How many records does the archive hold?

63,896 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.

“Z”, the shelf

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

65,200 records matching 60 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 1850s
19 Jul 1856
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 19 July 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jul 1856
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 23 July 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jul 1856
Page 10 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 26 July 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Jul 1856
Page 11 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 26 July 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
26 Jul 1856
Page 11 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 26 July 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
30 Jul 1856
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 30 July 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jul 1856
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 30 July 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Aug 1856
Page 10 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 02 August 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Aug 1856
Page 11 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 02 August 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
6 Aug 1856
CHRISTCHURCH. (Lyttelton Times, 06 August 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Aug 1856
Page 9 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 09 August 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
13 Aug 1856
Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 13 August 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
13 Aug 1856
Page 9 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 13 August 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
13 Aug 1856
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 13 August 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
20 Aug 1856
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 20 August 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Aug 1856
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 20 August 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
23 Aug 1856
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 23 August 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
30 Aug 1856
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 30 August 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
6 Sept 1856
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 06 September 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
10 Sept 1856
CHRISTCHURCH. (Lyttelton Times, 10 September 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Sept 1856
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 13 September 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
20 Sept 1856
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 20 September 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Sept 1856
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 20 September 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
20 Sept 1856
Page 9 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 20 September 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
24 Sept 1856
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 24 September 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
27 Sept 1856
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 27 September 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
1 Oct 1856
Page 11 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 01 October 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Oct 1856
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 04 October 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Oct 1856
Page 11 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 08 October 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Oct 1856
Page 12 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 15 October 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Oct 1856
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 18 October 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Nov 1856
Page 11 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 01 November 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
12 Nov 1856
Page 12 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 12 November 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Nov 1856
Page 12 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 15 November 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Nov 1856
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 15 November 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
19 Nov 1856
Page 12 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 19 November 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Nov 1856
Page 12 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 19 November 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
19 Nov 1856
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 19 November 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
22 Nov 1856
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 22 November 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 Nov 1856
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 22 November 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
26 Nov 1856
Page 12 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 26 November 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Nov 1856
PUBLIC OPINION ON THE ROAD QUESTION. (Lyttelton Times, 26 November 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Nov 1856
Page 9 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 29 November 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
3 Dec 1856
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 03 December 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Dec 1856
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 03 December 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Dec 1856
Page 9 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 03 December 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
10 Dec 1856
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 10 December 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Dec 1856
Page 12 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 10 December 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Dec 1856
Local Intelligence. (Lyttelton Times, 13 December 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
13 Dec 1856
Page 12 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 13 December 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
13 Dec 1856
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 13 December 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Dec 1856
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 13 December 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
13 Dec 1856
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 13 December 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
17 Dec 1856
Page 12 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 17 December 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
17 Dec 1856
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 17 December 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Dec 1856
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 17 December 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Dec 1856
Page 9 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 20 December 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Dec 1856
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 20 December 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Dec 1856
The Lyttelton Times, Saturday, December 20. (Lyttelton Times, 20 December 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
24 Dec 1856
Page 12 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 24 December 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Dec 1856
Page 12 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 24 December 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
24 Dec 1856
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 24 December 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
27 Dec 1856
Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 27 December 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 Dec 1856
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 27 December 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 Dec 1856
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 27 December 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Dec 1856
THE BRIDLE PATH & THE ADJOINING HILLS. (Lyttelton Times, 31 December 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
31 Dec 1856
Page 12 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 31 December 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
31 Dec 1856
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 31 December 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1857
Glenmore - List No. 3109 The New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero · Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga · about 1 place
1 Jan 1857
Christ's College, Christchurch, 1857 Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
1 Jan 1857
Glass Plate Negative: Town Hall by Alfred Charles Barker · Canterbury Museum · Canterbury Museum
1 Jan 1857
Sketch: Linwood House, Christchurch by C E Fooks · Canterbury Museum · Canterbury Museum
3 Jan 1857
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 03 January 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jan 1857
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 03 January 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
3 Jan 1857
MARRIAGE. (Lyttelton Times, 03 January 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
7 Jan 1857
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 07 January 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jan 1857
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 07 January 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jan 1857
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 07 January 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
10 Jan 1857
The Lyttelton Times (Lyttelton Times, 10 January 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jan 1857
Page 9 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 14 January 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14 Jan 1857
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 14 January 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jan 1857
Page 9 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 17 January 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
17 Jan 1857
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 17 January 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jan 1857
Page 11 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 17 January 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jan 1857
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 17 January 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
21 Jan 1857
Page 12 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 21 January 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jan 1857
Page 9 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 21 January 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
24 Jan 1857
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 24 January 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jan 1857
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 24 January 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
28 Jan 1857
Page 9 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 28 January 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jan 1857
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 28 January 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jan 1857
Page 10 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 28 January 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
28 Jan 1857
Page 12 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 28 January 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
31 Jan 1857
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 31 January 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
31 Jan 1857
Page 10 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 31 January 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jan 1857
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 31 January 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
4 Feb 1857
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 04 February 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Feb 1857
Page 16 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 04 February 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
7 Feb 1857
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 07 February 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7 Feb 1857
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 07 February 1857) 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.

“Z”, the shelf

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