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.

“"st"”, the shelf

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

21,591 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 Aug 1908
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (West Coast Times, 14 August 1908) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Aug 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (NZ Truth, 15 August 1908) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Aug 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 15 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Aug 1908
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 15 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Aug 1908
Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 15 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Aug 1908
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 15 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Aug 1908
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 15 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Aug 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 15 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Aug 1908
HOCKEY. (Star, 15 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Aug 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 17 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Aug 1908
CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 18 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Aug 1908
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 19 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Aug 1908
THE CITY'S RESERVES. (Star, 19 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Aug 1908
VITAL STATISTICS. (Star, 21 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Aug 1908
MARRIAGES. (Star, 22 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 Aug 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 22 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 Aug 1908
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 22 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Aug 1908
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 22 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Aug 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 22 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Aug 1908
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 22 August 1908) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Aug 1908
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 22 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Aug 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 22 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Aug 1908
PRESIDENT'S. (Star, 22 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Aug 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 22 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Aug 1908
BIRTH. (Star, 24 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Aug 1908
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Colonist, 24 August 1908) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Aug 1908
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 24 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Aug 1908
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 25 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Aug 1908
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 26 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Aug 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 26 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Aug 1908
GOLF. (Otago Witness, 26 August 1908) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Aug 1908
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 28 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Aug 1908
Page 7 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 29 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Aug 1908
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 29 August 1908) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Aug 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 29 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Aug 1908
THE SCHOOLS' TOURNAMENT. (Star, 29 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Aug 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 29 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Aug 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 29 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Aug 1908
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 29 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Aug 1908
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 29 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1908
THE SCHOOLS TOURNAMENT. (Ashburton Guardian, 31 August 1908) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1908
Page 4 Advertisements Column 8 (Ashburton Guardian, 31 August 1908) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Sept 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 01 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1 Sept 1908
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 01 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Sept 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 02 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Sept 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 03 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Sept 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 03 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Sept 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 04 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Sept 1908
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 05 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
5 Sept 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 05 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Sept 1908
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 05 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Sept 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 05 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Sept 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 05 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Sept 1908
Racing Fixtures (Observer, 05 September 1908) Observer · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Sept 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 05 September 1908) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Sept 1908
Page 7 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 05 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Sept 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 07 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Sept 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 07 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Sept 1908
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 07 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Sept 1908
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 08 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Sept 1908
TRAMWAY BOARD. (Star, 08 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Sept 1908
EDUCATION HOARD. (Star, 09 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Sept 1908
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Colonist, 09 September 1908) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Sept 1908
OMNIUM GATHERUM. (Otago Witness, 09 September 1908) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Sept 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 10 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Sept 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 10 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Sept 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 11 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1908
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 12 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12 Sept 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (NZ Truth, 12 September 1908) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12 Sept 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 12 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12 Sept 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 12 September 1908) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1908
Page 4 Advertisements Column 8 (Ashburton Guardian, 12 September 1908) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1908
Page 7 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 12 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1908
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 12 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 12 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 12 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1908
THE HARBOUR OF THE BLEST. (Star, 12 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1908
MARRIAGE. (Otago Daily Times 9-12-1908) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Sept 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 14 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14 Sept 1908
CRICKET. (Star, 14 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Sept 1908
Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 14 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Sept 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 14 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Sept 1908
Page 9 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 14 September 1908) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Sept 1908
Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 15 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Sept 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 15 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Sept 1908
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 16 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Sept 1908
SPORTING NOTES FROM AUSTRALIA. (Otago Witness, 16 September 1908) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Sept 1908
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 19 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
19 Sept 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (NZ Truth, 19 September 1908) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Sept 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 21 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Sept 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 21 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 Sept 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 22 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 Sept 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 22 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 Sept 1908
GOLF. (Wanganui Herald, 22 September 1908) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Sept 1908
GOLF. (Taranaki Herald, 22 September 1908) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Sept 1908
GOLF. (Poverty Bay Herald, 22 September 1908) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Sept 1908
GOLF. (Star, 22 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Sept 1908
GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES. (Nelson Evening Mail, 22 September 1908) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Sept 1908
GOLF. NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING. (Evening Post, 22 September 1908) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Sept 1908
THE ESTIMATES. (Star, 23 September 1908) Star · 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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