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.

25,122 records matching 99 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
18 Jun 1902
LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK. (Otago Witness, 18 June 1902) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jun 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 18 June 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jun 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 18 June 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jun 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 19 June 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Jun 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 8 (Star, 20 June 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jun 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Marlborough Express, 20 June 1902) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jun 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 20 June 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jun 1902
Page 8 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 21 June 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jun 1902
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 23 June 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jun 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Marlborough Express, 23 June 1902) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jun 1902
THE WAR MEDALS. (Star, 24 June 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jun 1902
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 25 June 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Jun 1902
UNIMPROVED RATING. (Auckland Star, 25 June 1902) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jun 1902
NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. (Poverty Bay Herald, 25 June 1902) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jun 1902
NOTES BY FULL-BACK. (Otago Witness, 25 June 1902) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jun 1902
WEDDING BELLS. (New Zealand Tablet, 26 June 1902) New Zealand Tablet · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jun 1902
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 28 June 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Jun 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Ashburton Guardian, 28 June 1902) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jun 1902
The Ensign. GORE: SATURDAY, JUNE 28. (Mataura Ensign 28-6-1902) Mataura Ensign · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jun 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 30 June 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30 Jun 1902
SKETCH OF HIS CAREER. (Nelson Evening Mail, 30 June 1902) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jun 1902
LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS. (Marlborough Express, 30 June 1902) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jul 1902
RETURN OF THE SEVENTH CONTINGENT. (Wanganui Chronicle, 01 July 1902) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jul 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 02 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jul 1902
OTAGO AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL SOCIETY. (Otago Witness, 02 July 1902) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jul 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 02 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jul 1902
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 05 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jul 1902
Page 8 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 05 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jul 1902
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 05 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jul 1902
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 05 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Jul 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 08 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jul 1902
COSY CORNER CLUB. FOURTH SESSION, SECOND MEETING (Otago Witness, 09 July 1902) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jul 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 09 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jul 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 11 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jul 1902
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 11 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jul 1902
Page 8 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 12 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12 Jul 1902
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 12 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jul 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 16 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Jul 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 16 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
17 Jul 1902
NEW ZEALAND CONTINGENTS. (Star, 17 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jul 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 17 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jul 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 17 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jul 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 18 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
18 Jul 1902
PIGEON SHOOTING CHAMPIONSHIP. (Evening Post, 18 July 1902) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jul 1902
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 19 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jul 1902
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 21 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jul 1902
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 21 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jul 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 22 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jul 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 22 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jul 1902
PERSONAL. (Star, 23 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jul 1902
CANTERBURY DOINGS. (Otago Witness, 23 July 1902) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jul 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 23 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jul 1902
MUNICIPAL CONFERENCE AT WELLINGTON: THE FOUR CITY MAYORS. Fbom Left: Mr J. A. Park (Mayor of Dunedin), Mr H. F. Wigram (Mayor of Christchurch), Mr J. G. W. Aitken (Mayor of Wellington), and Mr A. Kidd (Mayor of Auckland). —Schaef Sarony, photo. (Otago Witness, 23 July 1902) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
23 Jul 1902
Page 1 Advertisements Column 8 (Otago Daily Times 23-7-1902) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jul 1902
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 26 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Jul 1902
Page 7 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 26 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jul 1902
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 26 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1902
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Otago Daily Times 31-7-1902) Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1 Aug 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 01 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
2 Aug 1902
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 02 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Aug 1902
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 02 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Aug 1902
CYCLING. (Star, 02 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Aug 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Daily Times 8-3-1902) Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Aug 1902
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Wairarapa Daily Times, 04 August 1902) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Aug 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 04 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Aug 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 05 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Aug 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Ashburton Guardian, 05 August 1902) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Aug 1902
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 07 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
9 Aug 1902
THE TREE PLANTING. (Star, 09 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Aug 1902
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 09 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Aug 1902
Social Gossip. (New Zealand Free Lance, 09 August 1902) New Zealand Free Lance · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Aug 1902
SCHOOL COMMITTEES. (Star, 11 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Aug 1902
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 13 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 14 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Aug 1902
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 16 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
19 Aug 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 19 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Aug 1902
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 20 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Aug 1902
PERSONAL ITEMS. (Otago Witness, 20 August 1902) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Aug 1902
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 23 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Aug 1902
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 25 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Aug 1902
CHRISTCHURCH. (Northern Advocate, 26 August 1902) Northern Advocate · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Sept 1902
GREATER CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 02 September 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Sept 1902
GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP. (Auckland Star, 02 September 1902) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Sept 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Ashburton Guardian, 03 September 1902) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Sept 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 04 September 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Sept 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Wairarapa Daily Times, 05 September 1902) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Sept 1902
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 06 September 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 Sept 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Wairarapa Daily Times, 06 September 1902) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Sept 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 10 September 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Sept 1902
PATENTS. (Ashburton Guardian, 10 September 1902) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Sept 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 11 September 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Sept 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 11 September 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1902
LOCAL AND GENERAL—Cont. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 12 September 1902) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1902
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 12 September 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1902
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 12 September 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Sept 1902
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 13 September 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
13 Sept 1902
PATENTS. (Star, 13 September 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Sept 1902
PATENTS. (West Coast Times, 15 September 1902) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Sept 1902
Untitled (Manawatu Standard, 15 September 1902) Manawatu Standard · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Sept 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Ashburton Guardian, 15 September 1902) Ashburton Guardian · 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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