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
8 Jan 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 08 January 1904) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jan 1904
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 09 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jan 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 8 (Otago Daily Times 1-9-1904) Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
11 Jan 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 11 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jan 1904
PUPIL-TEACHERS' EXAMINATION. (Star, 11 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jan 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 12 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jan 1904
PUPIL-TEACHERS' EXAMINATION. (Star, 12 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jan 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 12 January 1904) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jan 1904
THE BOTTLE LAKE HOSPITAL (Star, 13 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jan 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 13 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jan 1904
INAUGURAL MEETING OF MEMBERS. (Otago Witness, 13 January 1904) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jan 1904
THE SMALLPOX OUTBREAK. (Wanganui Herald, 15 January 1904) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jan 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 15 January 1904) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jan 1904
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 16 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Jan 1904
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 16 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jan 1904
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 16 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jan 1904
CONTINUES TO SPREAD. (Star, 18 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jan 1904
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 18 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jan 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 18 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 19 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 19 January 1904) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1904
THE GOVERNOR. (Colonist, 19 January 1904) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jan 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 20 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jan 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 20 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jan 1904
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Star, 21 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Jan 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 21 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jan 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 22 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jan 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 22 January 1904) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1904
Untitled (Southland Times, 23 January 1904) Southland Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1904
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 23 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1904
SECOND EDITION. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 26 January 1904) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 26 January 1904) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1904
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 26 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 26 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jan 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 27 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 Jan 1904
CYCLING NOTES. (Otago Witness, 27 January 1904) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
27 Jan 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 27 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jan 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 28 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Jan 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 7 (Evening Post, 28 January 1904) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Jan 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 28 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jan 1904
Untitled (Poverty Bay Herald, 28 January 1904) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jan 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 29 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Jan 1904
PERSONAL MATTERS. (Evening Post, 29 January 1904) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Jan 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 29 January 1904) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jan 1904
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 30 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jan 1904
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 30 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jan 1904
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 30 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Feb 1904
AT KAIAPOI. (Star, 03 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Feb 1904
LOCAL AND GENERAL, (Wanganui Herald, 03 February 1904) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Feb 1904
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 03 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Feb 1904
AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL NEWS. (Otago Witness, 03 February 1904) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Feb 1904
THE SMALLPOX SCARE. (Poverty Bay Herald, 04 February 1904) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Feb 1904
A group of delegates at the United Fire Brigades' Association's' annual conference, Te Aroha, Auckland, January 25, 1904 by Auckland Weekly News; Crombie, R. E. · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
5 Feb 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 05 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Feb 1904
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Daily Times 2-5-1904) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Feb 1904
THE POULTRY YARD. (Star, 08 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Feb 1904
CHRISTCHURCH PRESBYTERY (Star, 09 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Feb 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 10 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Feb 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 10 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Feb 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 10 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Feb 1904
OPAWA ROAD. (Star, 12 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Feb 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 12 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Feb 1904
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 13 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Feb 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 16 February 1904) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 16 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Feb 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 17 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Feb 1904
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 19 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Feb 1904
CHRISTCHURCH REGATTA. (Star, 20 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Feb 1904
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 20 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Feb 1904
TABLE TALK, (Otago Witness, 24 February 1904) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Feb 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 24 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Feb 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 24 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Feb 1904
PUBLIC SCHOOL CADETS. (Star, 25 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Feb 1904
Untitled (Poverty Bay Herald, 26 February 1904) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 Feb 1904
Untitled (Southland Times, 27 February 1904) Southland Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Feb 1904
SWIMMING. (Star, 27 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Feb 1904
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 27 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Feb 1904
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 29 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Feb 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 29 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Feb 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 29 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Mar 1904
LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK. (Otago Witness, 02 March 1904) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Mar 1904
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 03 March 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Mar 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 03 March 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Mar 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 08 March 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 Mar 1904
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 08 March 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Mar 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 08 March 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Mar 1904
N.Z. RIFLE ASSOCIATION MEETING (Wanganui Herald, 08 March 1904) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Mar 1904
RIFLE SHOOTING. (Manawatu Times, 08 March 1904) Manawatu Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Mar 1904
Defence Forces Rifles Association. (Manawatu Standard, 08 March 1904) Manawatu Standard · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Mar 1904
POLO (West Coast Times, 09 March 1904) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Mar 1904
CHAMPIONSHIP RIFLE MEETING. (Feilding Star, 09 March 1904) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Mar 1904
Defence Association Rifle Meeting. (Taranaki Herald, 09 March 1904) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Mar 1904
THE Grey River Argus (Grey River Argus, 10 March 1904) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Mar 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 10 March 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Mar 1904
RIFLE SHOOTING (Manawatu Times, 10 March 1904) Manawatu Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Mar 1904
TRENTHAM RIFLE RANGE. (Grey River Argus, 10 March 1904) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Mar 1904
PATENTS. (Feilding Star, 10 March 1904) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Mar 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Nelson Evening Mail, 12 March 1904) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Mar 1904
AKAROA AND WAINUI ROAD BOARD. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 15 March 1904) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Mar 1904
METHODIST CONFERENCE. (Otago Witness, 16 March 1904) Otago Witness · 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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