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.

“"st"”, the shelf

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

14,853 records matching 91 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 1870s
13 Jan 1870
Local and General. (Star, 13 January 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Feb 1870
Barbadoes St. Register No. 2 by Church of England · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
8 Feb 1870
CANTERBURY POSTAL GUIDE, (Star, 08 February 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Feb 1870
NEW ZEALAND INTELLIGENCE (Colonist, 15 February 1870) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1870
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 16 February 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
17 Feb 1870
Local and General. (Star, 17 February 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Feb 1870
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 28 February 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1 Mar 1870
Local and General. (Star, 01 March 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Mar 1870
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 10 March 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Mar 1870
Untitled (Otago Daily Times, 15 March 1870) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Mar 1870
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 22 March 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Mar 1870
NEW ZEALAND INTELLIGENCE. (Colonist, 29 March 1870) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Apr 1870
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 21 April 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
9 May 1870
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 09 May 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jun 1870
MEMORANDA OF TRIE MONIR. (Wellington Independent, 02 June 1870) Wellington Independent · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Jun 1870
EDUCATIONAL. (Star, 20 June 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
4 Jul 1870
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 04 July 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jul 1870
Local and General. (Star, 25 July 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30 Jul 1870
Latest and General. (Star, 30 July 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Aug 1870
THE Otago Daily Times. DUNEDIN, FRIDAY, AUGUST 12. (Otago Daily Times, 12 August 1870) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Aug 1870
A. SCHOOL OF MINES. (Otago Witness, 20 August 1870) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 Sept 1870
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 27 September 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 Sept 1870
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 27 September 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Sept 1870
Local and General. (Star, 29 September 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Sept 1870
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 29 September 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30 Sept 1870
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 30 September 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5 Nov 1870
Local and General. (Star, 05 November 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Nov 1870
Local and General. (Star, 07 November 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Nov 1870
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 08 November 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Nov 1870
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 26 November 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Nov 1870
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 29 November 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Dec 1870
Local and General. (Star, 15 December 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
19 Dec 1870
CRICKET. (Star, 19 December 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jan 1871
Barbadoes St Cemetery plan - area 3B Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
1 Jan 1871
Barbadoes St Cemetery plan - area 3A Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
1 Jan 1871
Photograph: Old St. Michael's Church, Christchurch by Alfred Charles Barker · Canterbury Museum · Canterbury Museum
1 Jan 1871
Photograph: River Avon by Alfred Charles Barker · Canterbury Museum · Canterbury Museum
10 Jan 1871
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 10 January 1871) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Mar 1871
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 01 March 1871) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Mar 1871
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Bruce Herald, 08 March 1871) Bruce Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
1 Apr 1871
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 01 April 1871) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Apr 1871
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 03 April 1871) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Apr 1871
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 03 April 1871) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Apr 1871
Untitled (Otago Daily Times, 10 April 1871) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 4 places
15 Apr 1871
News of the Week. (Otago Witness, 15 April 1871) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Apr 1871
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 18 April 1871) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Apr 1871
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 21 April 1871) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Apr 1871
HEATHCOTE. (Star, 21 April 1871) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Apr 1871
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 27 April 1871) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 May 1871
Local and General. (Star, 02 May 1871) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 May 1871
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 09 May 1871) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 May 1871
NEW ZEALAND. (Colonist, 16 May 1871) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jun 1871
CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 06 June 1871) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jun 1871
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 07 June 1871) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jun 1871
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 13 June 1871) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jul 1871
BOARD OF EDUCATION. (Star, 03 July 1871) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Jul 1871
Local and General. (Star, 26 July 1871) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1871
BIRTH. (Otago Daily Times, 31 August 1871) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 Sept 1871
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 22 September 1871) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Oct 1871
CANTERBURY MUSEUM. (Star, 04 October 1871) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Oct 1871
St Michael and All Angels Church, Christchurch, 1871 by Barker, Alfred Charles, 1819-1873 · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · no. 411109 · Auckland Libraries
21 Oct 1871
St Michael and All Angels Church, Christchurch, 1871 by Barker, Alfred Charles, 1819-1873 · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · no. 411100 · Auckland Libraries
28 Oct 1871
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 28 October 1871) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Nov 1871
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 02 November 1871) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Nov 1871
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 16 November 1871) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Nov 1871
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 17 November 1871) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Nov 1871
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 20 November 1871) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Nov 1871
BOARD OF EDUCATION. (Star, 21 November 1871) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Nov 1871
NEW ZEALAND GENERAL NEWS. (Colonist, 24 November 1871) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30 Nov 1871
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 30 November 1871) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Dec 1871
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Otago Daily Times, 04 December 1871) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Dec 1871
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 04 December 1871) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Dec 1871
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Otago Daily Times, 30 December 1871) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jan 1872
Photograph: Colombo Street by Alfred Charles Barker · Canterbury Museum · Canterbury Museum
1 Jan 1872
Photograph: Anglican Church of St Michael and All Angels by Alfred Charles Barker · Canterbury Museum · Canterbury Museum
11 Jan 1872
Local and General. (Star, 11 January 1872) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1872
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Southland Times, 19 January 1872) Southland Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1872
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Southland Times, 23 January 1872) Southland Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jan 1872
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 24 January 1872) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
24 Jan 1872
Local and General. (Star, 24 January 1872) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1872
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Southland Times, 26 January 1872) Southland Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jan 1872
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 30 January 1872) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30 Jan 1872
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Southland Times, 30 January 1872) Southland Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Feb 1872
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Southland Times, 02 February 1872) Southland Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Feb 1872
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 08 February 1872) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Feb 1872
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 13 February 1872) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1872
NEW ZEALAND.-GENERAL NEWS. (Colonist, 16 February 1872) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Feb 1872
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 26 February 1872) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Mar 1872
News of the Week. (Otago Witness, 02 March 1872) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Mar 1872
NEW WESLEYAN CHURCH AT WOOLSTON. (Star, 06 March 1872) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7 Mar 1872
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 07 March 1872) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Mar 1872
EVENTS OF THE MONTH. (West Coast Times, 09 March 1872) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Mar 1872
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 11 March 1872) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Mar 1872
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 11 March 1872) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Mar 1872
Local and General. (Star, 11 March 1872) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Mar 1872
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 13 March 1872) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Mar 1872
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 14 March 1872) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Mar 1872
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 20 March 1872) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Mar 1872
Local and General. (Star, 23 March 1872) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Mar 1872
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 27 March 1872) 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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