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
16 Jan 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 16 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Jan 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 16 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jan 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 16 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jan 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 18 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 19 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
19 Jan 1909
MARRIAGES. (Star, 19 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1909
LATE BOWLING NEWS. (Evening Post, 19 January 1909) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1909
CHR.ISTCHURCH BOWLING TOURNAMENT. (Wanganui Herald, 19 January 1909) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1909
BOWLING. (Star, 19 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1909
CHRISTCHURCH BOWLING TOURNAMENT. (Nelson Evening Mail, 19 January 1909) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1909
SECOND EDITION. NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. (Bush Advocate, 19 January 1909) Bush Advocate · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1909
BOWLING. (Poverty Bay Herald, 19 January 1909) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jan 1909
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 20 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jan 1909
BOWLING. (Colonist, 20 January 1909) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jan 1909
BOWLING. (Star, 20 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jan 1909
LATE BOWLING NEWS. (Evening Post, 20 January 1909) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jan 1909
BOWLING TOURNAMENT. (Grey River Argus, 20 January 1909) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jan 1909
TABLE TALK (Otago Witness, 20 January 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jan 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 21 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jan 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 22 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jan 1909
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 22 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jan 1909
VITAL STATISTICS. (Star, 22 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 23 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Jan 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 23 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Jan 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 23 January 1909) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Jan 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 23 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Jan 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 23 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Jan 1909
SUNDAY SERVICES. (Nelson Evening Mail, 23 January 1909) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1909
Page 10 Advertisements Column 1 (Observer, 23 January 1909) Observer · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 23 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 23 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 23 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1909
THIRD GRADE. (Star, 23 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1909
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (NZ Truth, 23 January 1909) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1909
SALE OF YEARLINGS. (Wanganui Chronicle, 23 January 1909) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 23 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1909
CRICKET. (Star, 23 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1909
SECOND GRADE. (Star, 23 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jan 1909
Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 1909. LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Ashburton Guardian, 25 January 1909) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 26 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Jan 1909
OTAGO v. CANTERBURY. (Star, 26 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 26 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1909
CRICKET. (Poverty Bay Herald, 26 January 1909) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1909
CHRISTCHURCH NOTES. (Grey River Argus, 26 January 1909) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1909
CANTERBURY REPRESENTATIVE TEAM. (Taranaki Herald, 26 January 1909) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1909
CANTERBURY v. OTAGO. (Wanganui Herald, 26 January 1909) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1909
CRICKET. (Nelson Evening Mail, 26 January 1909) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1909
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 26 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jan 1909
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 27 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jan 1909
CHRISTCHURCH NOTES (Otago Witness, 27 January 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jan 1909
WATER SUPPLY. (Star, 27 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jan 1909
RECREATION GROUNDS. (Poverty Bay Herald, 29 January 1909) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jan 1909
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 29 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jan 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 29 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jan 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 29 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jan 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 30 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30 Jan 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 30 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jan 1909
THIRD GRADE. (Star, 30 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jan 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 30 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jan 1909
Page 10 Advertisements Column 1 (Observer, 30 January 1909) Observer · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jan 1909
SECOND GRADE. (Star, 30 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jan 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 30 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jan 1909
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 30 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Feb 1909
CRICKET. SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. (Evening Post, 01 February 1909) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1 Feb 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 01 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Feb 1909
CRICKET., (Otago Witness, 03 February 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Feb 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Poverty Bay Herald, 04 February 1909) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Feb 1909
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Star, 05 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Feb 1909
SECOND DAY (Ashburton Guardian, 05 February 1909) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Feb 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 06 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Feb 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 06 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Feb 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 06 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Feb 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 06 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Feb 1909
C.J.C. MIDSUMMER MEETING. (Wanganui Chronicle, 06 February 1909) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Feb 1909
THIRD GRADE. (Star, 06 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Feb 1909
CRICKET. (Star, 06 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Feb 1909
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 06 February 1909) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Feb 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 06 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Feb 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 06 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Feb 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 08 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
8 Feb 1909
CANTERBURY RACES. (Nelson Evening Mail, 08 February 1909) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Feb 1909
CANTERBURY SUMMER MEETING (Taranaki Herald, 08 February 1909) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Feb 1909
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 09 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
9 Feb 1909
THE CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTA. (Wanganui Herald, 09 February 1909) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Feb 1909
CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 09 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Feb 1909
THE CHILDREN'S WARD. (Star, 09 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Feb 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 5 (Wanganui Chronicle, 09 February 1909) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Feb 1909
THE CANAL. (Star, 09 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Feb 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 10 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Feb 1909
CHRISTCHURCH NOTES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) (Otago Witness, 10 February 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Feb 1909
TABLE TALK (Otago Witness, 10 February 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Feb 1909
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 10 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Feb 1909
ADDINGTON STOCK SALES (Otago Witness, 10 February 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Feb 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 11 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Feb 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 13 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
13 Feb 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 13 February 1909) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Feb 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 13 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Feb 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 13 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Feb 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 13 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Feb 1909
LINWOOD v. WEST CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 13 February 1909) Star · 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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