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.

“"Lyttelton"”, the shelf

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

10,643 records matching 93 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
11 Feb 1857
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 11 February 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Feb 1857
Page 12 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 11 February 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Feb 1857
BIRTHS. (Lyttelton Times, 14 February 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Feb 1857
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 18 February 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18 Feb 1857
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 18 February 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Feb 1857
Page 12 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 18 February 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Feb 1857
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 21 February 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Feb 1857
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 21 February 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Feb 1857
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 21 February 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Feb 1857
Page 12 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 21 February 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Feb 1857
Page 11 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 25 February 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Feb 1857
Page 10 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 25 February 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Feb 1857
Page 11 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 28 February 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
28 Feb 1857
Page 11 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 28 February 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Feb 1857
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 28 February 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Feb 1857
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 28 February 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
4 Mar 1857
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 04 March 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Mar 1857
Page 11 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 04 March 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Mar 1857
Page 11 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 07 March 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Mar 1857
Page 9 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 07 March 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Mar 1857
Page 11 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 11 March 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Mar 1857
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 11 March 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Mar 1857
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 11 March 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Mar 1857
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 14 March 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14 Mar 1857
Page 12 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 14 March 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14 Mar 1857
Page 11 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 14 March 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14 Mar 1857
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 14 March 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Mar 1857
Page 12 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 18 March 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18 Mar 1857
Page 11 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 18 March 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Mar 1857
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 18 March 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Mar 1857
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 21 March 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Mar 1857
Page 11 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 21 March 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Mar 1857
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 21 March 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Mar 1857
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 21 March 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Mar 1857
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 25 March 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Mar 1857
Page 11 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 25 March 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Mar 1857
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 25 March 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Mar 1857
Page 12 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 25 March 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Mar 1857
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 28 March 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
28 Mar 1857
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 28 March 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Mar 1857
Page 9 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 28 March 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Mar 1857
Page 11 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 28 March 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Mar 1857
Page 12 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 28 March 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Mar 1857
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 28 March 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
1 Apr 1857
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 01 April 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
1 Apr 1857
Page 11 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 01 April 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Apr 1857
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 01 April 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Apr 1857
Page 11 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 04 April 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Apr 1857
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 04 April 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Apr 1857
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 04 April 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1857
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 08 April 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 Apr 1857
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 08 April 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1857
Page 11 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 08 April 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Apr 1857
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 11 April 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
11 Apr 1857
Page 11 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 11 April 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Apr 1857
Page 9 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 11 April 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Apr 1857
Page 11 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 11 April 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Apr 1857
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 11 April 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Apr 1857
Page 12 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 15 April 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Apr 1857
Page 11 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 15 April 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Apr 1857
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 15 April 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Apr 1857
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 15 April 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
18 Apr 1857
Page 12 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 18 April 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18 Apr 1857
Page 9 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 18 April 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18 Apr 1857
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 18 April 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Apr 1857
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 22 April 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 Apr 1857
Page 9 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 22 April 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Apr 1857
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 22 April 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Apr 1857
Page 9 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 22 April 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Apr 1857
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 22 April 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Apr 1857
FRIDAY, APRIL 17TH. (Lyttelton Times, 22 April 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Apr 1857
Page 12 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 22 April 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
25 Apr 1857
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 25 April 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Apr 1857
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 25 April 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Apr 1857
Page 9 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 25 April 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Apr 1857
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 25 April 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Apr 1857
Page 9 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 29 April 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Apr 1857
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 29 April 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Apr 1857
MARRIED. (Lyttelton Times, 29 April 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 May 1857
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 02 May 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 May 1857
Page 11 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 06 May 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 May 1857
Page 11 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 06 May 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 May 1857
Page 10 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 06 May 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 May 1857
Page 10 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 09 May 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 May 1857
Page 15 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 13 May 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
13 May 1857
The Lyttelton Times. (Lyttelton Times, 13 May 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
13 May 1857
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 13 May 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 May 1857
Page 13 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 13 May 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
16 May 1857
Page 11 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 16 May 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 May 1857
Correspondence. (Lyttelton Times, 16 May 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
23 May 1857
Page 11 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 23 May 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 May 1857
Page 11 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 23 May 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 May 1857
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 23 May 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 May 1857
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 30 May 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
3 Jun 1857
Page 11 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 03 June 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jun 1857
Page 11 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 06 June 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jun 1857
Page 11 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 10 June 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
13 Jun 1857
Provincial Council. (Lyttelton Times, 13 June 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
17 Jun 1857
Page 11 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 17 June 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
17 Jun 1857
Page 11 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 17 June 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.

“"Lyttelton"”, the shelf

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