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.

“"Somerfield Street"”, the shelf

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

72 records matching 69 of these 72 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 1900s
25 Nov 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 25 November 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Nov 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 28 November 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Dec 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 03 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Dec 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 04 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Dec 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 05 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Dec 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 12 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Dec 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 14 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Dec 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 17 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Dec 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 18 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Dec 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 21 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Dec 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 24 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Dec 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 28 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jan 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 13 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jan 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 20 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Feb 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 10 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Apr 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 05 April 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Apr 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 28 April 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 May 1905
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 16 May 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jun 1905
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 21 June 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jun 1905
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 30 June 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Nov 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 03 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 19 January 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Mar 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 23 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Dec 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 21 December 1907) 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
26 Mar 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 26 March 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
30 Mar 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 30 March 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Apr 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 02 April 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Apr 1908
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 11 April 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Jun 1908
Untitled (Star, 10 June 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Oct 1908
Page 3 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 03 October 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Oct 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 17 October 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
31 Oct 1908
Page 7 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 31 October 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Dec 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 05 December 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Jan 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 15 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
20 Feb 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 20 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Feb 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 27 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Mar 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 27 March 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 May 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 08 May 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 May 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 15 May 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 May 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 15 May 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 31 July 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 14 August 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Sept 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 11 September 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Sept 1909
TRAMWAY EXTENSIONS. (Star, 18 September 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Sept 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 22 September 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Oct 1909
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 02 October 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
2 Oct 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 02 October 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
the 1910s
14 May 1915
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 14 May 1915) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1920s
1 Jan 1920
House corner of Barrington Street and Rose Street, 1923 2014 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1923
House corner of Barrington Street and Rose Street, 1923 2014 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
the 1930s
17 Oct 1939
FATAL ROAD ACCIDENT (Ellesmere Guardian, 17 October 1939) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1940s
14 Nov 1942
NAVY CASUALTY (Evening Post, 14 November 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Mar 1945
FATAL FALL FROM TRAM (Evening Post, 21 March 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 2000s
21 Jun 2004
List of Public Valuers Under the Valuers Act 1948 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
6 Jul 2005
List of Public Valuers New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
8 Jun 2006
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
16 Jun 2006
List of Public Valuers Under the Valuers Act 1948 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
6 Jul 2007
LIST OF New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
28 Jul 2008
List of Public Valuers Under the Valuers Act 1948 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 5 places
18 Sept 2008
No Asset Procedures New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
22 Jul 2009
List of Public Valuers Under the Valuers Act 1948 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 8 places
the 2010s
20 Jul 2010
List of Public Valuers Under the Valuers Act 1948 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 5 places
24 Dec 2010
Fence at rear of 146 Somerfield Street Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
11 Jul 2011
List of Public Valuers New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
6 Jul 2012
List of Public Valuers Under the Valuers Act 1948 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
9 Aug 2012
Notice of Intention to Restore Companies to the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
25 Jun 2013
List of Public Valuers Under the Valuers Act 1948 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
27 Jun 2013
Marriage Celebrants for 2013 Notice No. 49 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
18 Dec 2013
List of Independent Marriage and Civil Union Celebrants New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 30 places
30 Jul 2014
List of Public Valuers Under the Valuers Act 1948 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
15 Jun 2015
List of Public Valuers 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.

“"Somerfield Street"”, the shelf

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