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.

“The Common”, the shelf

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

1,066 records matching 98 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
12 Jun 1914
Grey River Argus and Black News FRIDAY, JUNE 12th, 1914 (Grey River Argus, 12 June 1914) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jul 1914
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Otago Daily Times 7-4-1914) Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Aug 1914
ABOUT PEOPLE (Evening Post, 26 August 1914) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Oct 1914
SPREYDON SPARRERS. (NZ Truth, 17 October 1914) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 May 1915
Page 9 Advertisements Column 3 (NZ Truth, 15 May 1915) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jun 1915
Agony Day at Christchurch (NZ Truth, 26 June 1915) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Jul 1915
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 10 July 1915) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Aug 1915
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 18 August 1915) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Nov 1915
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Wairarapa Daily Times, 23 November 1915) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Aug 1916
AT CHRISTCHURCH (NZ Truth, 26 August 1916) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jan 1917
SICK AND WOUNDED (Evening Post, 12 January 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Aug 1917
NEWS OF THE DAY. (Colonist, 22 August 1917) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30 Oct 1917
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Taranaki Daily News 30-10-1917) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Feb 1918
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 11 February 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Feb 1918
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Ashburton Guardian, 27 February 1918) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Sept 1918
ACCIDENTS (Grey River Argus, 28 September 1918) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Oct 1918
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 19 October 1918) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Dec 1918
SCIENCE CONGRESS (Evening Post, 30 December 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Feb 1919
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 14 February 1919) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jul 1919
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Ashburton Guardian, 25 July 1919) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Oct 1919
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Taranaki Daily News 10-10-1919) Taranaki Daily News · 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
28 Feb 1920
THE SOCIAL SPHERE (Observer, 28 February 1920) Observer · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Mar 1920
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 09 March 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Apr 1920
TOWN EDITION. (Poverty Bay Herald, 23 April 1920) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
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
2 Dec 1920
BOOKMAKING. (Feilding Star, 02 December 1920) Feilding Star · 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
29 Mar 1921
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 29 March 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jun 1921
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Ashburton Guardian, 04 June 1921) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Jan 1922
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 25 January 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Feb 1922
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 08 February 1922) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Mar 1922
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 29 March 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Dec 1922
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 20 December 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1923
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 16 February 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Mar 1923
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 24 March 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
2 Jul 1923
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 02 July 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Aug 1923
IN HONOUR (Evening Post, 29 August 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Oct 1923
Page 12 Advertisements Column 8 (Evening Post, 26 October 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 Dec 1923
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 27 December 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Mar 1924
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 01 March 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
2 Jun 1924
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 02 June 1924) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
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
11 Mar 1925
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 11 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
8 Apr 1925
Page 7 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 08 April 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
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
1926
Cashmere Hills Presbyterian Church - List No. 1842 by Melanie Lovell-Smith [Report Author] · The New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero · Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga · about 1 place
11 Feb 1926
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 11 February 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Mar 1926
Page 3 Advertisements Column 7 (Evening Post, 25 March 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12 Jun 1926
RUGBY (Evening Post, 12 June 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Sept 1926
Was Bottle Lake Inquiry Bottled Up? (NZ Truth, 16 September 1926) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Nov 1926
The Provincial Church. (Waiapu Church Gazette, 01 November 1926) Waiapu Church Gazette · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1927
Portico and women’s common room, Canterbury College Notebook · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
25 Jan 1927
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 25 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
28 Feb 1927
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 28 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
23 Jun 1927
THROUGH SHEER LUCK MURDERER MAY ESCAPE DETECTION (NZ Truth, 23 June 1927) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1927
BURWOOD MURDER (Evening Post, 31 August 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Sept 1927
Untitled (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
17 Nov 1927
THE GRAND JURY DECIDES (NZ Truth, 17 November 1927) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Nov 1927
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 24 November 1927) Evening Post · 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
12 Jan 1928
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 12 January 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1928
WOMEN IN PRINT (Evening Post, 16 February 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Apr 1928
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 20 April 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1 May 1928
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 01 May 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jun 1928
Knows His Onions (NZ Truth, 14 June 1928) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Sept 1928
WOMEM IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 03 September 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
15 Apr 1929
Page 16 Advertisements Column 7 (Evening Post, 15 April 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
2 Aug 1929
AVIATION GROUNDS (Evening Post, 02 August 1929) Evening Post · 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
10 Jun 1930
TOPICS FOR WOMEN (Evening Post, 10 June 1930) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jul 1930
OPEN-AIR SCHOOLS (Evening Post, 07 July 1930) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
17 Jul 1930
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 17 July 1930) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Feb 1932
CHRISTCHURCH ALSO (Evening Post, 05 February 1932) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jan 1933
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 10 January 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jan 1933
CHRISTCHURCH GAS (Evening Post, 25 January 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Feb 1933
ANGORA RABBITS (Evening Post, 10 February 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jan 1935
OBITUARY (Evening Post, 22 January 1935) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jan 1936
BOWLING (Evening Post, 11 January 1936) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 May 1936
OUTDOOR GAMES (Evening Post, 15 May 1936) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Sept 1936
RUGBY (Evening Post, 28 September 1936) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Oct 1936
THE SCORES IN ORDER (Evening Post, 23 October 1936) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 May 1937
CURRENT ENTERTAINMENTS (Evening Post, 13 May 1937) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jun 1937
DRIVERS IN SOUTH (Evening Post, 26 June 1937) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Nov 1937
CHRISTCHURCH FESTIVITIES (Evening Post, 11 November 1937) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Oct 1938
CANDIDATES FOR TOMORROW'S ELECTIONS (Evening Post, 14 October 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1940s
22 Aug 1940
NATIONAL RECORDS (Evening Post, 22 August 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Sept 1940
CHILDREN ALL IN GOOD HEALTH (Evening Post, 16 September 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Nov 1940
COURT'S WARNING (Evening Post, 30 November 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jan 1941
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 22 January 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Jan 1941
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 25 January 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Mar 1941
IN THE EARLY DAYS (Ellesmere Guardian, 28 March 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place

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 Common”, the shelf

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