# The whole archive shelf ## Collections - [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 36,096 records - [Canterbury Stories](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories), 10,204 records - [Kura Heritage Collections Online](https://www.chch.live/collection/kura-heritage-collections-online), 4,797 records - [Te Papa Collections Online](https://www.chch.live/collection/te-papa-collections-online), 1,902 records - [National Publicity Studios black and white file prints](https://www.chch.live/collection/national-publicity-studios-black-and-white-file-prints), 881 records - [TAPUHI](https://www.chch.live/collection/tapuhi), 841 records - [Canterbury Museum](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-museum), 810 records - [Auckland Museum Collections](https://www.chch.live/collection/auckland-museum-collections), 647 records - [New Zealand Gazette](https://www.chch.live/collection/new-zealand-gazette), 562 records - [Digital Public Library of America](https://www.chch.live/collection/digital-public-library-of-america), 354 records - [V.C. Browne & Son NZ Aerial Photograph Collection](https://www.chch.live/collection/v-c-browne-son-nz-aerial-photograph-collection), 262 records - [Christchurch City Libraries Flickr](https://www.chch.live/collection/christchurch-city-libraries-flickr), 229 records - [Hocken Digital Collections](https://www.chch.live/collection/hocken-digital-collections), 195 records - [Museums Victoria](https://www.chch.live/collection/museums-victoria), 192 records - [Air Force Museum of New Zealand Photograph Collection](https://www.chch.live/collection/air-force-museum-of-new-zealand-photograph-collection), 102 records - [Wellington City Council Archives](https://www.chch.live/collection/wellington-city-council-archives), 89 records - [The New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero](https://www.chch.live/collection/the-new-zealand-heritage-list-rarangi-korero), 88 records - [New Zealand Electronic Text Collection](https://www.chch.live/collection/new-zealand-electronic-text-collection), 88 records - [Christchurch City Libraries Heritage Images Collection](https://www.chch.live/collection/christchurch-city-libraries-heritage-images-collection), 87 records - [Lincoln University Living Heritage: Tikaka Tuku Iho](https://www.chch.live/collection/lincoln-university-living-heritage-tikaka-tuku-iho), 71 records - [Flickr](https://www.chch.live/collection/flickr), 70 records - [Radio New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/collection/radio-new-zealand), 64 records - [Alexander Turnbull Library Flickr](https://www.chch.live/collection/alexander-turnbull-library-flickr), 58 records - [Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki](https://www.chch.live/collection/auckland-art-gallery-toi-o-tamaki), 51 records - [Te Hikoi Museum](https://www.chch.live/collection/te-hikoi-museum), 47 records - [iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao](https://www.chch.live/collection/inaturalist-nz-mataki-taiao), 46 records - [Manawatū Heritage](https://www.chch.live/collection/manawatu-heritage), 38 records - [Canterbury Photography Museum](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-photography-museum), 36 records - [Akaroa Museum](https://www.chch.live/collection/akaroa-museum), 32 records - [Hawke's Bay Museum](https://www.chch.live/collection/hawke-s-bay-museum), 29 records ## The papers [The whole masthead roll](https://www.chch.live/papers). - [Star](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 11,646 records - [Evening Post](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 6,114 records - [Lyttelton Times](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 3,713 records - [Auckland Weekly News](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 3,032 records - [Ellesmere Guardian](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 1,830 records - [Photographs / He Whakaahua](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 1,670 records - [Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 1,143 records - [Ashburton Guardian](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 1,113 records - [Photography](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 1,096 records - [Otago Witness](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 1,014 records - [Samuel Anstey collection](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 993 records - [Archives NZ Collections search](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 878 records - [Otago Daily Times](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 825 records - [Photographic Archive](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 764 records - [NZ Truth](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 741 records - [Timaru Herald](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 695 records - [Colonist](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 650 records - [Wanganui Chronicle](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 535 records - [Poverty Bay Herald](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 499 records - [Hawera & Normanby Star](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 493 records - [Grey River Argus](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 481 records - [Plants](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 469 records - [Marlborough Express](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 438 records - [Greg O’Beirne collection](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 437 records - [Auckland Star](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 424 records - [Natural Science](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 415 records - [North Otago Times](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 411 records - [West Coast Times](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 344 records - [Wanganui Herald](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 305 records - [Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 277 records - [MED Historical Photographs](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 257 records - [Jessie Buckland collection](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 254 records - [Nelson Evening Mail](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 225 records - [Feilding Star](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 214 records - [Wairarapa Daily Times](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 194 records - [Wildey collection](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 176 records - [2019 Photo Hunt](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 162 records - [Jan Shuttleworth Collection](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 162 records - [2013 Photo Hunt](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 160 records - [Taranaki Daily News](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 158 records - [Mataura Ensign](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 157 records - [Taranaki Herald](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 157 records - [Pioneer Amateur Sports club images](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 156 records - [New Zealand Tablet](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 154 records - [Christchurch and Banks Peninsula glass plate collection](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 151 records - [Hawke's Bay Herald](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 146 records - [Sutton glass plates](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 146 records - [The imperial album of New Zealand scenery](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 139 records - [Art](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 137 records - [2014 Photo Hunt](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 134 records - [Human History](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 125 records - [Northern Advocate](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 124 records - [Southland Times](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 119 records - [Thames Star](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 118 records - [Parks and gardens : glass slides](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 113 records - [1940s Christchurch Star photographs](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 98 records - [Log book, May 1862 to May 1864](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 91 records - [Observer](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 91 records - [Documentary Heritage](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 88 records - [Log on board the S.S. Somersetshire, 1869](https://www.chch.live/paper/undefined), 87 records ## Questions, answered briefly **How many records does the archive hold?** 59,234 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. --- Data: https://api.chch.live/documents · the laid-out page: https://www.chch.live/documents