How many records does the archive hold?

79,613 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.

“Old Country House”, the shelf

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

2,531 records matching 100 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
3 Oct 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 03 October 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Oct 1902
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 04 October 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
11 Oct 1902
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 11 October 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
11 Oct 1902
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 11 October 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Oct 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 13 October 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Oct 1902
RUSSIAN UNREST. (Wanganui Herald, 14 October 1902) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Oct 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 16 October 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
17 Oct 1902
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 17 October 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Oct 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 23 October 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
24 Oct 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 24 October 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 Oct 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 27 October 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Oct 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 28 October 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Nov 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 03 November 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Nov 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 04 November 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
5 Nov 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 05 November 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Nov 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 06 November 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Nov 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 07 November 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 Nov 1902
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 08 November 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Nov 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 13 November 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Nov 1902
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 15 November 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Nov 1902
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 15 November 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
17 Nov 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 17 November 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
19 Nov 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 19 November 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Nov 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 20 November 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Nov 1902
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 21 November 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Nov 1902
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 22 November 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Nov 1902
THE GENERAL ELECTION. REDUCED GOVERNMENT MAJORITY. (Evening Post, 26 November 1902) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Nov 1902
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 28 November 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Nov 1902
Page 8 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 29 November 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Nov 1902
Local and General. (Wanganui Chronicle, 29 November 1902) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Dec 1902
Poverty Bay Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE. MONDAY, DEC. 1, 1902. PROGRESS. (Poverty Bay Herald, 01 December 1902) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Dec 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 03 December 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
5 Dec 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 05 December 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12 Dec 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 12 December 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Dec 1902
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 18 December 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Dec 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 22 December 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
23 Dec 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 23 December 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Dec 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 24 December 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
29 Dec 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 29 December 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Dec 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 30 December 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5 Jan 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 05 January 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
6 Jan 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 06 January 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 Jan 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 08 January 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jan 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 09 January 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jan 1903
Page 7 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 10 January 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14 Jan 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 14 January 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jan 1903
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 17 January 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
17 Jan 1903
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 17 January 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jan 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 29 January 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Feb 1903
BRIEF MENTION. (Marlborough Express, 03 February 1903) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Feb 1903
LOCAL & GENERAL. (Otago Witness, 11 February 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Feb 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 13 February 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Feb 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 19 February 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Feb 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 21 February 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Feb 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 24 February 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Feb 1903
LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK. (Otago Witness, 25 February 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Feb 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 25 February 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Feb 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 27 February 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Feb 1903
Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 28 February 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Feb 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 28 February 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Mar 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 05 March 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Mar 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 09 March 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Mar 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 10 March 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14 Mar 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 14 March 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Mar 1903
LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK. Motto:—We write.for the benefit of others, not for ourselves. (Otago Witness, 18 March 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Mar 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 25 March 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Mar 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 27 March 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Mar 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 28 March 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
31 Mar 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Southland Times, 31 March 1903) Southland Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Apr 1903
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 04 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 08 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Apr 1903
All Sorts Of People (New Zealand Free Lance, 11 April 1903) New Zealand Free Lance · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Apr 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 15 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Apr 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 16 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Apr 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 18 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Apr 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 20 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Apr 1903
LAND AND WATER. (Otago Witness, 22 April 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
24 Apr 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 24 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Apr 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 25 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Apr 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 27 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Apr 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 29 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Apr 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 30 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 May 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 01 May 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 May 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 02 May 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 May 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 04 May 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 May 1903
LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK. (Otago Witness, 06 May 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7 May 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 07 May 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 May 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 08 May 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
9 May 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 09 May 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
11 May 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 11 May 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 5 places
12 May 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 12 May 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 May 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 13 May 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 May 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 14 May 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 May 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 16 May 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 May 1903
Untitled (Manawatu Times, 21 May 1903) Manawatu Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 May 1903
LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK. (Otago Witness, 27 May 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jun 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 04 June 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 Jun 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 08 June 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Jun 1903
AN ATTRACTIVE EXHIBITION. (Otago Witness, 10 June 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
13 Jun 1903
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 13 June 1903) 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.

“Old Country House”, the shelf

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