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.

“"and"”, the shelf

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

66,119 records matching 28 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
1880
Album 366 by Ring, James, 1856-1939; Lock, Henry Thomas, 1844-1932; Morris, John Richard, 1854-1919; Ferrer, Marc · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
1880
Fred Wood and W. Brown racing at Lancaster Park Pioneer Amateur Sports club images · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1880
Pioneer Bicycle Club group portrait at Lancaster Park Pioneer Amateur Sports club images · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1880
Lyttelton and port view Our stories · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1880
Fred Wood and W. Brown with a penny-farthing Pioneer Amateur Sports club images · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1880
Group portrait of Pioneer Bicycle Club members at Lancaster Park Pioneer Amateur Sports club images · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1880
Pioneer Bicycle Club with bicycles and a flag Pioneer Amateur Sports club images · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1880
Christchurch Cathedral and Godley Statue. From the album: New Zealand album by Burton Brothers · Photography · Te Papa Collections Online · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
1880
Christmas and New Year Greetings from New Zealand by Burton Brothers (Firm) · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
1880
Sumner Beach and Cave Rock by F. Bradley & Co · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
1880
Houses, Sumner Craw family photograph collection · Akaroa Museum · Akaroa Museum
1880
Plan of part of Bridle Path, Lyttelton by Lyttelton Borough · Maps, plans and drawings · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1880
Bridle Path, land transfer note Maps, plans and drawings · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1880
St. Michael's Church and River Avon, Christchurch. From the album: New Zealand album by Burton Brothers · Photography · Te Papa Collections Online · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
1880
On the Avon - Christchurch by Crombie and Permin · Photography · Te Papa Collections Online · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
1880
Victoria Bridge, Christchurch Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
1880
Intercepting sewers, south of Avon by Christchurch Drainage Board · No. 1 Pumphouse · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1880
Intercepting sewers, south of Avon, manhole No. 40 by Christchurch Drainage Board · No. 1 Pumphouse · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1880
Design for bridge at Opawa for the Heathcote Road Board Christchurch bridges: plans and drawings · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1880
Akaroa Mail, Library and Gaiety Hall Jan Shuttleworth Collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1880
Manhole by tank, No. 1 by Christchurch Drainage Board · No. 1 Pumphouse · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1880
Drain under river by Christchurch Drainage Board · No. 1 Pumphouse · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1880
Cooling pond by Christchurch Drainage Board · No. 1 Pumphouse · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1880
Alexander Anderson, Francis Hunt and H. C. M. Lewis Pioneer Amateur Sports club images · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1880
Waiteti Viaduct Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
1880
Mary and William Thompson and their family 2016 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1880
"Bryndwr." Valuable freehold suburban properties at Fendaltown Maps, plans and drawings · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1880
Queenstown and Lake Wakaitpu William Travers photograph album · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1880
Sunday at Camp George Smyth family collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1880
House at Diamond Lake William Travers photograph album · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1880
Joseph and Nancy Neale wedding Local people and functions · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1880
Amy Rosa Amanda Mulcock portrait 2013 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1880
Rebecca Mulcock portrait 2013 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1880
Edith Maude Mulcock portrait 2013 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1880
Canterbury College and Museum, Christchurch. From the album: New Zealand Scenery, Series 1 by Unknown; Messrs. F. Bradley & Co. · Photography · Te Papa Collections Online · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
1880
School of Art and Canterbury College, Christchurch by Burton Brothers · Photography · Te Papa Collections Online · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
1880
Group of animals, Christchurch Museum Photography · Te Papa Collections Online · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
1880
box, writing by Edwin H Oliver · Human History · Auckland Museum Collections · Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
1880
Supreme Court and Wesleyan Church, Christchurch. From the album: New Zealand album by Burton Brothers · Photography · Te Papa Collections Online · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
1880
Glacier Hotel and Cobb's Coach. From the album: Scenes of New Zealand by Unknown; Messrs. F. Bradley & Co. · Photography · Te Papa Collections Online · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
1880
Hotel and Valley, Otira. From the album: Scenery by E. Wheeler & Son · Photography · Te Papa Collections Online · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
1880
Kaiapoi Bridge Craw family photograph collection · Akaroa Museum · Akaroa Museum
1880
Armagh St. Bridge and Watering Place. From the album: Scenes of New Zealand by Unknown; Messrs. F. Bradley & Co. · Photography · Te Papa Collections Online · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
1880
New Zealand Court, Melbourne Exhibition Photography · Te Papa Collections Online · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
1880
Russell's Gold Battery [Thames] Craw family photograph collection · Akaroa Museum · Akaroa Museum
1880
Bullock Team and Wool Waggon, Cheviot. From the album: Scenes of New Zealand by E. Wheeler & Son; Messrs. F. Bradley & Co. · Photography · Te Papa Collections Online · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
1880
Mule Token - Halfpenny, Henry J. Hall, Christchurch Coffee Mills / L. Levy, Leather & Grindery, Lambton Quay, Wellington, New Zealand, circa 1880 by W.J.Taylor, Mint · Museums Victoria · no. 56508 · Museums Victoria
1880
Mule Token - Halfpenny, Henry J. Hall, Christchurch Coffee Mills / L. Levy, Leather & Grindery, Lambton Quay, Wellington, New Zealand, circa 1880 by W.J.Taylor, Mint · Museums Victoria · no. 83620 · Museums Victoria
1880
Mule Token - Halfpenny, Henry J. Hall, Christchurch Coffee Mills, New Zealand / E.F. Dease, Draper, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, circa 1880 by W.J.Taylor, Mint · Museums Victoria · Museums Victoria
1880
Mule Token - Halfpenny, Henry J. Hall, Christchurch Coffee Mills / L. Levy, Leather & Grindery, Lambton Quay, Wellington, New Zealand, circa 1880 by W.J.Taylor, Mint · Museums Victoria · no. 56506 · Museums Victoria
1880
Mule Token - Halfpenny, Henry J. Hall, Christchurch Coffee Mills / L. Levy, Leather & Grindery, Lambton Quay, Wellington, New Zealand, circa 1880 by W.J.Taylor, Mint · Museums Victoria · no. 83619 · Museums Victoria
1880
Post and Telegraph Office - Christchurch by Burton Brothers · Photography · Te Papa Collections Online · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
1880
Woman - Mary [?] by George and Walton · Photography · Te Papa Collections Online · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
1880
Little girl and baby by John Spiller · Photography · Te Papa Collections Online · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
1880
Mount Tarawera and The Terraces by E. Wheeler & Son · Photography · Te Papa Collections Online · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
1880
Cullen and Party's sluicing claim at Kumara by E. Wheeler & Son · Photography · Te Papa Collections Online · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
1880
Cable car, Teremakau river Craw family photograph collection · Akaroa Museum · Akaroa Museum
1880
Otira Gorge, Starvation Point Craw family photograph collection · Akaroa Museum · Akaroa Museum
1880
Cathedral Square, Christchurch TAPUHI · Alexander Turnbull Library · about 1 place
1880
Kaiapoi Public Library, with bicycle outside the Fire Brigade Station entrance, corner of High (Williams) Street and Raven Quay, Rangiora District, North Canterbury TAPUHI · Alexander Turnbull Library · about 2 places
1880
Otahuna homestead and grounds, Taitapu, Canterbury TAPUHI · Alexander Turnbull Library · about 1 place
1880
Lych gate at St. Mary the Virgin, Anglican Church Addington, Christchurch TAPUHI · Alexander Turnbull Library · about 1 place
1880
Sign of the Takahe, Cashmere Hills, Christchurch TAPUHI · Alexander Turnbull Library · about 1 place
1880
Photograph, Family portrait c 1880 by George & Walton · NZmuseums · Te Hikoi Museum · Te Hikoi Museum
1880
Photograph, George Reid by Pattillo, Cecil Wright · NZmuseums · Te Hikoi Museum · Te Hikoi Museum
1880
Negative: Market Square Canterbury Museum · Canterbury Museum
1880
Cot: Native Timber Canterbury Museum · Canterbury Museum
1880
Photograph, David Doull's Watchmaker & Jeweller NZmuseums · Wyndham & Districts Historical Museum · Wyndham & Districts Historical Museum
1880
Photograph, Duncan Revie by P. Schourup, Christchurch · NZmuseums · Wyndham & Districts Historical Museum · Wyndham & Districts Historical Museum
1880
Photograph, Unidentified man and Children by Christchurch Fancy Bazaar · NZmuseums · Te Hikoi Museum · Te Hikoi Museum
2 Jan 1880
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 02 January 1880) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jan 1880
CRICKET. (Otago Witness, 03 January 1880) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jan 1880
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 03 January 1880) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jan 1880
CHRISTCHURCH. (Otago Witness, 03 January 1880) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jan 1880
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 03 January 1880) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jan 1880
CHRISTCHURCH. (Thames Star, 05 January 1880) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jan 1880
CHRISTCHURCH CLUB v. SYDENHAM YOUTHS. (Star, 05 January 1880) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jan 1880
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Auckland Star, 07 January 1880) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jan 1880
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 07 January 1880) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jan 1880
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 07 January 1880) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
9 Jan 1880
THE NEW CONVENT, CHRISTCHURCH. (New Zealand Tablet, 09 January 1880) New Zealand Tablet · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
9 Jan 1880
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wanganui Chronicle, 09 January 1880) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jan 1880
CARANDINI CONCERTS. (Taranaki Herald, 09 January 1880) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jan 1880
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Auckland Star, 09 January 1880) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jan 1880
Local and General. (Clutha Leader, 09 January 1880) Clutha Leader · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
10 Jan 1880
INTERPROVINCIAL. (Otago Witness, 10 January 1880) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jan 1880
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Auckland Star, 10 January 1880) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jan 1880
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Timaru Herald, 13 January 1880) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jan 1880
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 14 January 1880) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14 Jan 1880
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 14 January 1880) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jan 1880
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Auckland Star, 14 January 1880) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jan 1880
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 16 January 1880) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jan 1880
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Auckland Star, 17 January 1880) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1880
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Timaru Herald, 19 January 1880) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
19 Jan 1880
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 19 January 1880) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jan 1880
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Timaru Herald, 20 January 1880) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Jan 1880
CHRISTCHURCH. (Evening Post, 20 January 1880) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jan 1880
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 21 January 1880) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jan 1880
Page 1 Advertisements Column 7 (Auckland Star, 21 January 1880) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jan 1880
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Timaru Herald, 22 January 1880) Timaru Herald · 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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