How many records does the archive hold?

67,402 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.

“New Brighton Health Care”, the shelf

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

123 records matching 100 of these 100 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
4 Jun 1861
CATHOLIC CHURCH. (Daily Southern Cross, 04 June 1861) Daily Southern Cross · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Jun 1861
Untitled (Hawke's Bay Herald, 08 June 1861) Hawke's Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
2 Aug 1867
THE MONTH. (West Coast Times, 02 August 1867) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Feb 1869
NELSON REGATTA. (Colonist, 12 February 1869) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
3 Sept 1869
THIS MONTH. (West Coast Times, 03 September 1869) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1870s
9 Mar 1872
EVENTS OF THE MONTH. (West Coast Times, 09 March 1872) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Sept 1873
SOCIAL. (Otago Daily Times, 02 September 1873) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jun 1874
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 15 June 1874) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1875
News of the Week. (Otago Witness, 23 January 1875) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Nov 1876
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 29 November 1876) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
2 Apr 1878
DRAINAGE BOARD. (Star, 02 April 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Apr 1879
MEETING OF CREDITORS. MR. R. J. DUNCAN. (Evening Post, 05 April 1879) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
the 1880s
7 Oct 1882
LOCAL & GENERAL. (Otago Witness, 07 October 1882) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Feb 1884
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 21 February 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Dec 1884
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 27 December 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Feb 1885
The New Brighton Tramway. (Star, 13 February 1885) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Feb 1886
COURSING. OUR TRAINING KENNELS. (Otago Witness, 27 February 1886) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Dec 1886
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 10 December 1886) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Dec 1886
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 11 December 1886) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Dec 1886
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 23 December 1886) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Dec 1888
Tuapeka Times AND GOLDFIELDS REPORTER AND ADVERTISER. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1888. "MEASURES, NOT MEN." GOOD ADVICE. Local and General Intelligence. (Tuapeka Times, 26 December 1888) Tuapeka Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Sept 1889
MISCELLANEOUS. (Otago Daily Times, 24 September 1889) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 4 places
the 1890s
18 Dec 1890
OUT AND ABOUT. THE SCENIC BEAUTIES AROUND CHRISTCHURCH. (Otago Witness, 18 December 1890) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 May 1891
Local & General. (Star, 05 May 1891) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1891
Latest Locals. (Star, 08 August 1891) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jun 1892
BY MAZEPPA. (Otago Witness, 23 June 1892) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jan 1895
SOCIAL AND GENERAL. (Otago Daily Times, 22 January 1895) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 May 1898
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 21 May 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Jun 1898
Local and General. (Ashburton Guardian, 04 June 1898) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Mar 1899
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 02 March 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Apr 1899
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 11 April 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 May 1899
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 09 May 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 May 1899
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 16 May 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
17 Jun 1899
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 17 June 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
13 Jul 1899
CANTERBURY DOINGS. (Otago Witness, 13 July 1899) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1900s
14 Jun 1900
LETTERS FROM LITTIE FOLK. (Otago Witness, 14 June 1900) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Feb 1902
Page 5 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 01 February 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jul 1902
COSY CORNER CLUB. FOURTH SESSION, SECOND MEETING (Otago Witness, 09 July 1902) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 May 1903
LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK. (Otago Witness, 27 May 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jun 1903
DAILY NOTES. (Star, 10 June 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Oct 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 08 October 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Nov 1903
DOT'S LITTLE FOLK. (Otago Witness, 25 November 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Mar 1904
NOTES AMD QUERIES. The Otago Witness, THE WEEK. SOUTHLAND NEWS NOTES. SHOOTING AT A CHINAMAN SPORTING. TALK OF THE DAY. IN A NUTSHELL CANTERBURY DOINGS. WELLINGTON NOTES. AUCKLAND TOPICS. SPORTING NOTES FROM AUSTRALIA. (Otago Witness, 23 March 1904) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
28 May 1904
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 28 May 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18 Jan 1905
IN A NUTSHELL. (Otago Witness, 18 January 1905) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jan 1905
Poverty Bay Herald. PUBLISHED EVERT EVENING. GISBORNE, WEDNESDAY. JAN. 18. 1905. (Poverty Bay Herald, 18 January 1905) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Feb 1905
OMNIUM GATHERUM. (Otago Witness, 01 February 1905) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Feb 1905
LADIES' GOSSIP. (Otago Witness, 01 February 1905) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Mar 1905
Poverty Bay Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, WEDNESDAY. MAR. 8. 1905. (Poverty Bay Herald, 08 March 1905) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Aug 1905
LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK. (Otago Witness, 23 August 1905) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Dec 1905
THE SICK POOR, (Otago Witness, 13 December 1905) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Feb 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 08 February 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Mar 1906
Page 15 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 03 March 1906) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Mar 1906
LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK. LETTERS IN BRIEF, (Otago Witness, 07 March 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Mar 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 02 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 May 1907
LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK. (Otago Witness, 08 May 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Dec 1907
LOCAL As GENERAL. (Otago Witness, 04 December 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Dec 1907
Taranaki Herald. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1907. FROZEN MEAT. (Taranaki Herald, 04 December 1907) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Oct 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 24 October 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
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
19 Dec 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 19 December 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jun 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 26 June 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Jul 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 10 July 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Nov 1909
POULTRY NOTES. (Otago Witness, 10 November 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Dec 1909
Page 11 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 18 December 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Dec 1909
THE PUBLIC WORKS STATEMENT (Wanganui Chronicle, 21 December 1909) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Dec 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 22 December 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
the 1910s
3 Sept 1917
15000 MEN CALLED UP (Evening Post, 03 September 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
19 Jan 1918
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 19 January 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Oct 1918
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 19 October 1918) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1920s
21 Feb 1928
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 21 February 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1930s
3 Dec 1932
ART UNION DRAWN (Evening Post, 03 December 1932) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1940s
30 Dec 1943
BEREAVEMENT NOTICE. THANKS. (Evening Post, 30 December 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 2000s
22 Aug 2000
REGISTER New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 39 places
14 Dec 2000
Dissolution of Incorporated Societies New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
24 Aug 2001
supplement New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 22 places
4 Oct 2001
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
15 Aug 2002
Dissolution of Incorporated Societies New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
16 Aug 2002
supplement New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 30 places
16 Jan 2003
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
29 Aug 2003
REGISTER New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 26 places
4 Dec 2003
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
6 May 2004
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From 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
27 Aug 2004
Register of Pharmacies New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 20 places
14 Oct 2004
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
11 Nov 2004
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
12 May 2005
Dissolution of Incorporated Societies New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
14 Sept 2006
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
15 Mar 2007
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
13 Sept 2007
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
18 Oct 2007
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
19 Jun 2008
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
11 Sept 2008
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
18 Jun 2009
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
the 2010s
21 Jan 2010
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
20 May 2010
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
17 Jun 2010
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
14 Apr 2011
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
15 Dec 2011
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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