How many records does the archive hold?

63,896 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.

“Kitchen”, the shelf

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

1,627 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 1900s
20 Apr 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 20 April 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Apr 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 30 April 1907) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 May 1907
Page 10 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 01 May 1907) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 May 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 25 May 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 May 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 25 May 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jun 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 01 June 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 Jun 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 08 June 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 Jun 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 08 June 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Jun 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 15 June 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jun 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 26 June 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jul 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 13 July 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Jul 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 23 July 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jul 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 27 July 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Aug 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 10 August 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Aug 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 17 August 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Aug 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 17 August 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Aug 1907
LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK. (Otago Witness, 21 August 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Aug 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 24 August 1907) Evening Post · 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
31 Aug 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 31 August 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Sept 1907
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 05 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 Sept 1907
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 06 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Sept 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 14 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Sept 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 21 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Sept 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 21 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Sept 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 24 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Sept 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 28 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Sept 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 28 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Sept 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 28 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
2 Oct 1907
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. (Feilding Star, 02 October 1907) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5 Oct 1907
FIRES. (Ashburton Guardian, 05 October 1907) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Oct 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 07 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
12 Oct 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 12 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 4 places
12 Oct 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 12 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Oct 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 14 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Oct 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 15 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Oct 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 19 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Oct 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 26 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Oct 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 31 October 1907) Star · 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
2 Nov 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 02 November 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Nov 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 02 November 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Nov 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 02 November 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Nov 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 09 November 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
9 Nov 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 09 November 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Nov 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 09 November 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
16 Nov 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 16 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
29 Nov 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 29 November 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Nov 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 30 November 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7 Dec 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 07 December 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Dec 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 21 December 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
2 Jan 1908
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 02 January 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Jan 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (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
4 Jan 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 04 January 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jan 1908
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 13 January 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18 Jan 1908
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 18 January 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jan 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 24 January 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jan 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 25 January 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 Jan 1908
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 27 January 1908) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Feb 1908
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 01 February 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
1 Feb 1908
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 01 February 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Feb 1908
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 01 February 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Feb 1908
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 08 February 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Feb 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 10 February 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Feb 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 11 February 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Feb 1908
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 15 February 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Feb 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 21 February 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 Feb 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 22 February 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 Feb 1908
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 22 February 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Feb 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 24 February 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Feb 1908
LOCAL & GENERAL. (Otago Witness, 26 February 1908) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 Feb 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 27 February 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Feb 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 28 February 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Feb 1908
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 29 February 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Mar 1908
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 05 March 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Mar 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 07 March 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
10 Mar 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 10 March 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12 Mar 1908
TRENTHAM RIFLE MEETING. (Bush Advocate, 12 March 1908) Bush Advocate · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Mar 1908
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 14 March 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Mar 1908
Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 14 March 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Mar 1908
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 17 March 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18 Mar 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 18 March 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
24 Mar 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 24 March 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Mar 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 26 March 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
3 Apr 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 03 April 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Apr 1908
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 11 April 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Apr 1908
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 25 April 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Apr 1908
CHAPTER XXII.—THE CRUCIAL MOMENT. (Otago Witness, 29 April 1908) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 May 1908
An Artistic Residence. (Progress, 01 May 1908) Progress · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
2 May 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 02 May 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 May 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 07 May 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 May 1908
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Ashburton Guardian, 12 May 1908) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 May 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 16 May 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 May 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 23 May 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 May 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 30 May 1908) 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.

“Kitchen”, the shelf

The shelf

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