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.

“"Christchurch"”, the shelf

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

75,182 records matching 92 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 1880s
1884
Victoria Bridge, Christchurch, NZ. From the album: New Zealand Scenery by Frank Coxhead · Photography · Te Papa Collections Online · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
1884
Book: Recollections, Australia, England, Ireland, Scotland, New Zealand by Alfred Cox · Canterbury Museum · Canterbury Museum
1884
Mountfort Ink Drawing: Anglican Church of the Good Shepherd, Phillipstown, 1884 by Benjamin Mountfort · Canterbury Museum · Canterbury Museum
1884
Photograph, Frances Emma Stevens and children by Dougall, William · NZmuseums · Te Hikoi Museum · Te Hikoi Museum
2 Jan 1884
Local & General. (Star, 02 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jan 1884
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 02 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jan 1884
VITAL STATISTICS (Timaru Herald, 03 January 1884) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jan 1884
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 03 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jan 1884
CHRISTCHURCH. (Wanganui Herald, 03 January 1884) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jan 1884
BIRTHS. (Star, 03 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jan 1884
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Auckland Star, 03 January 1884) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jan 1884
CHRISTCHURCH. (Thames Star, 03 January 1884) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
4 Jan 1884
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 04 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Jan 1884
CHRISTCHURCH. (New Zealand Tablet, 04 January 1884) New Zealand Tablet · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jan 1884
CHRISTCHURCH. (Wanganui Herald, 04 January 1884) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jan 1884
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Auckland Star, 04 January 1884) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jan 1884
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 05 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jan 1884
NOTES BY BEACON. (Otago Witness, 05 January 1884) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jan 1884
CHRISTCHURCH. (Wanganui Herald, 05 January 1884) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jan 1884
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Timaru Herald, 05 January 1884) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jan 1884
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 07 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7 Jan 1884
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 07 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jan 1884
CHRISTCHURCH: (Star, 07 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Jan 1884
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 08 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Jan 1884
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 08 January 1884) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Jan 1884
CHRISTCHURCH. (Wanganui Herald, 08 January 1884) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jan 1884
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 09 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
9 Jan 1884
Cashmere Hills Domain Board. (Star, 09 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jan 1884
SURVEY OF ROUTE FOR MAIN TRUNK RAILWAY. (Taranaki Herald, 09 January 1884) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jan 1884
CITY GUARDS. (Star, 09 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jan 1884
CHRISTCHURCH. (Wanganui Herald, 09 January 1884) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jan 1884
CHRISTCHURCH. (Wanganui Chronicle, 10 January 1884) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Jan 1884
MELBOURNE GOSSIP. (Hawke's Bay Herald, 10 January 1884) Hawke's Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Jan 1884
MARRIAGES. (Star, 10 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jan 1884
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 10 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jan 1884
CHRISTCHURCH. (West Coast Times, 10 January 1884) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jan 1884
CHRISTCHURCH. (Wanganui Herald, 10 January 1884) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jan 1884
CHRISTCHURCH. (Thames Star, 10 January 1884) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
11 Jan 1884
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 11 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jan 1884
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 11 January 1884) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jan 1884
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 11 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jan 1884
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 12 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12 Jan 1884
Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 12 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jan 1884
SPORTING (Otago Daily Times, 12 January 1884) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jan 1884
LOCAL & GENERAL. (Otago Witness, 12 January 1884) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jan 1884
CHRISTCHURCH. (Wanganui Herald, 12 January 1884) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jan 1884
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 12 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jan 1884
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 14 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jan 1884
MAGISTERIAL. (Star, 14 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jan 1884
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 14 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jan 1884
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Timaru Herald, 14 January 1884) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jan 1884
Local & General. (Star, 15 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jan 1884
CHRISTCHURCH. (Wanganui Herald, 15 January 1884) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jan 1884
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 15 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jan 1884
Local & General. (Star, 16 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jan 1884
No. 4 Pipelaying contract Christchurch Drainage Board, plans, maps and drawings · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
17 Jan 1884
CHRISTCHURCH. (West Coast Times, 17 January 1884) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jan 1884
Board of Education. (Star, 18 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18 Jan 1884
BIRTHS. (Star, 18 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jan 1884
Vital Statistics. (Star, 18 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jan 1884
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 18 January 1884) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jan 1884
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 18 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jan 1884
CHRISTCHURCH. (Wanganui Herald, 18 January 1884) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1884
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 19 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1884
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Auckland Star, 19 January 1884) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1884
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 19 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1884
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 19 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1884
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 19 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1884
CHRISTCHURCH. (Wanganui Herald, 19 January 1884) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jan 1884
CHRISTCHURCH. (Wanganui Herald, 21 January 1884) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jan 1884
CHRISTCHURCH. (Thames Star, 21 January 1884) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
22 Jan 1884
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 22 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jan 1884
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 22 January 1884) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jan 1884
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 22 January 1884) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jan 1884
CHRISTCHURCH. (Wanganui Herald, 22 January 1884) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1884
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 23 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1884
CHRISTCHURCH. (Wanganui Herald, 23 January 1884) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1884
The Daily Times. The oldest Manawatu journal: Established 1875. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 23, 1884. (Manawatu Times, 23 January 1884) Manawatu Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1884
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 23 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jan 1884
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 24 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jan 1884
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Manawatu Standard, 24 January 1884) Manawatu Standard · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jan 1884
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 24 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jan 1884
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 24 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jan 1884
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 25 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Jan 1884
TELEGRAMS. (Poverty Bay Herald, 25 January 1884) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Jan 1884
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 25 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jan 1884
Local & General. (Star, 25 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jan 1884
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 25 January 1884) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jan 1884
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 25 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jan 1884
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 25 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1884
Mount Somers Railway. (Star, 26 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1884
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 26 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1884
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 26 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1884
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 26 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jan 1884
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 28 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jan 1884
Page 1 Advertisements Column 7 (Timaru Herald, 28 January 1884) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jan 1884
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 28 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jan 1884
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 29 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jan 1884
Annual School Committee Elections. (Star, 29 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jan 1884
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 29 January 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read

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