How many records does the archive hold?

81,477 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.

“"Christchurch"”, the shelf

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

72,379 records matching 97 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 1870s
20 Aug 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. 19th August. (Evening Post, 20 August 1878) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
21 Aug 1878
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 21 August 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Aug 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (North Otago Times, 21 August 1878) North Otago Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Aug 1878
MARRIAGE. (Auckland Star, 21 August 1878) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Aug 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 22 August 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Aug 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Wanganui Chronicle, 22 August 1878) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Aug 1878
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 23 August 1878) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Aug 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 23 August 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Aug 1878
Page 22 Advertisements Column 1 (New Zealand Tablet, 23 August 1878) New Zealand Tablet · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Aug 1878
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 23 August 1878) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Aug 1878
BOARD OF HEALTH. (Star, 23 August 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Aug 1878
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 23 August 1878) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Aug 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (North Otago Times, 23 August 1878) North Otago Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Aug 1878
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 24 August 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Aug 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 26 August 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Aug 1878
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 26 August 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Aug 1878
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 26 August 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Aug 1878
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 27 August 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Aug 1878
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 27 August 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Aug 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Wanganui Chronicle, 27 August 1878) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Aug 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Thames Star, 27 August 1878) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Aug 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (North Otago Times, 27 August 1878) North Otago Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Aug 1878
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 28 August 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Aug 1878
Page 1 Advertisements Column 7 (Timaru Herald, 28 August 1878) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Aug 1878
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 29 August 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Aug 1878
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 30 August 1878) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Aug 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Thames Star, 30 August 1878) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Thames Star, 31 August 1878) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Sept 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 02 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
2 Sept 1878
PROPOSED NEW HOTEL AT SUMNER. (Star, 02 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Sept 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Thames Star, 02 September 1878) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Sept 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 03 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Sept 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Thames Star, 03 September 1878) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Sept 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 03 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Sept 1878
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 04 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Sept 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 04 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Sept 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Otago Daily Times, 04 September 1878) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Sept 1878
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Hawke's Bay Herald, 04 September 1878) Hawke's Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Sept 1878
PER PRESS AGENCY.) CHRISTCHURCH. 3rd September. (Evening Post, 04 September 1878) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
5 Sept 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Thames Star, 05 September 1878) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Sept 1878
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 06 September 1878) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Sept 1878
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 06 September 1878) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Sept 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 06 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Sept 1878
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 06 September 1878) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Sept 1878
OPENING OF THE CHRISTCHURCH AND DUNEDIN RAILWAY. (Star, 07 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7 Sept 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 07 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Sept 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 07 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Sept 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Thames Star, 07 September 1878) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Sept 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 09 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Sept 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 09 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Sept 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 10 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Sept 1878
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 10 September 1878) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Sept 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Thames Star, 10 September 1878) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Sept 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 11 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Sept 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Thames Star, 11 September 1878) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Sept 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 11 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 12 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12 Sept 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 12 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1878
Evening Post. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1878. (Evening Post, 12 September 1878) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1878
NEW ZEALAND RACERS. (Colonist, 12 September 1878) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Thames Star, 12 September 1878) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 12 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Sept 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 13 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
13 Sept 1878
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 13 September 1878) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Sept 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 13 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · no. 10.1 · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Sept 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 13 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · no. 17.1 · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Sept 1878
Page 22 Advertisements Column 1 (New Zealand Tablet, 13 September 1878) New Zealand Tablet · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Sept 1878
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 13 September 1878) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Sept 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Thames Star, 13 September 1878) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Sept 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 14 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Sept 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Thames Star, 14 September 1878) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Sept 1878
Evening Post. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1878. (Evening Post, 14 September 1878) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Sept 1878
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 16 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Sept 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 16 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Sept 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 16 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Sept 1878
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 17 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
17 Sept 1878
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 17 September 1878) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Sept 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 17 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Sept 1878
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 17 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Sept 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 17 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Sept 1878
Untitled (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 17 September 1878) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Sept 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Thames Star, 17 September 1878) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Sept 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 17 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Sept 1878
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 18 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Sept 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. 17th September. (Evening Post, 18 September 1878) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Sept 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Thames Star, 19 September 1878) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Sept 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Wanganui Chronicle, 19 September 1878) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Sept 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 20 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Sept 1878
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 20 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Sept 1878
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 20 September 1878) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Sept 1878
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 20 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Sept 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Thames Star, 20 September 1878) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Sept 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Wanganui Chronicle, 20 September 1878) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Sept 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 21 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Sept 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 21 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Sept 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Thames Star, 21 September 1878) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Sept 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Timaru Herald, 23 September 1878) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Sept 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 23 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Sept 1878
Outward Letter: Curators of Museums - Auckland, Christchurch, Otago, Page 197: Mollusca by Sir James Hector · Museum Archives · Te Papa Collections Online · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
24 Sept 1878
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 24 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · 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.

“"Christchurch"”, the shelf

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