How many records does the archive hold?

69,585 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.

“"PAPANUI"”, the shelf

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

4,692 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 1860s
5 Jan 1869
Local and General. (Star, 05 January 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jan 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 06 January 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jan 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 07 January 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jan 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 11 January 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jan 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 12 January 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jan 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 13 January 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jan 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 14 January 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jan 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 15 January 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 26 January 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jan 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 27 January 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jan 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 28 January 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Feb 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 05 February 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Feb 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 09 February 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Feb 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 10 February 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Feb 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 12 February 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Feb 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 13 February 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Feb 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 15 February 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 16 February 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Feb 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 17 February 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Feb 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 19 February 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Feb 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 20 February 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Feb 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 22 February 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Mar 1869
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL (Star, 02 March 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Mar 1869
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 24 March 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Mar 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 30 March 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Apr 1869
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 01 April 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Apr 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 03 April 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1869
Local and General. (Star, 08 April 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 08 April 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Apr 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 10 April 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Apr 1869
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 20 April 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Apr 1869
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 27 April 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 May 1869
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 01 May 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 May 1869
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 03 May 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 May 1869
Magisterial. (Star, 04 May 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 May 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 10 May 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 May 1869
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 11 May 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 May 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 14 May 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 May 1869
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 18 May 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 May 1869
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 26 May 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jun 1869
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 15 June 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jul 1869
CANTERBURY POSTAL GUIDE. (Star, 07 July 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jul 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 12 July 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jul 1869
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 13 July 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jul 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 14 July 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Jul 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 15 July 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Aug 1869
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 28 August 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
11 Sept 1869
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 11 September 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Sept 1869
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 14 September 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Sept 1869
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 23 September 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Sept 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 25 September 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Sept 1869
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 30 September 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Oct 1869
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 19 October 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Oct 1869
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 26 October 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Oct 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 27 October 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Oct 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 28 October 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Nov 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 10 November 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Nov 1869
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 13 November 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Nov 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 23 November 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Dec 1869
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 02 December 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Dec 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 04 December 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Dec 1869
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 07 December 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Dec 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 11 December 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Dec 1869
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 14 December 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Dec 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 14 December 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Dec 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 15 December 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Dec 1869
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 20 December 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Dec 1869
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 29 December 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1870s
6 Jan 1870
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 06 January 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jan 1870
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 14 January 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jan 1870
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 21 January 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Feb 1870
CANTERBURY POSTAL GUIDE, (Star, 08 February 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Feb 1870
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 11 February 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Feb 1870
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 15 February 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1870
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 16 February 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Feb 1870
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 16 February 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Feb 1870
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 18 February 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Mar 1870
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 03 March 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Mar 1870
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 04 March 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Mar 1870
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 05 March 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Mar 1870
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 11 March 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Mar 1870
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 18 March 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Apr 1870
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 16 April 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Apr 1870
Local and General. (Star, 26 April 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 May 1870
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 09 May 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 May 1870
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 20 May 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 May 1870
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 27 May 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jun 1870
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 13 June 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jun 1870
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 18 June 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jun 1870
EDUCATIONAL. (Star, 20 June 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
20 Jun 1870
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 20 June 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jun 1870
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 21 June 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jun 1870
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 22 June 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jun 1870
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 27 June 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jul 1870
Local and General. (Star, 02 July 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Nov 1870
Local and General. (Star, 05 November 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Nov 1870
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 10 November 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Dec 1870
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 23 December 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jan 1871
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 10 January 1871) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jan 1871
CANTERBURY POSTAL GUIDE. (Star, 27 January 1871) 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.

“"PAPANUI"”, the shelf

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