How many records does the archive hold?

63,896 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.

“"Cass Bay"”, the shelf

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

43 records matching 41 of these 43 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
17 Apr 1852
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 17 April 1852) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Apr 1852
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 24 April 1852) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 May 1852
Page 11 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 01 May 1852) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Oct 1852
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 09 October 1852) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Dec 1852
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 11 December 1852) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jun 1853
Page 11 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 04 June 1853) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jun 1853
Page 12 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 11 June 1853) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jul 1853
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 09 July 1853) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
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
6 Aug 1853
Page 11 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 06 August 1853) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Aug 1853
Page 12 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 13 August 1853) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Sept 1853
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 24 September 1853) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Oct 1853
JURY LIST. (Lyttelton Times, 22 October 1853) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
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
16 May 1855
REPORT. (Lyttelton Times, 16 May 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 4 places
5 Sept 1855
Page 9 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 05 September 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Sept 1855
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 08 September 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1855
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 12 September 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Sept 1855
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 15 September 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Sept 1855
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 19 September 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Apr 1856
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 30 April 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 May 1856
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 03 May 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 May 1856
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 28 May 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
8 Oct 1856
Page 11 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 08 October 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Feb 1858
Page 9 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 10 February 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
17 Dec 1859
Local Intelligence. (Lyttelton Times, 17 December 1859) 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
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
8 Jun 1867
THE MOORHOUSE TUNNEL. (Hawke's Bay Herald, 08 June 1867) Hawke's Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1900s
14 Oct 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 14 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1910s
19 Sept 1913
DROWNED FIREMAN. (Northern Advocate, 19 September 1913) Northern Advocate · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Sept 1913
DEAD. (Feilding Star, 19 September 1913) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Sept 1913
FOUND DROWNED. (Grey River Argus, 19 September 1913) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Sept 1913
A FIREMAN'S SUICIDE (Hawera & Normanby Star, 19 September 1913) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Sept 1913
ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. (Poverty Bay Herald, 19 September 1913) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1920s
1 Jan 1926
Aerial photomosaic of Port Hills above Cass Bay Christchurch 1926 aerial photomosaics · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1926
Aerial photomosaic of Rāpaki, Cass Bay, and Corsair Bay Christchurch 1926 aerial photomosaics · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
the 2000s
15 Aug 2002
Dissolution of Incorporated Societies New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
16 Oct 2008
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
12 Nov 2009
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
the 2010s
12 Aug 2010
Bankruptcies New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
17 Nov 2011
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
14 Nov 2013
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · 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.

“"Cass Bay"”, the shelf

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