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.

“Ruby”, the shelf

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

384 records matching 99 of these 100 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 1900s
29 Jun 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 29 June 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jul 1900
The Timaru herald. THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1900. TOWN & COUNTRY. (Timaru Herald, 12 July 1900) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Jul 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 20 July 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
31 Jul 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 31 July 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
10 Aug 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 10 August 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14 Aug 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 14 August 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 8 places
17 Aug 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 17 August 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
21 Aug 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 21 August 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 5 places
24 Aug 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 24 August 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
28 Aug 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 28 August 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 5 places
31 Aug 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 31 August 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 7 places
4 Sept 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 04 September 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Sept 1900
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 04 September 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Sept 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 07 September 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 9 places
11 Sept 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 11 September 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 6 places
14 Sept 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 14 September 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Sept 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 21 September 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 5 places
25 Sept 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 25 September 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
2 Oct 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 02 October 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12 Oct 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 12 October 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Oct 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 16 October 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Oct 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 20 October 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Oct 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 23 October 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
29 Nov 1900
THE JNORTH CANTERBURY PRIMARY SCHOOLS. (Star, 29 November 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jun 1901
THE NELSON CELEBRATIONS. (Colonist, 29 June 1901) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Jul 1901
LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK. (Otago Witness, 10 July 1901) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jul 1901
BOARD OF EDUCATION. (Star, 24 July 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Nov 1901
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Grey River Argus, 27 November 1901) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Nov 1901
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Grey River Argus, 28 November 1901) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jan 1902
RACING IN NEW ZEALAND. (Otago Witness, 01 January 1902) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Mar 1902
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES & DEATHS. (Auckland Star, 14 March 1902) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Nov 1902
Misses Armfield and Siefed and Mr. Rice, San Toy, November 1902 by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
12 Nov 1902
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 12 November 1902) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Nov 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 20 November 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Nov 1902
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 28 November 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Feb 1903
RACING IN NEW ZEALAND. (Otago Witness, 18 February 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Feb 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 20 February 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 May 1903
MARRIAGES. (Auckland Star, 06 May 1903) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Sept 1903
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 19 September 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Nov 1903
PUBLIC SCHOOLS SPORTS. (Star, 28 November 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Dec 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 15 December 1903) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Dec 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 29 December 1903) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jan 1904
PUPIL-TEACHERS' EXAMINATION. (Star, 12 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Aug 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 22 August 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Sept 1904
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 03 September 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Sept 1904
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 10 September 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Sept 1904
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 24 September 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1905
NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS. (Evening Post, 19 January 1905) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
19 Jan 1905
THE TROTTING TRACK. (Star, 19 January 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 May 1905
TABLE TALK. (Otago Witness, 17 May 1905) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jun 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 09 June 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Aug 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 19 August 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Sept 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 22 September 1905) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Oct 1905
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Wanganui Chronicle, 16 October 1905) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 Nov 1905
TABLE TALK. (Otago Witness, 08 November 1905) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Nov 1905
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 15 November 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Nov 1905
TABLE TALK. (Otago Witness, 15 November 1905) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Nov 1905
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 17 November 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Dec 1905
SHE NEEDED BLOOD. (Star, 07 December 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
11 Jan 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 11 January 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jan 1906
SCHOLARSHIP EXAMINATIONS. (Star, 16 January 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jan 1906
Scholarship Examinations. (Ashburton Guardian, 17 January 1906) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jan 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 20 January 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Feb 1906
TABLE TALK. (Otago Witness, 28 February 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Mar 1906
TABLE TALK. (Otago Witness, 14 March 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 May 1906
ana Blackball news. PUBLISHED PAILY. CABLE NEWS. FRENCH ELECTION M. BRIAND ELECTED.. ANGLO-TURKISH CRISIS BRITISH AND FOREIGN GOLF. REMORANDA PERSONAL TIEMS AUSTRALIAN NEWS. A BLIND BARRISTER A DRY SEASON. N.Z. TELEGRAMS. SPORTING. MARLBOROUCH RACING CLUB. CREYMOUTH JOCKEY CLUB. N.Z. TELEGRAMS. THE MEIKLE COMMISSION THE AUCKLAND TRAGEDY CHRISTCHURCH SUPREME WELLINCTON SUPREME A SHEPHERD KILLED. MAGISTRATE'S COURT AMUSEMENTS RHEUMATIC GOUT CURED THE ARM OF CONINCIDENCE. FITS OF HEART FAILURE. AFFORESTATION. THE EXPORT SEASON NEWS. NOTES (Grey River Argus, 08 May 1906) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Oct 1906
TABLE TALK. (Otago Witness, 17 October 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Oct 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 18 October 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Oct 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 26 October 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
24 Nov 1906
LADIES CQLUMN. (Evening Post, 24 November 1906) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jan 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 30 January 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Feb 1907
PERSONAL MATTERS. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 04 February 1907) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Feb 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 18 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Feb 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 21 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
11 Oct 1907
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 11 October 1907) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Oct 1907
TABLE TALK (Otago Witness, 23 October 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Nov 1907
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 05 November 1907) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Nov 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 12 November 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Nov 1907
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 22 November 1907) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Dec 1907
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 06 December 1907) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Dec 1907
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 18 December 1907) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Dec 1907
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 24 December 1907) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Jan 1908
TABLE TALK (Otago Witness, 08 January 1908) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jan 1908
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 14 January 1908) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jan 1908
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 31 January 1908) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Feb 1908
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS. (Star, 05 February 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Feb 1908
Lawn Tennis. (Evening Post, 08 February 1908) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 May 1908
BIRTH. (Star, 06 May 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 May 1908
ONE FENNY. (Star, 14 May 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jul 1908
FROOTOIDS (Otago Witness, 01 July 1908) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
9 Jul 1908
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Ashburton Guardian, 09 July 1908) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jul 1908
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Ashburton Guardian, 16 July 1908) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Aug 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 29 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Sept 1908
Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 26 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
10 Oct 1908
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 10 October 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Oct 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 24 October 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Nov 1908
Untitled (Poverty Bay Herald, 19 November 1908) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Feb 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 24 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Mar 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 06 March 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Apr 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 17 April 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read

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.

“Ruby”, the shelf

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