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.

24,399 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
29 Jan 1901
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Otago Daily Times 29-1-1901) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Feb 1901
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 01 February 1901) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1 Feb 1901
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 01 February 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Feb 1901
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Otago Daily Times 2-2-1901) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Feb 1901
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 05 February 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Feb 1901
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Daily Times 2-5-1901) Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 Feb 1901
THE HCTHKISS BATTERY. (Otago Witness, 06 February 1901) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Feb 1901
SACRED HEART BASILICA, WELLINGTON. (New Zealand Tablet, 07 February 1901) New Zealand Tablet · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7 Feb 1901
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Wanganui Chronicle, 07 February 1901) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Feb 1901
MUNICIPAL REPRESENTATION ON A POPULATION BASIS. (Star, 09 February 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Feb 1901
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Evening Post, 13 February 1901) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Feb 1901
THE BOER WAR. BOER DEFEAT NEAR MIDDELBURG. (Otago Witness, 13 February 1901) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Feb 1901
THE NEW CATHEDRAL, CHRISTCHURCH. (New Zealand Tablet, 14 February 1901) New Zealand Tablet · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
15 Feb 1901
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 15 February 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1901
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 16 February 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1901
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Otago Daily Times 16-2-1901) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Feb 1901
DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN. (New Zealand Tablet, 21 February 1901) New Zealand Tablet · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Feb 1901
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Daily Times 21-2-1901) Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Feb 1901
JUBILEE MEMORIAL. (Star, 23 February 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Feb 1901
NEWS ITEMS. (Poverty Bay Herald, 25 February 1901) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Feb 1901
BOARD OF EDUCATION. (Star, 27 February 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Feb 1901
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Thames Star, 28 February 1901) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Feb 1901
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 28 February 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Feb 1901
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Evening Post, 28 February 1901) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1 Mar 1901
JUBILEE MEMORIAL. (Star, 01 March 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1 Mar 1901
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 01 March 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1 Mar 1901
WESLEYAN CONFERENCE. OPENING PROCEEDINGS. (Evening Post, 01 March 1901) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Mar 1901
THE INDIAN TROOPS. (Star, 05 March 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Mar 1901
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Taranaki Herald, 05 March 1901) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Mar 1901
LOCAL & GENERAL. (Otago Witness, 06 March 1901) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Mar 1901
NOTES BY SLIP. (Otago Witness, 06 March 1901) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Mar 1901
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Taranaki Herald, 06 March 1901) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Mar 1901
JUBILEE MEMORIAL. (Star, 07 March 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7 Mar 1901
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Southland Times, 07 March 1901) Southland Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Mar 1901
OBITUARY. (Star, 07 March 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Mar 1901
JUBILEE MEMORIAL. (Star, 08 March 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Mar 1901
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Southland Times, 08 March 1901) Southland Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Mar 1901
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 09 March 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
9 Mar 1901
ESTABLISHED 1875 The Manawatu Daily Times. The Oldest Manawatu Journal Published Every Evening. SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 1901. (Manawatu Times, 09 March 1901) Manawatu Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Mar 1901
LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK. (Otago Witness, 13 March 1901) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Mar 1901
NOTES BY SLIP. (Otago Witness, 13 March 1901) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Mar 1901
CANTERBURY DOINGS. (Otago Witness, 13 March 1901) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Mar 1901
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Auckland Star, 15 March 1901) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Mar 1901
Local and General. (Ashburton Guardian, 16 March 1901) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Mar 1901
Untitled (Taranaki Herald, 18 March 1901) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Mar 1901
Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Auckland Star, 18 March 1901) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Mar 1901
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Daily Times 21-3-1901) Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 Mar 1901
BIRTHS. (Auckland Star, 22 March 1901) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Mar 1901
N.Z. RIFLE ASSOCIATION MEETING. (Manawatu Standard, 23 March 1901) Manawatu Standard · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Mar 1901
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 23 March 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Mar 1901
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Daily Times 23-3-1901) Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Mar 1901
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 25 March 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Mar 1901
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 25 March 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Mar 1901
ALL-COMERS',. MATCH. (Wanganui Herald, 26 March 1901) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Mar 1901
Page 4 Advertisements Column 8 (Taranaki Herald, 26 March 1901) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Mar 1901
CANTERBURY DOINGS. (Otago Witness, 27 March 1901) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Mar 1901
THE INQUEST RESUMED. (Wanganui Chronicle, 27 March 1901) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Mar 1901
THE AGGREGATES (Wanganui Chronicle, 27 March 1901) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Mar 1901
Testimonial to Mrs Nanearrow (Grey River Argus, 28 March 1901) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Mar 1901
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Daily Times 28-3-1901) Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Mar 1901
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 29 March 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Mar 1901
THE JUBILEE MEMORIAL. (Star, 30 March 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30 Mar 1901
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 30 March 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Mar 1901
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 30 March 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Mar 1901
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (Otago Daily Times 30-3-1901) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Apr 1901
Untitled (Auckland Star, 03 April 1901) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1901
Page 4 Advertisements Column 7 (Evening Post, 08 April 1901) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1901
NEW ZEALAND UNIVERSITY. (Evening Post, 08 April 1901) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Apr 1901
FIXTURES. (Feilding Star, 09 April 1901) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Apr 1901
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 09 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Apr 1901
BURGESSES ASSOCIATION. (Star, 10 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Apr 1901
WEDDING BELLS. (Nelson Evening Mail, 11 April 1901) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Apr 1901
BURGESSES' ASSOCIATION. (Star, 11 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Apr 1901
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 11 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Apr 1901
Mr F. A. Hornibrook, Christchurch, Sandow Medallist, 1898 by Sporting & Dramatic Review; Standish & Preece, Christchurch · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
13 Apr 1901
JUBILEE MEMORIAL. (Star, 13 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
13 Apr 1901
The wanganui Herald. [PUBLISHED DAILY.] SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 1901. A MODEL BOROUGH. (Wanganui Herald, 13 April 1901) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Apr 1901
AUCKLAND MEETING. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 15 April 1901) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Apr 1901
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 16 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Apr 1901
REATER CHRISTCHURCH (Star, 16 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Apr 1901
THE AGENT-GENERAL ON FEDERATION. (Auckland Star, 16 April 1901) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Apr 1901
LOCAL & GENERAL. (Otago Witness, 17 April 1901) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
17 Apr 1901
ORICKET. (Otago Witness, 17 April 1901) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Apr 1901
THE ROYAL TOUR. (Manawatu Times, 17 April 1901) Manawatu Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Apr 1901
CHRISTCHURCH. (Auckland Star, 17 April 1901) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Apr 1901
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 20 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Apr 1901
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 20 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Apr 1901
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 20 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Apr 1901
SYDENHAM. (Star, 23 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Apr 1901
Untitled (Nelson Evening Mail, 23 April 1901) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Apr 1901
AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL NEWS. (Otago Witness, 24 April 1901) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Apr 1901
LOCAL & GENERAL. (Otago Witness, 24 April 1901) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Apr 1901
DETAILS OF THE POLLING. (Nelson Evening Mail, 25 April 1901) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Apr 1901
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 26 April 1901) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Apr 1901
CHRISTCHURCH. (Wanganui Chronicle, 26 April 1901) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Apr 1901
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 26 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Apr 1901
FEDERAL CONTINGENT (Manawatu Standard, 27 April 1901) Manawatu Standard · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Apr 1901
SUPREME COURT. (Star, 30 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 May 1901
Reception Commissioners. (Manawatu Times, 02 May 1901) Manawatu Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 May 1901
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Daily Times 5-2-1901) 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.

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