“Ko Tāne”, the shelf

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

Every collection Papers PastCanterbury StoriesKura Heritage Collections OnlineTe Papa Collections OnlineNational Publicity Studios black and white file printsTAPUHICanterbury MuseumAuckland Museum CollectionsNew Zealand GazetteDigital Public Library of AmericaV.C. Browne & Son NZ Aerial Photograph CollectionChristchurch City Libraries FlickrHocken Digital CollectionsMuseums VictoriaAir Force Museum of New Zealand Photograph CollectionWellington City Council ArchivesThe New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi KōreroNew Zealand Electronic Text CollectionChristchurch City Libraries Heritage Images CollectionLincoln University Living Heritage: Tikaka Tuku IhoFlickrRadio New ZealandAlexander Turnbull Library FlickrAuckland Art Gallery Toi o TāmakiTe Hikoi MuseumiNaturalist NZ — Mātaki TaiaoManawatū HeritageCanterbury Photography MuseumAkaroa MuseumHawke's Bay Museum Every paper StarEvening PostLyttelton TimesAuckland Weekly NewsEllesmere GuardianPhotographs / He WhakaahuaAshburton GuardianAkaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula AdvertiserOtago WitnessPhotographyOtago Daily TimesSamuel Anstey collectionWanganui ChronicleColonistNZ TruthArchives NZ Collections searchTimaru HeraldPhotographic ArchiveAuckland StarNorth Otago TimesHawera & Normanby StarPoverty Bay HeraldGrey River ArgusMarlborough ExpressWanganui HeraldPlantsGreg O’Beirne collectionNatural ScienceWest Coast TimesNelson Evening MailThames StarFeilding StarRecords of the Office of the Secretary of DefenseWairarapa Daily TimesMED Historical PhotographsJessie Buckland collectionNew Zealand TabletTaranaki HeraldTaranaki Daily NewsMataura EnsignHawke's Bay HeraldWildey collection2019 Photo HuntJan Shuttleworth CollectionSouthland Times2013 Photo HuntPioneer Amateur Sports club imagesChristchurch and Banks Peninsula glass plate collectionNorthern AdvocateSutton glass platesThe imperial album of New Zealand sceneryArt2014 Photo HuntManawatu TimesHuman HistoryObserverParks and gardens : glass slides1940s Christchurch Star photographsWellington IndependentBush Advocate Oldest first Newest first Newest to the shelf

1. the 1870s
1. 1 Aug 1876

   CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 01 August 1876) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2. 2 Apr 1878

   DRAINAGE BOARD. (Star, 02 April 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3. 5 Dec 1879

   SOCIAL AND GENERAL. (Otago Daily Times, 05 December 1879) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4. the 1880s
4. 25 Jun 1884

   Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 25 June 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5. 17 Oct 1885

   LOCAL & GENERAL (Otago Witness, 17 October 1885) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6. 24 Dec 1887

   Page 2 Advertisements Column 8 (Star, 24 December 1887) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7. 20 Jun 1888

   Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 20 June 1888) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8. 11 Feb 1889

   Page 2 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 11 February 1889) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9. the 1890s
9. 14 Aug 1897

   Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 14 August 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10. the 1900s
10. 26 Oct 1904

    LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK. (Otago Witness, 26 October 1904) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
11. 18 Oct 1905

    IN A NUTSHELL. (Otago Witness, 18 October 1905) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12. 9 Apr 1906

    Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 09 April 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
13. 9 Dec 1908

    D.L.F. Old Writers' Week. (Otago Witness, 09 December 1908) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14. 4 Aug 1909

    A STRANGE QUEST. (Otago Witness, 04 August 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15. 17 Aug 1909

    THE ART OF MUSIC. (Taranaki Herald, 17 August 1909) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16. the 1910s
16. 14 Jun 1917

    PERSONAL (Colonist, 14 June 1917) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17. the 1920s
17. 6 Jan 1921

    LOCAL AND GENERAL (Hawera & Normanby Star, 06 January 1921) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18. the 1930s
18. 15 May 1936

    OUTDOOR GAMES (Evening Post, 15 May 1936) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19. the 1940s
19. 8 Sept 1944

    Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 08 September 1944) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20. the 2000s
20. 16 Oct 2008

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
21. the 2010s
21. 19 Apr 2012

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
22. 16 Oct 2014

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
23. 19 May 2016

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
24. the 2020s
24. 11 Aug 2022

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place

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