“The Wizard”, 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 GuardianOtago WitnessPhotographyOtago Daily TimesSamuel Anstey collectionWanganui ChronicleNZ TruthColonistArchives NZ Collections searchTimaru HeraldPhotographic ArchiveNorth Otago TimesAuckland StarHawera & 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 DefenseMED Historical PhotographsJessie Buckland collectionWairarapa Daily TimesNew Zealand TabletTaranaki HeraldTaranaki Daily NewsMataura EnsignWildey collectionHawke's Bay Herald2019 Photo HuntJan Shuttleworth Collection2013 Photo HuntSouthland TimesPioneer Amateur Sports club imagesChristchurch and Banks Peninsula glass plate collectionNorthern AdvocateSutton glass platesThe imperial album of New Zealand sceneryArt2014 Photo HuntHuman HistoryManawatu TimesParks and gardens : glass slidesObserver1940s Christchurch Star photographsWellington IndependentBush Advocate Oldest first Newest first Newest to the shelf

1. the 1850s
1. 15 Oct 1859

   Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 15 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2. 19 Oct 1859

   Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 19 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3. 5 Nov 1859

   Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 05 November 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4. 17 Dec 1859

   Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 17 December 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5. the 1870s
5. 24 Nov 1871

   NEW ZEALAND GENERAL NEWS. (Colonist, 24 November 1871) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6. 3 May 1873

   News of the Week. (Otago Witness, 03 May 1873) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7. 21 Apr 1874

   NEWS BY THE SUEZ MAIL. (Colonist, 21 April 1874) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8. 24 Dec 1875

   Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 24 December 1875) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9. 5 Apr 1876

   LATEST TELEGRAMS. (Timaru Herald, 05 April 1876) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10. the 1880s
10. 14 Jul 1880

    LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 14 July 1880) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11. 21 Jul 1882

    TIMARU. (Thames Star, 21 July 1882) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12. 22 Jul 1882

    COURSING AT TIMARU. (Hawke's Bay Herald, 22 July 1882) Hawke's Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13. 16 Sept 1882

    Local & General. (Star, 16 September 1882) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14. 13 Jan 1883

    LOCAL & GENERAL. (Otago Witness, 13 January 1883) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15. 6 Jul 1883

    News of the Week. (New Zealand Tablet, 06 July 1883) New Zealand Tablet · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
16. 13 May 1884

    Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 13 May 1884) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17. 14 Oct 1884

    CHRISTCHURCH JOCKEY CLUB SPRING MEETING. (Wanganui Herald, 14 October 1884) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18. 4 Nov 1884

    C.J.C. METROPOLITAN MEETING. (Wanganui Herald, 04 November 1884) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19. 15 Dec 1884

    PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) CHRISTCHURCH J. C. MIDSUMMER HANDICAP. (Wanganui Herald, 15 December 1884) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20. the 1890s
20. 14 Dec 1893

    LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Ashburton Guardian, 14 December 1893) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21. the 1900s
21. 7 Sept 1900

    LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 07 September 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22. 15 Oct 1900

    Notabilia. (Daily Telegraph, 15 October 1900) Daily Telegraph · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23. 26 Dec 1900

    DE WET ASKS FOR UNACCEPTABLE TERMS. (Otago Witness, 26 December 1900) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24. 14 Mar 1903

    SPORT AND PASTIME. (Evening Post, 14 March 1903) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25. 25 May 1903

    THE SUTER ART SOCIETY. (Colonist, 25 May 1903) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26. 22 Mar 1906

    Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 22 March 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27. 21 Apr 1906

    Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 21 April 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28. 2 Aug 1906

    Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 02 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29. 2 Nov 1906

    THE EXHIBITION. (Star, 02 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30. 23 May 1908

    Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 23 May 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31. the 1910s
31. 19 Feb 1916

    BUSINESS AND BOODLE (NZ Truth, 19 February 1916) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
32. the 1920s
32. 2 Jun 1924

    LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 02 June 1924) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
33. the 1930s
33. 9 Oct 1931

    Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 09 October 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
34. 18 Apr 1936

    Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 18 April 1936) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
35. 5 Aug 1937

    STAGE AND SCREEN (Evening Post, 05 August 1937) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
36. the 1980s
36. 1 Jan 1981

    Royal Tour, 1981 by Willison, Michael, 1931-2020 · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
37. 1 Jan 1982

    Portraits - City People by S. Raynes · Archives NZ Collections search · National Publicity Studios black and white file prints · no. 25074521 · Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga
38. 1 Jan 1982

    Portraits - City People by S. Raynes · Archives NZ Collections search · National Publicity Studios black and white file prints · no. 25074522 · Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga
39. 1 Jan 1986

    Canterbury - Christchurch City - Cathedral Square by W Cleal · Archives NZ Collections search · National Publicity Studios black and white file prints · no. 24947228 · Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga
40. 1 Jan 1986

    Canterbury - Christchurch City - Cathedral Square by W Cleal · Archives NZ Collections search · National Publicity Studios black and white file prints · no. 24947229 · Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga
41. 1 Jan 1987

    The Wizard of New Zealand - The Square - c.1987 by David Foster · Manawatū Heritage · Palmerston North City Library
42. 1 Jan 1987

    The Wizard of New Zealand and ALF's Imperial Army Officer - The Square - c.1987 by David Foster · Manawatū Heritage · Palmerston North City Library
43. the 2000s
43. 29 Mar 2001

    134 Security Ltd etc Removals · New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
44. 16 Jan 2003

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
45. 24 Jun 2004

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
46. 10 Aug 2006

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 5 places
47. 12 Oct 2006

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
48. 16 Nov 2006

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
49. 7 Jun 2007

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
50. 11 Dec 2008

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
51. the 2010s
51. 21 Jan 2010

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
52. 18 Mar 2010

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
53. 17 Jun 2010

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
54. 14 Apr 2011

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
55. 15 Dec 2011

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
56. 18 Oct 2012

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
57. 18 Apr 2013

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
58. 19 Sept 2013

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
59. 17 Oct 2013

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 5 places
60. 19 Jun 2014

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
61. 17 Jul 2014

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
62. 18 Dec 2014

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
63. 12 Feb 2016

    Crowd at Riccarton Bush 2022 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
64. 12 Feb 2016

    Stage at Riccarton Bush 2022 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
65. 14 Jul 2016

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
66. 18 May 2018

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From The Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
67. 14 Jun 2018

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 8 places
68. 16 Aug 2018

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
69. 15 Aug 2019

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
70. the 2020s
70. 27 Aug 2020

    Notice of Intention to Restore Companies to the Companies Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
71. 15 Oct 2020

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
72. 17 Jun 2021

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
73. 16 Sept 2021

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
74. 11 Aug 2022

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
75. 15 Dec 2022

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
76. 20 Apr 2023

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
77. 18 Apr 2024

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
78. 12 Sept 2024

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
79. 17 Oct 2024

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
80. 17 Apr 2025

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
81. 14 Aug 2025

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 5 places
82. 16 Apr 2026

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
83. 13 Aug 2026

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
84. 17 Sept 2026

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register The New Zealand Gazette · New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places

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