How many records does the archive hold?

65,200 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.

“"Caledonian Road"”, the shelf

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

168 records matching 67 of these 68 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 1890s
27 Jun 1899
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 27 June 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jun 1899
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 30 June 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jul 1899
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 04 July 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jul 1899
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 07 July 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jul 1899
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 11 July 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jul 1899
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 21 July 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jul 1899
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 25 July 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jul 1899
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 28 July 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Aug 1899
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 01 August 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Dec 1899
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 07 December 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1900s
27 Jan 1900
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 27 January 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Mar 1900
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 10 March 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Mar 1900
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 10 March 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Mar 1900
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 31 March 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7 Apr 1900
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 07 April 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jul 1900
CHURCH OF ENGLAND TEMPERANCE SOCIETY. (Star, 12 July 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Oct 1901
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 15 October 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jun 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 30 June 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 Jun 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 06 June 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jun 1903
THE TRAMWAY PROPOSALS. (Star, 09 June 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
13 Jun 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 13 June 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Jun 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 16 June 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
22 Aug 1903
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 22 August 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Nov 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 25 November 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Dec 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 05 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Dec 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 14 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Dec 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 21 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jun 1904
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 11 June 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Apr 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 29 April 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Jul 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 10 July 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Oct 1905
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 03 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Oct 1905
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 05 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Oct 1905
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 09 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Oct 1905
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 10 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Oct 1905
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 14 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Nov 1905
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 25 November 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Feb 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 07 February 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7 Feb 1906
THE TRAMWAY LOAN. (Star, 07 February 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
29 Sept 1906
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 29 September 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Mar 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 02 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 May 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 13 May 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jun 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 29 June 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Oct 1907
DEATHS. (Star, 03 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Nov 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 09 November 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Nov 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 14 November 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Nov 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 15 November 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Nov 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 23 November 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Nov 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 26 November 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Nov 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 27 November 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jan 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 11 January 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Nov 1908
TO-DAY'S SPEECHES. (Star, 06 November 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Nov 1908
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 07 November 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Dec 1908
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 05 December 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Jan 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 23 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
13 Feb 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 13 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Mar 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 26 March 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 Mar 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 27 March 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 May 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 22 May 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jul 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 17 July 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 14 August 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Dec 1909
Page 10 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 04 December 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1920s
19 Aug 1929
CHRISTCHURCH FIRES (Evening Post, 19 August 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1940s
19 Jun 1941
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 19 June 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
2 Nov 1943
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 02 November 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
15 Aug 1944
N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 15 August 1944) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Apr 1945
MISSING (Evening Post, 04 April 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Nov 1945
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 08 November 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 2020s
26 Mar 2022
House of Sali Mahomet Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · 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.

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