How many records does the archive hold?

69,585 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.

“Sign of the Kiwi”, the shelf

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

140 records matching 62 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 1870s
4 Aug 1871
NEW ZEALAND. (Colonist, 04 August 1871) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Nov 1871
NEW ZEALAND GENERAL NEWS. (Colonist, 24 November 1871) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
the 1890s
26 Jan 1894
Evening Post. FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1894. (Evening Post, 26 January 1894) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
31 Dec 1894
Evening Post. MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1894. 1894. (Evening Post, 31 December 1894) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
24 Nov 1899
OTAGO AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL SOCIETY. (Otago Daily Times, 24 November 1899) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30 Nov 1899
SHOWS. OTAGO AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL SOCIETY. (Otago Witness, 30 November 1899) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
the 1900s
1 Jan 1900
Sign of the Kiwi plinth Photographs · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1900
Sign of the Kiwi Photographs · Canterbury Stories · no. 99571 · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1900
Sign of the Kiwi Photographs · Canterbury Stories · no. 99528 · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1900
Marley's Hill, Sign of the Kiwi and toll gate Photographs · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1900
Toll gate at the Sign of the Kiwi Photographs · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
3 Mar 1900
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Nelson Evening Mail, 03 March 1900) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jun 1901
SIGHT-SEEING AT ROTORUA. (Otago Witness, 19 June 1901) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jun 1901
THE NELSON CELEBRATIONS. (Colonist, 29 June 1901) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Jul 1901
LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK. (Otago Witness, 10 July 1901) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jun 1905
LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK. (Otago Witness, 07 June 1905) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Nov 1905
Poverty Bay Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, SATURDAY, NOV. 4. 1905. (Poverty Bay Herald, 04 November 1905) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Sept 1909
LOCAL & GENERAL, (Otago Witness, 15 September 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
the 1910s
1 Jan 1917
Sign of the Kiwi plinth Photographs · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1917
Sign of the Kiwi Photographs · Canterbury Stories · no. 99534 · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1917
Sign of the Kiwi Photographs · Canterbury Stories · no. 99549 · Christchurch City Libraries
the 1920s
1 Jan 1920
Sign of the Kiwi Canterbury Stories · no. 44863 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
1 Jan 1920
Sign of the Kiwi Photographs · Canterbury Stories · no. 99519 · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1920
Sign of the Kiwi Photographs · Canterbury Stories · no. 99551 · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1920
Sign of the Kiwi Photographs · Canterbury Stories · no. 99568 · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1920
Sign of the Kiwi from Mitchell's track Photographs · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1920
Lamp-stand by the Summit Road tollgate Photographs · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1920
My father and friends, at the Sign of the Kiwi 2017 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1925
Sign of the Kiwi Photographs · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1925
Sign of the Kiwi building: digital image Picture Wairarapa · Wairarapa Archive
1 Jan 1927
Dyers Pass and Sign of the Kiwi Photographs · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1927
Sign of the Kiwi Photographs · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
the 1930s
1 Jan 1930
Avonside Old Girls Tramping Club at the Sign of the Kiwi 2015 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
31 Dec 1935
RADIO PROGRAMMES (Evening Post, 31 December 1935) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jan 1936
A GOOD CLEARANCE (Evening Post, 07 January 1936) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Aug 1937
PORT HILLS TRAMP (Ellesmere Guardian, 17 August 1937) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1 Jan 1938
Sign of the Kiwi - snow 1938 (PB0611/170) V.C. Browne & Son NZ Aerial Photograph Collection · V.C. Browne & Son
2 Mar 1938
Mrs Adelaide Ell cutting the ribbon during the opening ceremony of the Summit Road over the Port Hills at Christchurch Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
the 1940s
27 Dec 1943
HIS MAJESTY'S GREETINGS PACIFIC ISLANDS SPORTING SCHARNHORST SUNK ACTION OFF NORTH CAPE BOWLING TOURNEY NEW ZEALANDERS IN FAST SAILING PRAYER OF THE POPE GEN. FREYBERG'S MEN MAORI'S DEATH DEVOTED SERVICE CHRISTIAN IDEAL R.S.A. CARNIVAL OBITUARY AT BETHLEHEM SHIPPING BOMBERS HAVE SPELL "THIS GREAT ARMY" (Evening Post, 27 December 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
19 Feb 1947
Govenors Bay seen from the Sign of the Kiwi by Christchurch Star · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
the 1960s
1 Jan 1960
Sign of the Kiwi, Summit Road, Christchurch by Scott, Gordon Bruce, 1931-1997 · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries · about 1 place
4 Jul 1968
Bus stuck in the snow by Christchurch Star · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
the 1970s
8 Feb 1971
Car down a bank near Governors Bay by Christchurch Star · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
18 May 1977
Snow on Dyers Pass Road by Christchurch Star · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
the 1980s
1 Jan 1983
Sign of the Kiwi entrance 2026 Photohunt · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
26 Sept 1984
Adder's tongue, Ophioglossum coriaceum A.Cunn. Plants · Te Papa Collections Online · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
21 Oct 1984
Adder's tongue, Ophioglossum coriaceum A.Cunn. Plants · Te Papa Collections Online · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
the 2000s
9 Nov 2000
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From The Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
10 May 2001
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
2 Aug 2001
Extract from New Zealand Gazette, 2/8/2001, No. 81, p. 1909 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
4 Oct 2001
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
2 May 2002
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
16 Jan 2003
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
7 Aug 2003
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
29 Jan 2004
In Bankruptcy 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
24 Jun 2004
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
29 Jul 2004
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
14 Oct 2004
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
12 Sept 2005
Sign of the Kiwi sign plinth Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
12 Sept 2005
Sign of the Kiwi Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
12 Sept 2005
Sign of the Kiwi sign plinth details Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
12 Sept 2005
Sign of the Kiwi sign details Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
12 Sept 2005
Sign of the Kiwi garden Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
12 Sept 2005
Dyers Pass Road and Summit Road intersection Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
15 Dec 2005
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
10 Aug 2006
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 5 places
12 Oct 2006
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
18 Jan 2007
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
10 May 2007
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
7 Jun 2007
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
5 Jul 2007
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register 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
10 Jan 2008
Sign of the Kiwi Café by Milly Hopkins · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
11 Sept 2008
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
16 Oct 2008
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
2 Mar 2009
Scenic reserves by Frederick George Radcliffe · Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand · Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage · about 1 place
21 May 2009
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
18 Jun 2009
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
12 Nov 2009
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
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
18 Mar 2010
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 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
5 Sept 2010
Power back on in Dunedin after winds toppled powerlines Radio New Zealand · Radio New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14 Apr 2011
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
14 Jul 2011
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 5 places
17 Nov 2011
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
17 May 2012
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
19 Jul 2012
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 5 places
16 Aug 2012
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
20 Sept 2012
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
15 Nov 2012
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
13 Dec 2012
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
18 Apr 2013
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
18 Jul 2013
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
17 Oct 2013
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 5 places
14 Nov 2013
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
23 Jan 2014
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 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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