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.

“"Hoon Hay Road"”, the shelf

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

57 records matching 54 of these 57 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
20 Feb 1858
Provincial Council. (Lyttelton Times, 20 February 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18 Sept 1858
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 18 September 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Sept 1858
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 22 September 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Sept 1858
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 25 September 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Sept 1858
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 29 September 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
2 Oct 1858
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 02 October 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Nov 1858
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 13 November 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Nov 1858
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 17 November 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Nov 1858
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 20 November 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Nov 1858
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 24 November 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Nov 1858
Provincial Council. (Lyttelton Times, 27 November 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 Nov 1858
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 27 November 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Dec 1858
Page 9 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 01 December 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Dec 1858
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 04 December 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 May 1859
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 25 May 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Oct 1859
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 08 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Oct 1859
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 12 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Oct 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 15 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Oct 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 19 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1860s
6 Jun 1860
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 06 June 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
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
5 Jan 1861
Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 05 January 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jan 1861
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 12 January 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Apr 1861
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 06 April 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Apr 1861
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 10 April 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
the 1870s
21 Jan 1875
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 21 January 1875) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jul 1875
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 01 July 1875) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1890s
1 Apr 1895
DIOCESAN STANDING COMMITTEE. (Star, 01 April 1895) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Oct 1897
Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 02 October 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1900s
20 May 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 20 May 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 May 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 26 May 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jun 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 04 June 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jun 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 09 June 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jun 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 13 June 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Aug 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 01 August 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1903
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 12 September 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Nov 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 29 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jan 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 04 January 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Jan 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 04 January 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1 Feb 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 01 February 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Dec 1908
ALLEGED EXHIBITIONISTS. (NZ Truth, 26 December 1908) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Feb 1909
BARKER'S BEASTLINESS. (NZ Truth, 13 February 1909) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Nov 1909
Page 10 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 20 November 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
the 1920s
30 Aug 1920
CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP. (Otago Daily Times 30-8-1920) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Apr 1922
A COSTLY CUDDLE (NZ Truth, 01 April 1922) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jan 1926
Aerial photomosaic of Sparks Road and Hoon Hay Road Christchurch 1926 aerial photomosaics · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1926
Aerial photomosaic of Halswell Road Christchurch 1926 aerial photomosaics · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
the 1930s
1 Jan 1930
Haymaking at 158 Hoon Hay Road 2010 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
the 1940s
30 Mar 1944
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 30 March 1944) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30 Oct 1944
A CENTENARIAN (Evening Post, 30 October 1944) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 May 1945
KILLED IN ACTION. (Evening Post, 01 May 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 2020s
17 Jun 2021
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
20 Jul 2023
List of Public Valuers Under the Valuers Act 1948 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
15 Jul 2024
List of Public Valuers Under the Valuers Act 1948 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
24 Jun 2025
List of Public Valuers Under the Valuers Act 1948 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
16 Oct 2025
New Zealand Transport Agency (Traffic Controls on State Highways) Amendment Bylaw 2025/009 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
14 Jul 2026
List of Public Valuers Under the Valuers Act 1948 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 8 places

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