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.

“"Kainga"”, the shelf

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

82 records matching 78 of these 82 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 1860s
1862
Chippenham Lodge - List No. 1846 by Robyn Burgess [Report Author] · The New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero · Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga · about 1 place
6 May 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Wellington Independent, 06 May 1869) Wellington Independent · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 May 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Wellington Independent, 08 May 1869) Wellington Independent · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1870s
25 Sept 1877
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 25 September 1877) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Sept 1877
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 28 September 1877) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Oct 1877
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 16 October 1877) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Oct 1877
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 19 October 1877) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Oct 1877
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 23 October 1877) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Oct 1877
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 26 October 1877) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Oct 1877
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 30 October 1877) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Nov 1877
The Akaroa Mail FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 16 November 1877) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Nov 1877
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 20 November 1877) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Nov 1877
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 23 November 1877) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jan 1878
The Akaroa Mail, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 11 January 1878) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Mar 1878
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 15 March 1878) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Mar 1878
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 19 March 1878) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Apr 1878
Untitled (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 02 April 1878) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Apr 1878
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 30 April 1878) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Sept 1878
SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. (Waikato Times, 26 September 1878) Waikato Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Nov 1878
THE GREAT FIRE AT WAIMATE. (Wanganui Chronicle, 19 November 1878) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Feb 1879
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Poverty Bay Herald, 22 February 1879) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Apr 1879
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 18 April 1879) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1880s
1 Mar 1884
NEWS OF THE MONTH. (Auckland Star, 01 March 1884) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Feb 1887
CRICKET. (Taranaki Herald, 26 February 1887) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1890s
25 Aug 1890
Latest Locals. (Star, 25 August 1890) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Apr 1892
Evening Post. SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1992. (Evening Post, 09 April 1892) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12 Nov 1894
MARRIAGES. DEATH. (Star, 12 November 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Feb 1897
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 09 February 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Sept 1898
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. (Otago Daily Times, 27 September 1898) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Sept 1898
DEATHS. (Otago Witness, 29 September 1898) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1900s
17 Dec 1900
Page 8 Advertisements Column 8 (Evening Post, 17 December 1900) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Sept 1903
Untitled (Poverty Bay Herald, 21 September 1903) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 May 1904
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 04 May 1904) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5 Jan 1905
MANAWATU EVENING STANDARD. POHANGINA GAZETTE. Circulation, 3, 0000 Copies Daily. THURSDAY, JANUARY 5,1905. THE NEW ZEALAND EXHIBITION. (Manawatu Standard, 05 January 1905) Manawatu Standard · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jan 1905
Untitled (Manawatu Times, 16 January 1905) Manawatu Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Mar 1905
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wanganui Chronicle, 10 March 1905) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Mar 1906
LATE LOCALS. (Marlborough Express, 02 March 1906) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Nov 1906
THE EXHIBITION. (Star, 02 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Mar 1908
PARS ABOUT PEOPLE (Observer, 21 March 1908) Observer · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jun 1908
WESTLAND MAORI NOMENCLATURE. (Grey River Argus, 18 June 1908) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jun 1908
Taranaki Herald. THURSDAY, JUNE 25; 1908. THE STRATFORD-AUCKLAND RAILWAY CONNECTION. (Taranaki Herald, 25 June 1908) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Aug 1908
THE CRITIC. (NZ Truth, 01 August 1908) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 May 1909
MR NGATA AND THE MAORIS (Otago Witness, 19 May 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1910s
11 Jan 1911
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Mataura Ensign 1-11-1911) Mataura Ensign · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 May 1916
DOMINION TELEGRAMS. (Taranaki Daily News 26-5-1916) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Aug 1919
Page 1 Advertisements Column 8 (Evening Post, 30 August 1919) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1920s
8 May 1922
OTHER GRADES (Evening Post, 08 May 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1923
Addington Cemetery - List No. 9495 by Robyn Burgess [Report Author] · The New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero · Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga · about 1 place
13 Jun 1923
BASKETBALL (Evening Post, 13 June 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1924
Rise Cottage and Garden - List No. 1921 by Kerryn Pollock [Report Author] · The New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero · Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga · about 1 place
the 1930s
12 Jan 1934
BOY DROWNED (Evening Post, 12 January 1934) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Nov 1939
PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 04 November 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1940s
17 Jun 1940
FINANCE FOR WAR (Evening Post, 17 June 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 May 1941
TODAY'S LIST (Evening Post, 29 May 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jun 1941
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 19 June 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
19 Nov 1943
MAORI SETTLEMENTS (Ellesmere Guardian, 19 November 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Dec 1943
HARAKEKE OR NATIVE FLAX (Ellesmere Guardian, 23 December 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 2000s
14 Dec 2000
Dissolution of Incorporated Societies New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
17 Jun 2004
Dissolution of Incorporated Societies New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
18 Jan 2007
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
5 Jul 2007
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
19 Jun 2008
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
the 2010s
15 Dec 2011
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
21 Jun 2012
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
22 May 2014
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
16 Oct 2014
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
18 Dec 2014
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
17 Dec 2015
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
21 Jan 2016
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
19 May 2016
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
19 Jan 2017
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
16 Aug 2018
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
14 Nov 2019
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From The Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
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
15 Dec 2022
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
14 Dec 2023
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
13 Jun 2024
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · about 2 places
17 Oct 2024
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
14 Nov 2024
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
17 Apr 2025
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
13 Nov 2025
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
13 Aug 2026
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places

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.

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