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 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 1900s
14 Feb 1902
SCHOOL COMMITTEES. (Star, 14 February 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Feb 1902
MARRIAGES. (Star, 15 February 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Feb 1902
Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 15 February 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Feb 1902
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 15 February 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Feb 1902
SPORTING. (Taranaki Daily News 15-2-1902) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Feb 1902
MAGISTERIAL. (Star, 17 February 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Feb 1902
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 18 February 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Feb 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 18 February 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Feb 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 19 February 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Feb 1902
SOUTHLAND NEWS NOTES (Otago Witness, 19 February 1902) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Feb 1902
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Star, 20 February 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Feb 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 20 February 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Feb 1902
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION. (Grey River Argus, 20 February 1902) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Feb 1902
New Zealand. (Southland Times, 21 February 1902) Southland Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Feb 1902
THE PROPOSED ABATTOIRS. (Star, 21 February 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Feb 1902
THE CITY ABATTOIRS. (Star, 25 February 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Feb 1902
Dunedin Engineers, (Otago Witness, 26 February 1902) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Feb 1902
Page 34 Advertisements Column 3 (Otago Witness, 26 February 1902) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Feb 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 27 February 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Feb 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 28 February 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Mar 1902
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 01 March 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1 Mar 1902
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 01 March 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Mar 1902
List of the Killed and Wounded. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 01 March 1902) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Mar 1902
SEVENTH NEW ZEALANDERS' CASUALTIES. (Poverty Bay Herald, 01 March 1902) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Mar 1902
T.Y.M.I (Wanganui Herald, 01 March 1902) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Mar 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 03 March 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Mar 1902
CABLE NEWS. (Evening Post, 03 March 1902) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Mar 1902
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Colonist, 05 March 1902) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Mar 1902
Third Edition N.Z.R.A MEETING. To-day's Shooting. (Wanganui Herald, 05 March 1902) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Mar 1902
N.Z.R.A. MEETING. Yesterday's Shooting. (Wanganui Herald, 05 March 1902) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Mar 1902
RIFLE ASSOCIATION MEETING. (Auckland Star, 05 March 1902) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Mar 1902
THE DEATH ROLL. LONDON, February 28. (Otago Witness, 05 March 1902) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Mar 1902
N.Z.R.A. MEETING. (Wanganui Chronicle, 06 March 1902) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Mar 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 06 March 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Mar 1902
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 06 March 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Mar 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 07 March 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Mar 1902
Hyde wins the Championship. (Feilding Star, 07 March 1902) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Mar 1902
THE RIFLE CHAMPIONSHIP. (Evening Post, 07 March 1902) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Mar 1902
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Auckland Star, 08 March 1902) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Mar 1902
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 08 March 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Mar 1902
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 08 March 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Mar 1902
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS. (Feilding Star, 11 March 1902) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Mar 1902
CHRISTCHURCH PRESBYTERY. (Star, 12 March 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Mar 1902
ANNUAL COLONIAL PRIZE FIRING. (Otago Witness, 12 March 1902) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Mar 1902
Masterton Agricultural Society's Show, February 25, 1902. (Otago Witness, 12 March 1902) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Mar 1902
LAND AND WATER (Otago Witness, 12 March 1902) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Mar 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 13 March 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Mar 1902
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES & DEATHS. (Auckland Star, 14 March 1902) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Mar 1902
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 15 March 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Mar 1902
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 15 March 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Mar 1902
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 18 March 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Mar 1902
THE NOMINAL ROLL. (Otago Witness, 19 March 1902) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
20 Mar 1902
Untitled (Mataura Ensign 20-3-1902) Mataura Ensign · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Mar 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 21 March 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Mar 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 26 March 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Mar 1902
LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK. (Otago Witness, 26 March 1902) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Mar 1902
Page 1 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 27 March 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 Mar 1902
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 27 March 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Mar 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 27 March 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Mar 1902
THE MOA. (Wanganui Herald, 29 March 1902) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Apr 1902
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 01 April 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Apr 1902
SPORTING IN NEW ZEALAND. (Otago Witness, 02 April 1902) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Apr 1902
The Wanganui Herald. (Wanganui Herald, 03 April 1902) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Apr 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 03 April 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Apr 1902
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 04 April 1902) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Apr 1902
TELEGRAMS (Southland Times, 04 April 1902) Southland Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Apr 1902
NOMINAL ROLL. (Star, 04 April 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Apr 1902
SPORT AND PASTIME. (Evening Post, 05 April 1902) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Apr 1902
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 07 April 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1902
ANOTHER TRAM ACCIDENT. (Star, 08 April 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1902
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Daily Times 4-8-1902) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Apr 1902
THE TENTH CONTINGENT. (Otago Witness, 09 April 1902) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Apr 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 10 April 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Apr 1902
Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1902. Local and General. (Ashburton Guardian, 10 April 1902) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Apr 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 10 April 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Apr 1902
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 12 April 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Apr 1902
ARBITRATION COURT. (Star, 14 April 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Apr 1902
The Colonial Contingent. (Wanganui Herald, 14 April 1902) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Apr 1902
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 14 April 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Apr 1902
LAND AND WATER (Otago Witness, 16 April 1902) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Apr 1902
AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL NEWS. (Otago Witness, 16 April 1902) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Apr 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 16 April 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Apr 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 17 April 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Apr 1902
MAYORALTY ELECTIONS. (Wanganui Herald, 17 April 1902) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Apr 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 18 April 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Apr 1902
CYCLING. (Star, 18 April 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Apr 1902
MAYORALTY ELECTIONS. (Wanganui Chronicle, 18 April 1902) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Apr 1902
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 19 April 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
19 Apr 1902
Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 19 April 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Apr 1902
MARRIAGES. (Auckland Star, 19 April 1902) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Apr 1902
THROUGH THE CITY. (Star, 19 April 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Apr 1902
THE Social Sphere (Observer, 19 April 1902) Observer · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Apr 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 22 April 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Apr 1902
SLY GROG-SELLING (Auckland Star, 23 April 1902) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Apr 1902
MAYORAL ELECTIONS. (Star, 23 April 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Apr 1902
N.Z. TELEGRAMS. (Manawatu Standard, 23 April 1902) Manawatu Standard · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Apr 1902
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 26 April 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Apr 1902
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 26 April 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Apr 1902
THE TENTH CONTINGENT. (Star, 28 April 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Apr 1902
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 29 April 1902) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · 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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