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.

25,201 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
16 Oct 1903
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 16 October 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Oct 1903
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 19 October 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Oct 1903
PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON. (Auckland Star, 19 October 1903) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Oct 1903
Untitled (Colonist, 22 October 1903) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 Oct 1903
BALL AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE (Evening Post, 22 October 1903) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Oct 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 23 October 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Oct 1903
Untitled (Colonist, 23 October 1903) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Oct 1903
PERSONAL. (Star, 24 October 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Oct 1903
Untitled (Mataura Ensign 24-10-1903) Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Oct 1903
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 26 October 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Oct 1903
PERSONAL. (Star, 26 October 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Oct 1903
Poverty Bay Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISEORNE. TUESDAY, OCT. 27, 1903. (Poverty Bay Herald, 27 October 1903) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 Oct 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 27 October 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Oct 1903
Untitled (Manawatu Standard, 27 October 1903) Manawatu Standard · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Oct 1903
NOTES BY LONG SHIP. (Otago Witness, 28 October 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Oct 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 29 October 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Oct 1903
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 29 October 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Oct 1903
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 31 October 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Oct 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 31 October 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Nov 1903
AKAROA COUNTY COUNCIL. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 03 November 1903) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Nov 1903
NOTES BY LONG SLIP. (Otago Witness, 04 November 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Nov 1903
BAPTIST CONFERENCE. (Evening Post, 05 November 1903) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Nov 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Ashburton Guardian, 05 November 1903) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Nov 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 06 November 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Nov 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 06 November 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Nov 1903
THE POULTRY YARD (Star, 06 November 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Nov 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 07 November 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Nov 1903
SPORTING NOTES FROM AUSTRALIA. (Otago Witness, 11 November 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
11 Nov 1903
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Daily Times 11-11-1903) Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12 Nov 1903
Christchurch Meeting. (Colonist, 12 November 1903) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Nov 1903
CHRISTCHURCH CATHEDRAL (New Zealand Tablet, 12 November 1903) New Zealand Tablet · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Nov 1903
Local and General (Wanganui Chronicle, 12 November 1903) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Nov 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ashburton Guardian, 14 November 1903) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Nov 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 17 November 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Nov 1903
NOTES BY LONG SLIP. (Otago Witness, 18 November 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Nov 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 20 November 1903) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Nov 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 21 November 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Nov 1903
PERSONAL. (Star, 23 November 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Nov 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 25 November 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Nov 1903
DOT'S LITTLE FOLK. (Otago Witness, 25 November 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Nov 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 27 November 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Nov 1903
PUBLIC SCHOOLS SPORTS. (Star, 28 November 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Nov 1903
THE RACING WORLD. (Auckland Star, 28 November 1903) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Nov 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Wanganui Chronicle, 28 November 1903) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Nov 1903
NEWS OF THE DAY. (Taranaki Daily News 28-11-1903) Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
30 Nov 1903
CHRISTCHURCH CRICKET. (Auckland Star, 30 November 1903) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Nov 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 30 November 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Dec 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 01 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Dec 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 03 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Dec 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ashburton Guardian, 03 December 1903) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Dec 1903
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 03 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Dec 1903
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Ashburton Guardian, 05 December 1903) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5 Dec 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 05 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Dec 1903
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 07 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Dec 1903
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (West Coast Times, 07 December 1903) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Dec 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 7 (Marlborough Express, 08 December 1903) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Dec 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 08 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Dec 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 7 (Marlborough Express, 09 December 1903) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Dec 1903
Page 33 Advertisements Column 3 (Otago Witness, 09 December 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Dec 1903
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 10 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Dec 1903
Local and General. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 11 December 1903) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Dec 1903
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Wanganui Chronicle, 11 December 1903) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Dec 1903
AN EMINENT PHILOSOPHER. (Manawatu Standard, 12 December 1903) Manawatu Standard · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12 Dec 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 12 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Dec 1903
Page 13 Advertisements Column 1 (New Zealand Free Lance, 12 December 1903) New Zealand Free Lance · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Dec 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 12 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Dec 1903
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 12 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Dec 1903
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 12 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Dec 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 12 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Dec 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 14 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Dec 1903
THE AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. (Otago Witness, 16 December 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Dec 1903
Page 16 Advertisements Column 1 (New Zealand Tablet, 17 December 1903) New Zealand Tablet · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Dec 1903
PERSONAL. (Star, 17 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Dec 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 17 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Dec 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 18 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Dec 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 18 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Dec 1903
ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET (Taranaki Herald, 19 December 1903) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Dec 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 21 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Dec 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 22 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Dec 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 23 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Dec 1903
CHRISTCHURCH NEWS NOTES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) CHRISTCHURCH. December 17 (Otago Witness, 23 December 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Dec 1903
Page 54 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Witness, 23 December 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Dec 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 24 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Dec 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 28 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Dec 1903
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 28 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Dec 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 28 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Dec 1903
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wanganui Herald, 31 December 1903) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
31 Dec 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 31 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Dec 1903
THE COLONIST. Ppublished Daily-Morning. Nelson, Thursday, Deo. 31, 1903. 1903. (Colonist, 31 December 1903) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1904
Postcard: School of Art and Observatory, Christchurch NZ Canterbury Museum · Canterbury Museum
2 Jan 1904
Page 4 Advertisements Column 7 (Marlborough Express, 02 January 1904) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jan 1904
LATEST MARKETS. (Taranaki Herald, 02 January 1904) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jan 1904
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 02 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jan 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 04 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Jan 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 04 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jan 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 05 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jan 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 06 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 Jan 1904
MAGISTERIAL. (Star, 06 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jan 1904
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 07 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Jan 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 08 January 1904) 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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