How many records does the archive hold?

66,408 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.

“The Woolston Daily”, the shelf

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

241 records matching 100 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 1890s
11 Jan 1897
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 11 January 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jun 1897
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 28 June 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Oct 1897
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 01 October 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Nov 1897
ORANGEISM. (Star, 01 November 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Dec 1897
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Ashburton Guardian, 18 December 1897) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Jan 1898
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 08 January 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Apr 1898
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 25 April 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Apr 1898
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 25 April 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jun 1898
THE VOYAGE OF THE FRAM. (Wanganui Herald, 28 June 1898) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jul 1898
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 16 July 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Dec 1898
AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL NEWS. (Otago Witness, 08 December 1898) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jan 1899
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 14 January 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Mar 1899
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 18 March 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1899
CYCLING. (Star, 31 August 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1900s
7 Apr 1900
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 07 April 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 May 1900
Local and General. (Ashburton Guardian, 26 May 1900) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Oct 1900
Local and General (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 02 October 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Dec 1900
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 08 December 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Dec 1900
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 24 December 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Dec 1900
Page 5 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 29 December 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Aug 1901
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 23 August 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7 Sept 1901
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 07 September 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Sept 1901
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 09 September 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Nov 1901
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 16 November 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Sept 1902
Untitled (Manawatu Standard, 15 September 1902) Manawatu Standard · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Feb 1903
MASTERTON CARNIVAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 02 February 1903) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jun 1903
DAILY NOTES. (Star, 10 June 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Sept 1903
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 30 September 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jan 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 28 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Mar 1904
THE Grey River Argus (Grey River Argus, 10 March 1904) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 Jul 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 06 July 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jan 1905
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 17 January 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Feb 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 25 February 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1 Mar 1905
OAMARU CALEDONIAN SPORTS. (Otago Daily Times 3-1-1905) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Mar 1905
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 04 March 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Apr 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 15 April 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1 Jul 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 01 July 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
18 Sept 1905
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 18 September 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Sept 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 18 September 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Sept 1905
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Wairarapa Daily Times, 22 September 1905) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
19 Oct 1905
WOOLSTON ORPHANAGE. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 19 October 1905) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Nov 1905
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 18 November 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Dec 1905
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 27 December 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Dec 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 30 December 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jan 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 13 January 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
3 Feb 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 03 February 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
7 Feb 1906
THE TRAMWAY LOAN. (Star, 07 February 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
24 Feb 1906
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 24 February 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Mar 1906
The Wanganui Herald. [PUBLISHED DAILY.] THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1906. (Wanganui Herald, 29 March 1906) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jun 1906
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 05 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jun 1906
LOCAL & GENERAL. (Tuapeka Times, 20 June 1906) Tuapeka Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 31 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Oct 1906
Page 5 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 20 October 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Mar 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 09 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Mar 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 16 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Apr 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 06 April 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Apr 1907
PERSONAL MATTERS. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 15 April 1907) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Apr 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 27 April 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jun 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 15 June 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 31 August 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Oct 1907
BENEVOLENT BOWRON. (NZ Truth, 26 October 1907) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Nov 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 02 November 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Nov 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 23 November 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jan 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 04 January 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Jan 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 04 January 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jan 1908
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 06 January 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jan 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 25 January 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Feb 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 15 February 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Feb 1908
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 15 February 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Feb 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 22 February 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Feb 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 29 February 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Mar 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 07 March 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Mar 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 21 March 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Mar 1908
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 28 March 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Mar 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 28 March 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Apr 1908
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 25 April 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jun 1908
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Ashburton Guardian, 04 June 1908) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Aug 1908
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 22 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Oct 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 10 October 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Oct 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 17 October 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Oct 1908
LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS. (Marlborough Express, 30 October 1908) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Nov 1908
ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. (Taranaki Daily News 11-1-1908) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Feb 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 17 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
3 Apr 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 03 April 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
4 May 1909
TRAMWAY BOARD. (Star, 04 May 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 May 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 22 May 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jun 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 26 June 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 4 places
10 Jul 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 10 July 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14 Aug 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 14 August 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Aug 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 28 August 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
27 Sept 1909
FATALITY IN CHRISTCHURCH (Otago Daily Times 27-9-1909) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Sept 1909
ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. (Taranaki Daily News 27-9-1909) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Dec 1909
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 03 December 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1910s
28 Jun 1910
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 28 June 1910) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jan 1911
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Feilding Star, 30 January 1911) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 May 1911
CENSUS RETURNS. (Otago Daily Times 22-5-1911) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jun 1911
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Feilding Star, 13 June 1911) Feilding 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.

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