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Mar 1925
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 14 March 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Mar 1925
NEW BRIGHTON TROTTING CLUB (Evening Post, 21 March 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Mar 1925
WOMEN IN PRINT (Evening Post, 25 March 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Mar 1925
WOMEN IN PRINT (Evening Post, 27 March 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Mar 1925
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 28 March 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
2 Apr 1925
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 02 April 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Apr 1925
FOR EASTER. (NZ Truth, 04 April 1925) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1925
Page 7 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 08 April 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Apr 1925
CHRISTCHURCH V. ASHBURTON (Evening Post, 13 April 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Apr 1925
AT CHRISTCHURCH (Evening Post, 15 April 1925) 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.

“Christchurch Club”, the shelf

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