How many records does the archive hold?

60,434 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.

“T2”, the shelf

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

36 records matching 36 of these 36 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 1850s
28 Mar 1855
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 28 March 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
the 1860s
29 Dec 1860
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 29 December 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Jul 1861
LYTTELTON AND CHRISTCHURCH RAILWAY. (Lyttelton Times, 20 July 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1870s
20 Sept 1871
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 20 September 1871) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
the 1880s
31 Oct 1885
SALES BY AUCTION. (North Otago Times, 31 October 1885) North Otago Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jan 1889
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Ashburton Guardian, 22 January 1889) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1890s
3 Sept 1890
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 03 September 1890) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1900s
20 Nov 1900
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Southland Times, 20 November 1900) Southland Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 May 1903
THE SUTER ART SOCIETY. (Colonist, 25 May 1903) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Dec 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 23 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Mar 1905
Prize List. (Manawatu Times, 08 March 1905) Manawatu Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Feb 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 10 February 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
3 Dec 1906
HISTORIC REMINISCENCES. (Nelson Evening Mail, 03 December 1906) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Dec 1909
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Feilding Star, 28 December 1909) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1910s
8 Jul 1910
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ashburton Guardian, 08 July 1910) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Aug 1919
EARLY SETTLERS' ASSOCIATION (Otago Daily Times 13-8-1919) Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
the 1930s
3 Dec 1937
NEW BRIGHTON TROTS (Evening Post, 03 December 1937) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Oct 1938
ROAD CYCLE RACE (Evening Post, 10 October 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1940s
9 Aug 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 09 August 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Dec 1941
N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 15 December 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jan 1942
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 30 January 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
11 Feb 1942
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 11 February 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jun 1943
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 12 June 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Oct 1943
NEW BRIGHTON FIELDS (Evening Post, 06 October 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 2010s
23 Nov 2011
TELECOM RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ACT DESIGNATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 69XJ OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT 2001 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 11 places
15 Dec 2011
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
15 Nov 2012
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
22 May 2014
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
21 Jan 2016
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
14 Jul 2016
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
15 Sept 2016
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
19 Jan 2017
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
the 2020s
12 Aug 2021
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
16 Sept 2021
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
11 Aug 2022
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register 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.

“T2”, the shelf

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