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.

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

60,071 records matching 89 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 1880s
22 Nov 1881
Page 1 Advertisements Column 7 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 22 November 1881) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Nov 1881
WELLINGTON. (Daily Telegraph, 22 November 1881) Daily Telegraph · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Nov 1881
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Hawke's Bay Herald, 23 November 1881) Hawke's Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Nov 1881
THE HILLSIDE WORKSHOPS. (Otago Daily Times, 23 November 1881) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Nov 1881
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 24 November 1881) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Nov 1881
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 24 November 1881) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Nov 1881
CHRISTCHURCH. (Daily Telegraph, 24 November 1881) Daily Telegraph · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Nov 1881
CHRISTCHURCH. (Thames Star, 24 November 1881) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Nov 1881
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 25 November 1881) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Nov 1881
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 25 November 1881) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Nov 1881
CHRISTCHURCH. (Timaru Herald, 25 November 1881) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Nov 1881
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 26 November 1881) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Nov 1881
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Otago Daily Times, 26 November 1881) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Nov 1881
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 28 November 1881) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Nov 1881
CHRISTCHURCH. (Thames Star, 28 November 1881) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Nov 1881
CHRISTCHURCH. (Wanganui Herald, 28 November 1881) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Nov 1881
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 29 November 1881) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Nov 1881
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 29 November 1881) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Nov 1881
CHRISTCHURCH. (Thames Star, 29 November 1881) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Nov 1881
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 30 November 1881) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Nov 1881
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 30 November 1881) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Nov 1881
CHRISTCHURCH. (Thames Star, 30 November 1881) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Dec 1881
UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. Bluff, 30th November. (Evening Post, 01 December 1881) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Dec 1881
SOCIAL AND GENERAL. (Otago Daily Times, 02 December 1881) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
2 Dec 1881
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 02 December 1881) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Dec 1881
THS GENERAL ELECTIONS (Star, 02 December 1881) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Dec 1881
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 02 December 1881) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Dec 1881
CHRISTCHURCH. (Daily Telegraph, 03 December 1881) Daily Telegraph · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Dec 1881
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Hawke's Bay Herald, 03 December 1881) Hawke's Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Dec 1881
CHRISTCHURCH. (Poverty Bay Herald, 05 December 1881) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Dec 1881
CHRISTCHURCH. (Thames Star, 05 December 1881) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Dec 1881
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 06 December 1881) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Dec 1881
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 09 December 1881) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Dec 1881
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Poverty Bay Herald, 10 December 1881) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Dec 1881
MUSICAL AND THEATRICAL NOTES. (Otago Daily Times, 10 December 1881) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Dec 1881
CHRISTCHURCH NORTH. (Star, 10 December 1881) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Dec 1881
THE GENERAL ELECTION. (Wanganui Chronicle, 10 December 1881) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Dec 1881
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 12 December 1881) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Dec 1881
CHRISTCHURCH. (Thames Star, 12 December 1881) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Dec 1881
CHRISTCHURCH SOUTH. (Star, 12 December 1881) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Dec 1881
DRAINAGE BOARD. (Star, 13 December 1881) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Dec 1881
AKAROA AND WAINUI ROAD BOARD. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 13 December 1881) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Dec 1881
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 13 December 1881) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Dec 1881
BOYCOTTING" A BRIDE. (Evening Post, 13 December 1881) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Dec 1881
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Poverty Bay Herald, 14 December 1881) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Dec 1881
CHRISTCHURCH. (Wanganui Herald, 14 December 1881) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Dec 1881
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 15 December 1881) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Dec 1881
EAST CHRISTCHURCH EDUCATIONAL DISTRICT. (Star, 15 December 1881) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Dec 1881
The Otago Daily Times. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1881. (Otago Daily Times, 15 December 1881) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Dec 1881
CHRISTCHURCH. (Wanganui Herald, 15 December 1881) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Dec 1881
VITAL STATISTICS. (Timaru Herald, 16 December 1881) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Dec 1881
VITAL STATISTICS. (Star, 16 December 1881) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Dec 1881
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 17 December 1881) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Dec 1881
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 19 December 1881) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Dec 1881
CHRISTCHURCH. (Wanganui Herald, 19 December 1881) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Dec 1881
CHRISTCHURCH. (Wanganui Chronicle, 19 December 1881) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Dec 1881
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Otago Daily Times, 19 December 1881) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Dec 1881
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 20 December 1881) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Dec 1881
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Marlborough Express, 21 December 1881) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Dec 1881
CHRISTCHURCH. (Poverty Bay Herald, 21 December 1881) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Dec 1881
Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 22 December 1881) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Dec 1881
THE CATHEDRAL FONT. (Star, 23 December 1881) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Dec 1881
Local & General (Star, 23 December 1881) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Dec 1881
Local & General. (Star, 24 December 1881) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
24 Dec 1881
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 24 December 1881) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Dec 1881
Page 34 Advertisements Column 2 (Otago Witness, 24 December 1881) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Dec 1881
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 26 December 1881) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Dec 1881
CHRISTCHURCH. (Thames Star, 29 December 1881) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Dec 1881
Local & General. (Star, 30 December 1881) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
31 Dec 1881
Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 31 December 1881) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Dec 1881
passing Notes. (Otago Witness, 31 December 1881) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1882
Addington Water Tower - List No. 5390 by Melanie Lovell-Smith [Report Author] · The New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero · Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga · about 1 place
1882
Waterworks Pumping Station No. 1 Pumphouse (Former) - List No. 3736 by Robyn Burgess [Report Author] · The New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero · Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga · about 1 place
1882
Lyttelton Graving Dock and Pump House - List No. 4389 The New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero · Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga · about 1 place
1882
Colombo Street, Christchurch, looking South Hocken Digital Collections · Hocken Collections - Uare Taoka o Hākena, University of Otago; University of Otago
1882
Barbadoes St Cemetery plan - areas 4B, rows O-Aa Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
1882
Barbadoes St Cemetery plan - areas 4B, rows M-T Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
1882
ChristchurchCanterbury, the past and present Publications · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1882
Alfred Ernest Preece holding a penny-farthing Pioneer Amateur Sports club images · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1882
Book: Out in the Open, a Budget of Scraps of Natural History, Gathered in New Zealand Canterbury Museum · Canterbury Museum
1882
Book: Out in the Open, a Budget of Scraps of Natural History Canterbury Museum · Canterbury Museum
1882
Certificate: Appointment to Captain Canterbury Museum · Canterbury Museum
3 Jan 1882
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 03 January 1882) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jan 1882
LITTLE RIVER ROAD BOARD. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 03 January 1882) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jan 1882
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 04 January 1882) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jan 1882
CHRISTCHURCH. (Wanganui Chronicle, 04 January 1882) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jan 1882
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 05 January 1882) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jan 1882
CHRISTCHURCH. (Wanganui Chronicle, 05 January 1882) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jan 1882
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 06 January 1882) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jan 1882
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 09 January 1882) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jan 1882
Local & General. (Star, 09 January 1882) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jan 1882
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Otago Daily Times, 09 January 1882) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jan 1882
CHRISTCHURCH. (Wanganui Chronicle, 10 January 1882) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jan 1882
Local & General. (Star, 10 January 1882) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jan 1882
Local & General. (Star, 11 January 1882) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jan 1882
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 12 January 1882) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jan 1882
CHRISTCHURCH. (Colonist, 12 January 1882) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jan 1882
Local & General. (Star, 12 January 1882) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jan 1882
THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION. (Star, 14 January 1882) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14 Jan 1882
CHRISTCHURCH. (Poverty Bay Herald, 14 January 1882) Poverty Bay Herald · 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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