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.

“"Domain Terrace"”, 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 27 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 1920s
18 Jun 1925
Page 16 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 18 June 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Nov 1929
OBITUARY (Evening Post, 22 November 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1930s
6 Aug 1935
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 06 August 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Aug 1935
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 27 August 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Sept 1935
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 03 September 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Sept 1935
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 September 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Sept 1935
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 17 September 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Oct 1935
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 08 October 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Oct 1935
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 25 October 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Oct 1935
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 29 October 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Nov 1935
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 01 November 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Nov 1935
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 05 November 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Nov 1935
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 08 November 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Nov 1935
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 12 November 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Nov 1935
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 19 November 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Nov 1935
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 29 November 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Dec 1935
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 December 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Dec 1935
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 17 December 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Dec 1935
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 20 December 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jan 1936
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 07 January 1936) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jan 1936
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 10 January 1936) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jan 1936
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 14 January 1936) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jan 1936
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 17 January 1936) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jan 1936
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 28 January 1936) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Feb 1936
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 04 February 1936) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Feb 1936
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 07 February 1936) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jul 1936
VICIOUS ATTACK (Evening Post, 15 July 1936) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 2010s
21 Aug 2015
Coronation Hall on Domain Terrace Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
14 Jan 2017
71 Domain Terrace Canterbury Stories · no. 64947 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
14 Jan 2017
71 Domain Terrace Canterbury Stories · no. 64938 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
14 Jan 2017
Spreydon Tennis Club gates Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
14 Jan 2017
Coronation Hall Canterbury Stories · no. 64946 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
14 Jan 2017
Fire damage at 71 Domain Terrace Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
14 Jan 2017
Coronation Hall Canterbury Stories · no. 64943 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
14 Jan 2017
Damage to Coronation Hall Canterbury Stories · no. 64940 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
14 Jan 2017
Fire damaged hall Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
14 Jan 2017
Damage to Coronation Hall Canterbury Stories · no. 64944 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
14 Jan 2017
Fire damaged Coronation Hall Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
14 Jan 2017
Speed hump sign and Coronation Hall Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
14 Jan 2017
Fencing at Coronation Hall Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
14 Jan 2017
Fire damage to Coronation Hall Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
14 Jan 2017
South western end of Coronation Hall Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
17 Jan 2017
Coronation Hall foundation stone Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · 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.

“"Domain Terrace"”, the shelf

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