“Spark”, 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 WhakaahuaAkaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula AdvertiserAshburton GuardianPhotographyOtago WitnessSamuel Anstey collectionArchives NZ Collections searchOtago Daily TimesPhotographic ArchiveNZ TruthTimaru HeraldColonistWanganui ChroniclePoverty Bay HeraldHawera & Normanby StarGrey River ArgusPlantsMarlborough ExpressGreg O’Beirne collectionAuckland StarNatural ScienceNorth Otago TimesWest Coast TimesWanganui HeraldRecords of the Office of the Secretary of DefenseMED Historical PhotographsJessie Buckland collectionNelson Evening MailFeilding StarWairarapa Daily TimesWildey collection2019 Photo HuntJan Shuttleworth Collection2013 Photo HuntTaranaki Daily NewsMataura EnsignTaranaki HeraldPioneer Amateur Sports club imagesNew Zealand TabletChristchurch and Banks Peninsula glass plate collectionHawke's Bay HeraldSutton glass platesThe imperial album of New Zealand sceneryArt2014 Photo HuntHuman HistoryNorthern AdvocateSouthland TimesThames StarParks and gardens : glass slides1940s Christchurch Star photographsLog book, May 1862 to May 1864ObserverDocumentary HeritageLog on board the S.S. Somersetshire, 1869 Oldest first Newest first Newest to the shelf

1. the 1850s
1. 15 Oct 1859

   Local Intelligence. (Lyttelton Times, 15 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2. 4 Nov 1859

   LYTTELTON. (Colonist, 04 November 1859) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3. the 1860s
3. 25 Oct 1869

   The Daily Southern Cross. (Daily Southern Cross, 25 October 1869) Daily Southern Cross · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4. the 1870s
4. 2 Jun 1870

   MEMORANDA OF TRIE MONIR. (Wellington Independent, 02 June 1870) Wellington Independent · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5. 4 Nov 1870

   CANTERBURY PROVINCE. FEARFUL FIRE AT LYTTELTON. (Colonist, 04 November 1870) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6. 21 Feb 1874

   News of the Week. (Otago Witness, 21 February 1874) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7. 23 Jan 1875

   News of the Week. (Otago Witness, 23 January 1875) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8. 18 Apr 1877

   EXPRESS" TELEGRAMS. (Marlborough Express, 18 April 1877) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9. 20 Feb 1878

   EXPRESS" TELEGRAMS. (Marlborough Express, 20 February 1878) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10. 5 Nov 1878

    INTERPROVINCIAL. (Bruce Herald, 05 November 1878) Bruce Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11. 19 Nov 1878

    TELEGRAMS. (Hawke's Bay Herald, 19 November 1878) Hawke's Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12. 31 Dec 1878

    Untitled (Marlborough Express, 31 December 1878) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13. 11 Jan 1879

    INTERPROVINCIAL. (Otago Witness, 11 January 1879) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14. 7 Mar 1879

    FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1879. THE DRAINAGE QUESTION. (Evening Post, 07 March 1879) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15. the 1880s
15. 27 Feb 1880

    SOCIAL AND GENERAL. (Otago Daily Times, 27 February 1880) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
16. 20 Mar 1882

    Untitled (Timaru Herald, 20 March 1882) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
17. 14 Apr 1882

    A MISLEADING COMPARISON. (Evening Post, 14 April 1882) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18. 20 Jan 1883

    SPORTING. (Otago Daily Times, 20 January 1883) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19. 22 Jun 1883

    News of the Week. (New Zealand Tablet, 22 June 1883) New Zealand Tablet · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20. 5 Sept 1884

    Untitled (New Zealand Tablet, 05 September 1884) New Zealand Tablet · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21. 23 Mar 1889

    NEWS OF THE MONTH. (Auckland Star, 23 March 1889) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22. the 1890s
22. 15 Aug 1890

    Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 15 August 1890) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23. 25 Sept 1890

    LOCAL & GENERAL. (Otago Witness, 25 September 1890) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24. 5 Mar 1892

    Latest Locals. (Star, 05 March 1892) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25. 22 Apr 1895

    Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Timaru Herald, 22 April 1895) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26. 23 Apr 1895

    Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Timaru Herald, 23 April 1895) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27. 24 Apr 1895

    Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Timaru Herald, 24 April 1895) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28. 25 Apr 1895

    Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Timaru Herald, 25 April 1895) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29. 26 Apr 1895

    Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Timaru Herald, 26 April 1895) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30. 9 May 1895

    Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Timaru Herald, 09 May 1895) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
31. 16 Feb 1897

    SOCIAL AND GENERAL. (Otago Daily Times, 16 February 1897) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
32. 12 Jun 1899

    LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Evening Post, 12 June 1899) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
33. 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
34. 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
35. the 1900s
35. 2 Apr 1900

    THE FIFTH COTINGENT. (Otago Daily Times, 02 April 1900) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
36. 5 Apr 1900

    THE CONTINGENTS. (Otago Witness, 05 April 1900) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
37. 10 Apr 1900

    THE ROLL CALL. (Otago Daily Times, 10 April 1900) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
38. 30 Aug 1900

    AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL NEWS. (Otago Witness, 30 August 1900) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
39. 28 May 1902

    AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL NEWS. (Otago Witness, 28 May 1902) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
40. 28 Aug 1903

    PATENTS. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 28 August 1903) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
41. 12 Mar 1904

    Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 12 March 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
42. 8 Oct 1904

    Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 08 October 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
43. 7 Feb 1905

    CHRISTCHURCH ACCEPTANCES. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 07 February 1905) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
44. 25 Apr 1905

    CHRISTCHURCH RACES. (Colonist, 25 April 1905) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
45. 18 Oct 1905

    IN A NUTSHELL. (Otago Witness, 18 October 1905) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
46. 7 Nov 1905

    CHRISTCHURCH RACES. (Colonist, 07 November 1905) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
47. 13 Nov 1905

    CHRISTCHURCH RACES. (Colonist, 13 November 1905) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
48. 22 Nov 1905

    CANTERBURY DOINGS. (Otago Witness, 22 November 1905) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
49. 3 Dec 1906

    LOCAL AND GENERAL (Feilding Star, 03 December 1906) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
50. 18 Mar 1907

    FIRES. (Mataura Ensign 18-3-1907) Mataura Ensign · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
51. 27 Jan 1908

    LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 27 January 1908) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
52. 31 Oct 1908

    BOWLING. (Star, 31 October 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
53. 20 Mar 1909

    Page 7 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 20 March 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
54. 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
55. 2 Nov 1909

    THE MOTOR-CAR FATALITY. (Star, 02 November 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
56. 27 Nov 1909

    Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 27 November 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
57. 28 Dec 1909

    The Ensign. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1909. (Mataura Ensign 28-12-1909) Mataura Ensign · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
58. 30 Dec 1909

    LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS. (Marlborough Express, 30 December 1909) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
59. the 1910s
59. 24 Jun 1911

    Canterbury Notes. (NZ Truth, 24 June 1911) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
60. 7 Aug 1911

    THE LATE MR T. E. TAYLOR. (Poverty Bay Herald, 07 August 1911) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
61. 16 Sept 1911

    ITEMS FROM FEILDING. ELECTRIC LIGHTING. USEFUL RAINS. (Evening Post, 16 September 1911) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
62. 3 Oct 1911

    CHRISTCHURCH DAY BY DAY. (Ashburton Guardian, 03 October 1911) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63. 23 May 1912

    CHRISTCHURCH COMPETITIONS (Evening Post, 23 May 1912) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
64. 23 May 1912

    CHRISTCHURCH COMPETITIONS. (Mataura Ensign 23-5-1912) Mataura Ensign · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
65. 2 Dec 1913

    SUCCESSFUL OPENING. (Poverty Bay Herald, 02 December 1913) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
66. 25 Sept 1917

    ANOTHER CONTINGENT ARRIVES (Evening Post, 25 September 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
67. 14 Feb 1918

    TOWN EDITION. (Poverty Bay Herald, 14 February 1918) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
68. 3 May 1918

    ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 03 May 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69. 4 May 1918

    COMING HOME (Evening Post, 04 May 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
70. 28 Sept 1918

    ACCIDENTS (Grey River Argus, 28 September 1918) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
71. the 1920s
71. 5 Oct 1920

    Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 05 October 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
72. 1 Sept 1927

    Untitled (NZ Truth, 01 September 1927) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
73. 20 Sept 1928

    SPARKING ON ALL SIX? (NZ Truth, 20 September 1928) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
74. the 1930s
74. 29 Aug 1930

    Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 29 August 1930) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
75. 25 Mar 1937

    Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 25 March 1937) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
76. the 1940s
76. 24 May 1940

    N.Z. AIR FORCE (Evening Post, 24 May 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
77. 2 Jun 1941

    BACK FROM FIJI (Evening Post, 02 June 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
78. 17 Jan 1942

    Page 12 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 17 January 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
79. 28 Aug 1942

    Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 28 August 1942) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
80. the 2000s
80. 4 Jul 2002

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
81. 6 May 2004

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
82. 14 Oct 2004

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
83. 15 Sept 2005

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
84. 23 Feb 2006

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
85. 14 Sept 2006

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
86. 12 Oct 2006

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
87. 18 Jan 2007

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
88. 7 Jun 2007

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
89. 13 Sept 2007

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
90. 22 May 2008

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
91. 19 Jun 2008

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
92. 12 Nov 2009

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
93. the 2010s
93. 17 Jun 2010

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
94. 14 Apr 2011

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
95. 14 Jul 2011

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 5 places
96. 17 Nov 2011

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
97. 17 May 2012

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
98. 21 Jun 2012

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
99. 19 Jul 2012

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 5 places
100. 19 Sept 2013

     Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places

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