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.

“"f"”, the shelf

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

24,325 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
28 Jul 1900
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 28 July 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jul 1900
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Timaru Herald, 28 July 1900) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jul 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Auckland Star, 28 July 1900) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jul 1900
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Daily Times 28-7-1900) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jul 1900
CHRISTCHURCH GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS. (christchurch Press.) (North Otago Times, 30 July 1900) North Otago Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1900
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 31 July 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1900
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 31 July 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1900
FOOTBALL. (Taranaki Herald, 31 July 1900) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1900
TOWN & COUNTRY. (Timaru Herald, 31 July 1900) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1900
PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON. (Auckland Star, 31 July 1900) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Aug 1900
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 01 August 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Aug 1900
THE JUBILEE MEMORIAL (Star, 01 August 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Aug 1900
LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK. (Otago Witness, 02 August 1900) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Aug 1900
TOWN & COUNTRY. (Timaru Herald, 06 August 1900) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Aug 1900
Untitled (Auckland Star, 07 August 1900) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1900
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 08 August 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1900
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 08 August 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1900
Untitled (Colonist, 08 August 1900) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1900
INDIAN FAMINE FUND. (Star, 08 August 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Aug 1900
LOCAL & GENERAL. (Otago Witness, 09 August 1900) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
9 Aug 1900
CHURCH OF ENGLAND TEMPERANCE SOCIETY. (Star, 09 August 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Aug 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Auckland Star, 09 August 1900) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
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
11 Aug 1900
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 11 August 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Aug 1900
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 13 August 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Aug 1900
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 13 August 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
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
14 Aug 1900
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 14 August 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1900
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 14 August 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Aug 1900
GOLF MATCHES. (Timaru Herald, 16 August 1900) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
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
18 Aug 1900
BAND NOTES. (Star, 18 August 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Aug 1900
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 18 August 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Aug 1900
Page 7 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 18 August 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Aug 1900
Invalided Troopers arrived in Wellington, New Zealand by New Zealand Graphic; Feeney · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
20 Aug 1900
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 20 August 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Aug 1900
THE CEREMONY TO-DAY. (Nelson Evening Mail, 20 August 1900) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
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
21 Aug 1900
I (LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 21 August 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Aug 1900
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 23 August 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Aug 1900
GOLF. (Star, 23 August 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Aug 1900
TABLE TALK. (Otago Witness, 23 August 1900) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
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
24 Aug 1900
Personal Items. (Taranaki Herald, 24 August 1900) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Aug 1900
TO-MORROW'S CHURCH SERVICES. (Otago Daily Times, 25 August 1900) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Aug 1900
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 25 August 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Aug 1900
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 25 August 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Aug 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 25 August 1900) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Aug 1900
HIPPONA'S NOTE-BOOK. (Auckland Star, 25 August 1900) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
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
28 Aug 1900
Untitled (Auckland Star, 28 August 1900) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Aug 1900
LoCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 28 August 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Aug 1900
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 29 August 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Aug 1900
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Daily Times 29-8-1900) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Aug 1900
AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL NEWS. (Otago Witness, 30 August 1900) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
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
1 Sept 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Auckland Star, 01 September 1900) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Sept 1900
TOWN & COUNTRY (Timaru Herald, 01 September 1900) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Sept 1900
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 03 September 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Sept 1900
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 03 September 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
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
5 Sept 1900
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 05 September 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Sept 1900
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 06 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
7 Sept 1900
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 07 September 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 Sept 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 08 September 1900) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Sept 1900
A Pioneer of New Zealand. (Southland Times, 08 September 1900) Southland Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Sept 1900
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Daily Times 9-8-1900) Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Sept 1900
THE SEASIDE RESORTS. (Star, 10 September 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Sept 1900
CHRISTCHURCH GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS. (Christchurch Press.) (North Otago Times, 10 September 1900) North Otago Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
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
11 Sept 1900
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Daily Times 9-11-1900) Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12 Sept 1900
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Poverty Bay Herald, 12 September 1900) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1900
THE ROAD TO MT. COOK. (Timaru Herald, 12 September 1900) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Sept 1900
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 14 September 1900) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
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
15 Sept 1900
TOWN & COUNTRY. (Timaru Herald, 15 September 1900) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Sept 1900
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 15 September 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Sept 1900
Page 7 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 15 September 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Sept 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Timaru Herald, 17 September 1900) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Sept 1900
The Akaroa Mail. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1900. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 18 September 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Sept 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Otago Daily Times 18-9-1900) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Sept 1900
Local and General. (Ashburton Guardian, 19 September 1900) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Sept 1900
RACING IN NEW ZEALAND. (Otago Witness, 19 September 1900) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Sept 1900
MISCELLANEOUS. (Auckland Star, 19 September 1900) Auckland Star · 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
24 Sept 1900
CHRISTCHURCH GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS, (Christchurch Press.) (North Otago Times, 24 September 1900) North Otago Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
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
26 Sept 1900
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 26 September 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Sept 1900
LOCAL & GENERAL. (Otago Witness, 26 September 1900) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Sept 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Otago Daily Times 26-9-1900) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Sept 1900
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 29 September 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Sept 1900
PUBLIC WORKS ESTIMATES. (West Coast Times, 29 September 1900) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Oct 1900
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 01 October 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
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
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
3 Oct 1900
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 03 October 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Oct 1900
TOWN & COUNTRY. (Timaru Herald, 05 October 1900) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5 Oct 1900
ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES (Evening Post, 05 October 1900) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Oct 1900
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 06 October 1900) 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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