How many records does the archive hold?

75,149 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.

“Over The Hill”, the shelf

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

1,972 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 1900s
8 May 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 08 May 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 May 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 22 May 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 May 1909
TOWN EDITION. (Poverty Bay Herald, 27 May 1909) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jun 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 05 June 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jun 1909
ANDREWS & BEAVEN, LTD., CHRISTCHURCH. (Otago Witness, 16 June 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jun 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 19 June 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jun 1909
LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK. (Otago Witness, 30 June 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jul 1909
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Wanganui Chronicle, 02 July 1909) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jul 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 10 July 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jul 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 10 July 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jul 1909
TABLE TALK (Otago Witness, 14 July 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jul 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 17 July 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jul 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 17 July 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jul 1909
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 22 July 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Jul 1909
TABLE TALK (Otago Witness, 28 July 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Aug 1909
A STRANGE QUEST. (Otago Witness, 04 August 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Aug 1909
TABLE TALK (Otago Witness, 11 August 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Aug 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 28 August 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
7 Sept 1909
TRAMWAY BOARD. (Star, 07 September 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Sept 1909
TIMARU, September 6. (Otago Witness, 08 September 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Sept 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 11 September 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Sept 1909
LOCAL & GENERAL, (Otago Witness, 15 September 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
2 Oct 1909
A SYDENHAM PUSH. (NZ Truth, 02 October 1909) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Oct 1909
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Feilding Star, 04 October 1909) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Oct 1909
PIONEER RECOLLECTIONS. (Mataura Ensign 10-9-1909) Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Oct 1909
TABLE TALK (Otago Witness, 20 October 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Oct 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 22 October 1909) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Oct 1909
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Feilding Star, 25 October 1909) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Oct 1909
TABLE TALK. (Otago Witness, 27 October 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 Oct 1909
LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK. (Otago Witness, 27 October 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1 Nov 1909
AN INAUSPICIOUS OPENING. (Nelson Evening Mail, 01 November 1909) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Nov 1909
TIMARU-CHRISTCHURCH ROAD RACE. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 01 November 1909) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Nov 1909
The Akaroa Mail FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1909. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 02 November 1909) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Nov 1909
TABLE TALK. (Otago Witness, 03 November 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Nov 1909
TIMARU-CHRISTCHURCH ROAD RACE. (Otago Witness, 03 November 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Nov 1909
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Star, 08 November 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Nov 1909
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 16 November 1909) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 4 places
17 Nov 1909
AWATERE ROAD BOARD. (Marlborough Express, 17 November 1909) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Nov 1909
DRAINAGE BOARD. (Star, 17 November 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Nov 1909
CHRISTCHURCH, November 15. (Otago Witness, 17 November 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Nov 1909
LOCAL & GENERAL (Otago Witness, 24 November 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
11 Dec 1909
Page 10 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 11 December 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Dec 1909
CHRISTCHURCH PRESBYTERY. (Star, 14 December 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Dec 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 15 December 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Dec 1909
LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS. (Marlborough Express, 30 December 1909) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1910s
1 Jan 1910
View of the township of Sumner, near Christchurch TAPUHI · Alexander Turnbull Library · about 2 places
3 Jan 1910
LYTTELTON REGATTA. (Wanganui Chronicle, 03 January 1910) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Mar 1910
Grey River Argus and Blackball News. PUBLISHED DAILY. WEDNESDAY, March 2nd., 1910 (Grey River Argus, 02 March 1910) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Mar 1910
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Ashburton Guardian, 26 March 1910) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Apr 1910
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Ashburton Guardian, 07 April 1910) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Apr 1910
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Ashburton Guardian, 09 April 1910) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Apr 1910
Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, APRIL 11, 1910. LOCAL AND GENERAL (Ashburton Guardian, 11 April 1910) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Apr 1910
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 26 April 1910) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 May 1910
Convent at Wanganui. (Progress, 02 May 1910) Progress · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 May 1910
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Evening Post, 28 May 1910) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Nov 1910
Prize List. (Feilding Star, 03 November 1910) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Dec 1910
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Wanganui Chronicle, 01 December 1910) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Dec 1910
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 10 December 1910) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1911
THIRTY-SEVEN YEARS SINCE (Ashburton Guardian, 16 February 1911) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Feb 1911
Mr Harry Britton. (Ashburton Guardian, 27 February 1911) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Mar 1911
All Rights -Reserved.) SKIRTING THE MORNING SEAS. (Marlborough Express, 18 March 1911) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Mar 1911
TELEGRAMS. (Evening Post, 30 March 1911) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Mar 1911
TELEGRAMS. (Feilding Star, 31 March 1911) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1911
LAWN TENNIS. (Evening Post, 08 April 1911) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Apr 1911
LATE DOMINION NEWS. (Mataura Ensign 4-12-1911) Mataura Ensign · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 May 1911
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 20 May 1911) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 May 1911
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Feilding Star, 25 May 1911) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jun 1911
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 14 June 1911) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 Jun 1911
Page 7 Advertisements Column 6 (Wanganui Chronicle, 27 June 1911) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jun 1911
AKAROA COUNTY COUNCIL. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 27 June 1911) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jul 1911
CYCLING. (Taranaki Daily News 24-7-1911) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Aug 1911
AKAROA COUNTY COUNCIL. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 01 August 1911) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Aug 1911
PARS ABOUT PEOPLE (Observer, 05 August 1911) Observer · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
9 Aug 1911
SPORTING. (Thames Star, 09 August 1911) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Oct 1911
THEY SAY (Observer, 14 October 1911) Observer · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Oct 1911
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 20 October 1911) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Nov 1911
LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS. (Marlborough Express, 22 November 1911) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jan 1912
SOME NARROW. ESCAPES (Grey River Argus, 02 January 1912) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jan 1912
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 03 January 1912) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Feb 1912
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Marlborough Express, 03 February 1912) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Feb 1912
AN EVEN GAME. (Evening Post, 26 February 1912) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Mar 1912
CITY CRICKET. (Evening Post, 18 March 1912) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Mar 1912
CANTERBURY NOTES. (NZ Truth, 30 March 1912) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Apr 1912
LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS. (Marlborough Express, 06 April 1912) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Apr 1912
WAIREWA COUNTY COUNCIL. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 12 April 1912) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Apr 1912
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wanganui Chronicle, 12 April 1912) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Apr 1912
AKAROA AND WAINUI ROAD BOARD. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 16 April 1912) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 May 1912
ST. PETER'S CHURCH, AKAROA. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 03 May 1912) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Jun 1912
ONAWE GAP ROAD. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 21 June 1912) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Aug 1912
THE WEEK IS WELLINGTON. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 21 August 1912) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1912
CRICKET. (Mataura Ensign 9-12-1912) Mataura Ensign · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Sept 1912
ACCIDENTS & DEATHS. (Ashburton Guardian, 20 September 1912) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Oct 1912
AKAROA COUNTY COUNCIL. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 01 October 1912) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Oct 1912
PARLIAMENT. (Clutha Leader 22-10-1912) Clutha Leader · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jan 1913
View from Cashmere Sanatorium hill Cashmere Sanatorium album and photographs, 1913-1933 · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
10 Jan 1913
WAKE UP; WELLINGTON!" (Evening Post, 10 January 1913) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jan 1913
THE SOCIAL SPHERE (Observer, 11 January 1913) Observer · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jan 1913
OUR AMATEUR ATHLETES (Feilding Star, 24 January 1913) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jan 1913
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 24 January 1913) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jan 1913
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 25 January 1913) Hawera & Normanby 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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