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.

“The Station”, the shelf

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

10,093 records matching 94 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
6 Feb 1924
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 06 February 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Feb 1924
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 11 February 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1924
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 16 February 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Feb 1924
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 20 February 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Feb 1924
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 29 February 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Mar 1924
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 01 March 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Mar 1924
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 08 March 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Mar 1924
CO-RESPONDENT'S STRANGE STORY (NZ Truth, 08 March 1924) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Mar 1924
Page 16 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 19 March 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Mar 1924
EMPIRE WIRELESS (Evening Post, 21 March 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
24 Apr 1924
TRAINS FROM CHRISTCHURCH (Evening Post, 24 April 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Apr 1924
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Hawera & Normanby Star, 28 April 1924) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jun 1924
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 02 June 1924) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jun 1924
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 04 June 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7 Jul 1924
WELLINGTON'S Winter Carnival (Evening Post, 07 July 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Jul 1924
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 26 July 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Aug 1924
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 02 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
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
30 Aug 1924
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 30 August 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
13 Sept 1924
Splendid Chick-Rearing Results (NZ Truth, 13 September 1924) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Sept 1924
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 29 September 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Oct 1924
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 11 October 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Oct 1924
Page 7 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 29 October 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Nov 1924
Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 17 November 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Nov 1924
Page 7 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 19 November 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Nov 1924
ADDINGTON MARKET (Evening Post, 27 November 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Nov 1924
Page 1 Advertisements Column 9 (Evening Post, 28 November 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Dec 1924
ADDINGTON MARKET (Evening Post, 04 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
29 Dec 1924
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 29 December 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1925
Dunedin Fire Brigade Hocken Digital Collections · Hocken Collections - Uare Taoka o Hākena, University of Otago; University of Otago
2 Jan 1925
AT CHRISTCHURCH (Evening Post, 02 January 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jan 1925
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 24 January 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jan 1925
Page 5 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 28 January 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Feb 1925
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 04 February 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
11 Mar 1925
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 11 March 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Mar 1925
A SPOONERISM FROM THE BOX. (NZ Truth, 21 March 1925) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Mar 1925
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 23 March 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
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
6 Apr 1925
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 06 April 1925) Evening Post · 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
25 Apr 1925
Two Other Statements (NZ Truth, 25 April 1925) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jun 1925
Page 8 Advertisements Column 7 (Evening Post, 01 June 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jun 1925
Page 8 Advertisements Column 9 (Evening Post, 15 June 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 Jul 1925
PERSONAL MATTERS (Evening Post, 08 July 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jul 1925
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 09 July 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jul 1925
Page 8 Advertisements Column 8 (Evening Post, 29 July 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Aug 1925
RACING NEWS (Evening Post, 04 August 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Aug 1925
Page 3 Advertisements Column 9 (Evening Post, 06 August 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12 Sept 1925
IS IT GRANNIE OR GIRLIE? (NZ Truth, 12 September 1925) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Sept 1925
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 15 September 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Sept 1925
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 22 September 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Sept 1925
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 25 September 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Oct 1925
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 02 October 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Oct 1925
Page 7 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 14 October 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Oct 1925
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 20 October 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Oct 1925
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 20 October 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Oct 1925
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 23 October 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Oct 1925
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 30 October 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Nov 1925
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 30 November 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Dec 1925
IN MEMORIAM. (Evening Post, 12 December 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 Dec 1925
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 22 December 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Dec 1925
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 29 December 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1926
Syne condenser panel MED Historical Photographs · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1926
Service Station in city 2013 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1926
Christchurch Fire Brigade fire engine 2013 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · no. 14486 · Christchurch City Libraries
1926
Christchurch Fire Brigade fire engine 2013 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · no. 14484 · Christchurch City Libraries
1926
Firefighters at St Albans Fire Station 2013 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
19 Jan 1926
NEWS AND NOTES (Ellesmere Guardian, 19 January 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Feb 1926
Page 3 Advertisements Column 8 (Evening Post, 04 February 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Feb 1926
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 11 February 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Feb 1926
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 23 February 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Mar 1926
THINGS MISLAID (Evening Post, 13 March 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Mar 1926
NEWS OR THE DAY (Evening Post, 31 March 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 May 1926
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 12 May 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 May 1926
Page 14 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 28 May 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
16 Jun 1926
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 16 June 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jul 1926
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 03 July 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jul 1926
Page 11 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 17 July 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jul 1926
RED CAPS" FOR CHRISTCHURCH (Evening Post, 17 July 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jul 1926
CHRISTCHURCH POWER SUPPLY (Evening Post, 22 July 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Aug 1926
WORKING BY DAY (Evening Post, 07 August 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Aug 1926
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 10 August 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1926
Page 6 Advertisements Column 7 (Evening Post, 14 August 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Aug 1926
Page 16 Advertisements Column 7 (Evening Post, 23 August 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 Sept 1926
LYTTELTON TUNNEL (Evening Post, 27 September 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Nov 1926
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 02 November 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Nov 1926
Page 3 Advertisements Column 7 (Evening Post, 26 November 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Nov 1926
SHUNTER KILLED (Evening Post, 29 November 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Dec 1926
CLEVER CHILDREN (Evening Post, 24 December 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
11 Jan 1927
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 11 January 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jan 1927
CHILDREN'S COMPETITION (Evening Post, 12 January 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jan 1927
AFTER 46 YEARS (NZ Truth, 27 January 1927) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Mar 1927
CHRISTCHURCH SCENES (Evening Post, 14 March 1927) 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.

“The Station”, the shelf

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