How many records does the archive hold?

72,593 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.

“Moment”, the shelf

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

1,049 records matching 96 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
17 Dec 1918
NEWS OF THE DAY. (Colonist, 17 December 1918) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Jan 1919
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 16 January 1919) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jul 1919
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Hawera & Normanby Star, 17 July 1919) Hawera & Normanby Star · 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
9 Sept 1919
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 09 September 1919) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · 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
24 Dec 1919
SPORTS PRIVILEGES (Evening Post, 24 December 1919) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1920s
9 Feb 1920
TELEPHONE SHORTAGE (Evening Post, 09 February 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Sept 1920
FOOTBALL (Taranaki Daily News 20-9-1920) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Sept 1920
IN BANKRUPTCY. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 24 September 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Oct 1920
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 08 October 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Nov 1920
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Marlborough Express, 30 November 1920) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Dec 1920
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Marlborough Express, 02 December 1920) Marlborough Express · 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
14 Feb 1921
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Hawera & Normanby Star, 14 February 1921) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Feb 1921
Christchurch Cases (NZ Truth, 26 February 1921) NZ Truth · 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
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
27 Jan 1923
CRICKET. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 27 January 1923) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Feb 1923
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 16 February 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jul 1923
AN AWFUL EXPERIENCE" (NZ Truth, 21 July 1923) NZ Truth · 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
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
29 Mar 1924
PEOPLE IN PERSPECTIVE (NZ Truth, 29 March 1924) NZ Truth · 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
26 May 1924
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 26 May 1924) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Aug 1924
HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER (Evening Post, 16 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
4 Sept 1924
Brilliant college rugby at Wanganui last: Christ's College again victorious in annual triangular tourney by Auckland Weekly News; Tesla Studios · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
17 Oct 1924
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 17 October 1924) Hawera & Normanby Star · 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
20 Dec 1924
Presents in Plenty (NZ Truth, 20 December 1924) NZ Truth · 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
16 Mar 1925
Page 15 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 16 March 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
15 Sept 1925
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 15 September 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Sept 1925
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 22 September 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Oct 1925
E. M. MacFARLANE-CHAMPION (NZ Truth, 03 October 1925) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Mar 1926
TOPICS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 29 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
20 May 1926
CANTERBURY OLD BOYS IN FORM (NZ Truth, 20 May 1926) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Aug 1926
CHRISTCHURCH AMAZONS (Evening Post, 16 August 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Dec 1926
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 27 December 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Feb 1927
IN SHADOW OF GRIM PRISON WALLS (NZ Truth, 24 February 1927) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Feb 1927
Plays – Players – Pictures (Evening Post, 26 February 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Mar 1927
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 29 March 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jun 1927
INTENDED ELOPING WITH LOVER (NZ Truth, 30 June 1927) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Sept 1927
STICK TO ME AND HELP ME!" (NZ Truth, 01 September 1927) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Sept 1927
MORE THAN MERE SUSPICION" (NZ Truth, 08 September 1927) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Nov 1927
Jurty Hears Murder Charge Agains Taxi-driver Boakes A DRAMATIC MOMENT IN COURT WHEN BICKERDIKE ENTERS BOX (NZ Truth, 24 November 1927) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Nov 1927
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 28 November 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Dec 1927
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 12 December 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jan 1928
RADIO PROGRAMMES (Evening Post, 16 January 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Mar 1928
WOMEN IN PRINT (Evening Post, 23 March 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jun 1928
WOMAN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 30 June 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Aug 1928
THE COMPETITIONS (Evening Post, 30 August 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Sept 1928
SPARKING ON ALL SIX? (NZ Truth, 20 September 1928) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Oct 1928
TAKEOFF POSTPONED (Evening Post, 01 October 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Nov 1928
WHEN "BARNEY" GREEN SAW RED (NZ Truth, 01 November 1928) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1929
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 19 January 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 Feb 1929
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 08 February 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Feb 1929
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 12 February 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Apr 1929
STILL UNSOLVED (NZ Truth, 04 April 1929) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 May 1929
TRAINING COLLEGES (Evening Post, 10 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
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
11 Oct 1929
WOMEN IN PRINT (Evening Post, 11 October 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Dec 1929
DRAMATIC ARREST OF YOUTHS (NZ Truth, 26 December 1929) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1930s
27 Mar 1930
BOWLERS' FORCING TACTICS (NZ Truth, 27 March 1930) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 May 1930
WHILE HUSBAND WAS IN GAOL (NZ Truth, 15 May 1930) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 May 1930
RUGBY (Evening Post, 17 May 1930) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
27 Jun 1930
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 27 June 1930) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jul 1930
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 01 July 1930) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jul 1930
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 04 July 1930) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1930
Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (NZ Truth, 31 July 1930) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Aug 1930
NOT RAILWAY'S JOB (Evening Post, 28 August 1930) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Nov 1930
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Ellesmere Guardian, 04 November 1930) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jan 1933
BOWLING (Evening Post, 14 January 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
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 May 1933
STAGE AND SCREEN (Evening Post, 11 May 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
11 Oct 1933
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 11 October 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Nov 1933
AUCKLAND SUCCESS (Evening Post, 11 November 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Mar 1934
STAGE AND SCREEN (Evening Post, 29 March 1934) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Dec 1934
THE ROYAL VISIT (Evening Post, 17 December 1934) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jan 1935
WEDDINGS (Evening Post, 25 January 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
12 Oct 1935
GOLF TOURNEY (Evening Post, 12 October 1935) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Dec 1935
RADIO PROGRAMMES (Evening Post, 28 December 1935) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Apr 1936
TOPICS FOR WOMEN (Evening Post, 30 April 1936) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jul 1936
Page 26 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 04 July 1936) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Aug 1936
THOUSANDS PLANTED (Evening Post, 05 August 1936) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Sept 1936
In the Southland-Otago game Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
2 Sept 1936
A tussle in the Auckland-Wellington game Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
2 Sept 1936
Waikato v. Hawke's Bay Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
15 May 1937
CURRENT ENTERTAINMENTS (Evening Post, 15 May 1937) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 May 1937
WEDDING DILEMMA (Evening Post, 19 May 1937) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Aug 1937
WIGRAM AIR BASE (Evening Post, 09 August 1937) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Nov 1937
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 26 November 1937) 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.

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