How many records does the archive hold?

67,402 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.

“"New"”, the shelf

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

24,858 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
15 May 1861
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 15 May 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 May 1861
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 15 May 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 May 1861
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 15 May 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 May 1861
Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 15 May 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 May 1861
Page 7 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 15 May 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 May 1861
RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. (Lyttelton Times, 18 May 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 May 1861
Page 7 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 18 May 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 May 1861
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 18 May 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 May 1861
Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 18 May 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 May 1861
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 22 May 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
22 May 1861
Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 22 May 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 May 1861
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 22 May 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 May 1861
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 25 May 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
25 May 1861
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 25 May 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 May 1861
Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 25 May 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 May 1861
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 29 May 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 May 1861
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 29 May 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jun 1861
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 01 June 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jun 1861
Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 01 June 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jun 1861
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 01 June 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jun 1861
CATHOLIC CHURCH. (Daily Southern Cross, 04 June 1861) Daily Southern Cross · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jun 1861
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 05 June 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jun 1861
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 05 June 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Jun 1861
Untitled (Hawke's Bay Herald, 08 June 1861) Hawke's Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 Jun 1861
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 08 June 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jun 1861
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 15 June 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jun 1861
Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 19 June 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jun 1861
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 22 June 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jun 1861
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 26 June 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jun 1861
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 29 June 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jul 1861
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 03 July 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jul 1861
Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 (Wellington Independent, 05 July 1861) Wellington Independent · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jul 1861
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 06 July 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jul 1861
BIRTHS. (Lyttelton Times, 10 July 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Jul 1861
CHRISTCHURCH. (Lyttelton Times, 10 July 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Jul 1861
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 10 July 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jul 1861
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 10 July 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jul 1861
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 10 July 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jul 1861
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 13 July 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jul 1861
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 13 July 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jul 1861
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 17 July 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jul 1861
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 17 July 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jul 1861
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 17 July 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jul 1861
Page 7 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 17 July 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jul 1861
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 20 July 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jul 1861
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 20 July 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jul 1861
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 20 July 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jul 1861
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 20 July 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jul 1861
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 24 July 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
24 Jul 1861
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 24 July 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jul 1861
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 24 July 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jul 1861
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 24 July 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jul 1861
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 24 July 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jul 1861
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 24 July 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jul 1861
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 24 July 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jul 1861
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 27 July 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jul 1861
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 27 July 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jul 1861
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 27 July 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1861
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 31 July 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Aug 1861
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 03 August 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Aug 1861
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 03 August 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Aug 1861
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 03 August 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Aug 1861
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 07 August 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7 Aug 1861
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 07 August 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Aug 1861
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 10 August 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Aug 1861
Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 10 August 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1861
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1861
Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Aug 1861
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 17 August 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Aug 1861
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 17 August 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Aug 1861
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 21 August 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Aug 1861
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 21 August 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Aug 1861
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 24 August 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Aug 1861
Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 24 August 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Aug 1861
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 28 August 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1861
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 31 August 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1861
CHRISTCHURCH ELECTIONS. (Lyttelton Times, 31 August 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Sept 1861
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 04 September 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Sept 1861
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 11 September 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Sept 1861
TOWN AND COUNTRY NEWS. (Lyttelton Times, 14 September 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Sept 1861
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 18 September 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Sept 1861
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 21 September 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Sept 1861
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 21 September 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Sept 1861
CANTERBURY. (Wellington Independent, 24 September 1861) Wellington Independent · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Sept 1861
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 28 September 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Sept 1861
Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 28 September 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Oct 1861
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 02 October 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Oct 1861
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 02 October 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Oct 1861
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 02 October 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Oct 1861
BIRTHS. (Lyttelton Times, 05 October 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5 Oct 1861
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 05 October 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Oct 1861
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 05 October 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Oct 1861
TOWN AND COUNTRY NEWS. (Lyttelton Times, 05 October 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Oct 1861
Page 7 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 09 October 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Oct 1861
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 12 October 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12 Oct 1861
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 12 October 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Oct 1861
Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 12 October 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Oct 1861
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 12 October 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Oct 1861
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 16 October 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
16 Oct 1861
Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 16 October 1861) Lyttelton Times · 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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