How many records does the archive hold?

70,536 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.

15,510 records matching 98 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 1860s
14 Oct 1868
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 14 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Oct 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 14 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Oct 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 15 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Oct 1868
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Grey River Argus, 17 October 1868) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Oct 1868
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 19 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Oct 1868
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 26 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Oct 1868
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 27 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Oct 1868
THE Grey River Argus THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1868. (Grey River Argus, 29 October 1868) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Oct 1868
TO ADVERTISERS. (Star, 29 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Oct 1868
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 31 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Nov 1868
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 02 November 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Nov 1868
THE MONTH. (West Coast Times, 02 November 1868) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Nov 1868
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 03 November 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Nov 1868
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 09 November 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Nov 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 27 November 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Dec 1868
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 01 December 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Dec 1868
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 02 December 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Dec 1868
MARRIAGE. (Star, 02 December 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Dec 1868
Local and General. (Star, 03 December 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Dec 1868
MARRIED. (Wellington Independent, 10 December 1868) Wellington Independent · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Dec 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 11 December 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Dec 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 14 December 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Dec 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 15 December 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Dec 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 16 December 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Dec 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 17 December 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Dec 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 19 December 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Dec 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 21 December 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Dec 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 22 December 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Dec 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 23 December 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Dec 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 24 December 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Dec 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 26 December 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Dec 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 28 December 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Dec 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 29 December 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jan 1869
St Luke's Anglican Church, Christchurch Hocken Digital Collections · Hocken Collections - Uare Taoka o Hākena, University of Otago; University of Otago
1 Jan 1869
Church of St. John the Baptist, Christchurch Hocken Digital Collections · Hocken Collections - Uare Taoka o Hākena, University of Otago; University of Otago
1 Jan 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 01 January 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jan 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 06 January 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jan 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 07 January 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jan 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 11 January 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jan 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 12 January 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jan 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 13 January 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jan 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 14 January 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jan 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 15 January 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jan 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 18 January 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jan 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 18 January 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 19 January 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Feb 1869
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 02 February 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Feb 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 05 February 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Feb 1869
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 09 February 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Feb 1869
Probincial News. (Southland Times, 15 February 1869) Southland Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1869
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 16 February 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
19 Feb 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 19 February 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Feb 1869
NEWS OF THE WEEK. (Otago Witness, 20 February 1869) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Feb 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 20 February 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Feb 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 22 February 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Mar 1869
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 09 March 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Mar 1869
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 27 March 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Mar 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 30 March 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Apr 1869
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 01 April 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Apr 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 03 April 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Apr 1869
Local and General. (Star, 06 April 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Apr 1869
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 06 April 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1869
Local and General. (Star, 08 April 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 08 April 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Apr 1869
PARISH OF ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS. (Star, 09 April 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Apr 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 10 April 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Apr 1869
THE DIOCESAN SYNOD OF DUNEDIN. Wednesday, April 7th. (Otago Witness, 10 April 1869) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Apr 1869
NEWS OF THE WEEK. (Otago Witness, 10 April 1869) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Apr 1869
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 13 April 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Apr 1869
Local and General. (Star, 14 April 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14 Apr 1869
THE DIOCESAN SYNOD OF DUNEDIN. (Bruce Herald, 14 April 1869) Bruce Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Apr 1869
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 20 April 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Apr 1869
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 27 April 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Apr 1869
CHRISTCHURCH. (Timaru Herald, 28 April 1869) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 May 1869
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 01 May 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 May 1869
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 03 May 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 May 1869
Magisterial. (Star, 04 May 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 May 1869
CHRISTCHURCH. (Timaru Herald, 08 May 1869) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 May 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 10 May 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 May 1869
Local and General. (Star, 12 May 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 May 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 17 May 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 May 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 18 May 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 May 1869
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 18 May 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 May 1869
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 18 May 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Jun 1869
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL, (Star, 08 June 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jun 1869
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 22 June 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jun 1869
The Evening Post. MONDAY, JUNE 28, 1869. (Evening Post, 28 June 1869) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jun 1869
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 29 June 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jul 1869
CANTERBURY POSTAL GUIDE. (Star, 07 July 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jul 1869
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 13 July 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jul 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 14 July 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Jul 1869
Local and General. (Star, 23 July 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jul 1869
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 23 July 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Aug 1869
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 03 August 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Aug 1869
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 03 August 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Aug 1869
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Colonist, 17 August 1869) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Aug 1869
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 17 August 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Aug 1869
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 24 August 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Sept 1869
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 21 September 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Sept 1869
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 30 September 1869) 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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