How many records does the archive hold?

60,434 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.

“"Avonhead"”, the shelf

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

178 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 1850s
16 Jul 1853
ELECTORAL ROLL FOR THE DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH, July 5th, 1853. (Lyttelton Times, 16 July 1853) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 4 places
23 Jul 1853
ELECTORAL ROLL FOR THE TOWN OF CHRISTCHURCH. July 11, 1853. (Lyttelton Times, 23 July 1853) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
24 Jun 1854
Untitled (Lyttelton Times, 24 June 1854) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Aug 1854
ELECTORAL ROLL FOR THE TOWN OF CHRISTCHURCH. (Lyttelton Times, 12 August 1854) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Aug 1854
ELECTORAL ROLL FOR THE DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH. (Lyttelton Times, 16 August 1854) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 6 places
26 Aug 1857
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 26 August 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Oct 1857
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 03 October 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Oct 1857
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 07 October 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Oct 1857
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 10 October 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Oct 1857
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 14 October 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Nov 1857
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 11 November 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Nov 1857
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 18 November 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Nov 1857
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 25 November 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Nov 1857
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 28 November 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Dec 1857
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 02 December 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jan 1858
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 09 January 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
16 Jan 1858
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 16 January 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jan 1858
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 20 January 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1858
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 23 January 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jan 1858
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 30 January 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Feb 1858
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 03 February 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Feb 1858
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 10 February 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Feb 1858
Page 10 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 10 February 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1860s
19 May 1860
JURY LIST FOR 1860. (Lyttelton Times, 19 May 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 7 places
9 Jun 1860
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 09 June 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
13 Jun 1860
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 13 June 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 4 places
13 Jun 1860
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 13 June 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
13 Jun 1860
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 13 June 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 4 places
13 Jun 1860
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 13 June 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
13 Jun 1860
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 13 June 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
11 Jul 1860
RETURNED LETTERS. (Lyttelton Times, 11 July 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Apr 1861
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 06 April 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Apr 1861
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 10 April 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jul 1861
BIRTHS. (Lyttelton Times, 06 July 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jul 1861
DEATHS. (Lyttelton Times, 06 July 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Apr 1862
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 05 April 1862) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Apr 1862
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 16 April 1862) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 10 places
19 Apr 1862
LIST OF CLAMANTS TO BE PLACED ON THE ELECTORAL ROLL FOR THE DISTRICT OF CHEVIOT. (Lyttelton Times, 19 April 1862) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 11 places
19 Apr 1862
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 19 April 1862) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Apr 1862
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 23 April 1862) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Apr 1862
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 26 April 1862) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Apr 1862
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 30 April 1862) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 May 1862
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 07 May 1862) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 May 1862
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 21 May 1862) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jan 1869
Avonhead, Christchurch Hocken Digital Collections · Hocken Collections - Uare Taoka o Hākena, University of Otago; University of Otago
the 1870s
5 Nov 1870
Local and General. (Star, 05 November 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Sept 1873
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 29 September 1873) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Mar 1874
LYTTELTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. (Star, 04 March 1874) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jun 1876
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 01 June 1876) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jan 1879
INTERPROVINCIAL. (Otago Witness, 11 January 1879) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18 Jan 1879
REAPER AND BINDER TRIAL AT CHRISTCHURCH. (Timaru Herald, 18 January 1879) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jan 1879
REAPER AND BINDER TRIAL AT CHRISTCHURCH. (Timaru Herald, 29 January 1879) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1880s
9 Aug 1882
FIRE AT CHRISTCHURCH. (Feilding Star, 09 August 1882) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Aug 1882
FIRE AT CHRISTCHURCH. (Wanganui Chronicle, 09 August 1882) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Aug 1882
FIRE NEAR CHRISTCHURCH. (West Coast Times, 09 August 1882) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1890s
9 Jan 1892
Latest Locals. (Star, 09 January 1892) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Sept 1896
MARRIAGES. (Star, 05 September 1896) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Sept 1896
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 25 September 1896) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Sept 1899
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 09 September 1899) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
20 Sept 1899
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 20 September 1899) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 5 places
10 Oct 1899
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 10 October 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Nov 1899
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 17 November 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
22 Dec 1899
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 22 December 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1900s
1 Jan 1900
"Avonhead" homestead Gimblett family collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
15 Sept 1906
One of the oldest houses in New Zealand, Avonhead, Upper Riccarton by New Zealand Graphic · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
11 Aug 1909
CHRISTCHURCH RACES. (Marlborough Express, 11 August 1909) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Aug 1909
LOCAL & GENERAL. (Otago Witness, 11 August 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Aug 1909
CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB. (Ashburton Guardian, 11 August 1909) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1909
NEWS AND NOTES. (NZ Truth, 14 August 1909) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Dec 1909
UNSUCCESSFUL POULTRY FARMING. (Star, 15 December 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1910s
29 Jul 1910
CHRISTCHURH RACES. (Grey River Argus, 29 July 1910) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jul 1910
SPORTING. (Mataura Ensign 29-7-1910) Mataura Ensign · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Aug 1910
NEWS AND NOTES. (NZ Truth, 13 August 1910) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5 Aug 1911
CANTERBURY GRAND NATIONAL MEETING. (Northern Advocate, 05 August 1911) Northern Advocate · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Aug 1912
CAP AND JACKET (Observer, 24 August 1912) Observer · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
13 Aug 1913
GRAND NATIONAL (Evening Post, 13 August 1913) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
13 Aug 1913
RACING AT CHRISTCHURCH. (Northern Advocate, 13 August 1913) Northern Advocate · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Aug 1914
SPORTING. (Feilding Star, 12 August 1914) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Aug 1914
CAP AND JACKET Late Racing. (Observer, 22 August 1914) Observer · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14 Jun 1915
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 14 June 1915) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
11 Aug 1915
GRAND NATIONAL MEETING. (Northern Advocate, 11 August 1915) Northern Advocate · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Aug 1915
SPORTING. (Feilding Star, 11 August 1915) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Jan 1919
SPORTING. (Taranaki Daily News 1-8-1919) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Aug 1919
NOTES AND COMMENTS. (Feilding Star, 04 August 1919) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
9 Aug 1919
C.J.C. ACCEPTANCES (Hawera & Normanby Star, 09 August 1919) Hawera & Normanby Star · 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
13 Aug 1919
CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB. (Ashburton Guardian, 13 August 1919) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Aug 1919
SPORTING. (Taranaki Daily News 15-8-1919) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Sept 1919
KEEN DEMAND. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 03 September 1919) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1920s
2 Aug 1920
SPORTING (Hawera & Normanby Star, 02 August 1920) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Aug 1920
CANTERBURY SCRATCHINGS. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 05 August 1920) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Aug 1920
SPORTS AMD PASTIMES (Marlborough Express, 11 August 1920) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Aug 1920
SPORTING. (Ashburton Guardian, 11 August 1920) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Aug 1920
SPORTING (Northern Advocate, 11 August 1920) Northern Advocate · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Aug 1921
SPORTING (Hawera & Normanby Star, 11 August 1921) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Feb 1922
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Hawera & Normanby Star, 27 February 1922) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Feb 1923
Page 10 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 08 February 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Aug 1926
C.J.C. REHANDICAPS (Evening Post, 02 August 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1927
NATIONAL PROSPECTS (Evening Post, 08 August 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
the 1930s
10 Aug 1931
SPEARFUL IN AVONHEAD (Evening Post, 10 August 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read

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