How many records does the archive hold?

71,563 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.

“School Office”, the shelf

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

3,249 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
30 Aug 1902
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 30 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
2 Sept 1902
SUMMARY OF EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN NEWS. (Auckland Star, 02 September 1902) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Sept 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 18 September 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Sept 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 19 September 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Sept 1902
Page 9 Advertisements Column 3 (Otago Daily Times 20-9-1902) Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
24 Sept 1902
TOTAL APPROPRIATION FOR RAILWAYS. (Otago Witness, 24 September 1902) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Sept 1902
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 25 September 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Sept 1902
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Auckland Star, 29 September 1902) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
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
9 Oct 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 09 October 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Oct 1902
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 11 October 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
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
29 Oct 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 29 October 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5 Nov 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 05 November 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Nov 1902
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 08 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 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 13 November 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
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
13 Nov 1902
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (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
15 Nov 1902
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 15 November 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Nov 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 18 November 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Nov 1902
THE MARQUIS OF SALISBURY AND LICENSING LEGISLATION. (Star, 18 November 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
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
19 Nov 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 19 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
27 Nov 1902
MR R. J. S. HARMAN. (Star, 27 November 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Nov 1902
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 29 November 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Nov 1902
Page 2 Advertisements Column 8 (Auckland Star, 29 November 1902) Auckland Star · 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
8 Dec 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 08 December 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Dec 1902
Page 8 Advertisements Column 6 (Auckland Star, 10 December 1902) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Dec 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Hawera & Normanby Star, 13 December 1902) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Dec 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 15 December 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Dec 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 17 December 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Dec 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 19 December 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
23 Dec 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 23 December 1902) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Dec 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 29 December 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jan 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 02 January 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jan 1903
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 03 January 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
3 Jan 1903
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 03 January 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
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
6 Jan 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 06 January 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jan 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 07 January 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
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 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 09 January 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jan 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 12 January 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jan 1903
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (New Zealand Free Lance, 17 January 1903) New Zealand Free Lance · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jan 1903
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 17 January 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jan 1903
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 20 January 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jan 1903
Page 9 Advertisements Column 3 (Otago Daily Times 24-1-1903) Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Jan 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 28 January 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jan 1903
ADVANCE WHATAUPOKO. (Poverty Bay Herald, 31 January 1903) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
24 Feb 1903
CHRISTCHURCH. (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
12 Mar 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 12 March 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Mar 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 16 March 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
16 Mar 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 16 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
24 Mar 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Grey River Argus, 24 March 1903) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Mar 1903
Page 15 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Witness, 25 March 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Mar 1903
THE AUSTRALASIAN SQUADRON. (Star, 26 March 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Mar 1903
Page 5 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 28 March 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Mar 1903
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 28 March 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Apr 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 8 (Star, 04 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
9 Apr 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Otago Daily Times 4-9-1903) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Apr 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 8 (Star, 11 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
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 15 Advertisements Column 2 (Otago Witness, 15 April 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18 Apr 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 18 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
22 Apr 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 22 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Apr 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 25 April 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
27 May 1903
LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK. (Otago Witness, 27 May 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jun 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Otago Daily Times 6-2-1903) Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 Jun 1903
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 06 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
25 Jun 1903
Untitled (Mataura Ensign 25-6-1903) Mataura Ensign · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jun 1903
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 27 June 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1 Jul 1903
LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK (Otago Witness, 01 July 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Jul 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 03 July 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jul 1903
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 04 July 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jul 1903
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Ashburton Guardian, 09 July 1903) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jul 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 22 July 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Jul 1903
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 25 July 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Aug 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 01 August 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Aug 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 05 August 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
5 Aug 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 05 August 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 Aug 1903
The Ensign. GORE: SATURDAY, AUGUST 8. (Mataura Ensign 8-8-1903) Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Aug 1903
Page 12 Advertisements Column 4 (Otago Daily Times 8-10-1903) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Aug 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 15 August 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Aug 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 29 August 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
9 Sept 1903
OMNIUM GATHERUM. (Otago Witness, 09 September 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Sept 1903
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 19 September 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Sept 1903
Untitled (Nelson Evening Mail, 23 September 1903) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Sept 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Ashburton Guardian, 30 September 1903) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Sept 1903
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 30 September 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Sept 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 30 September 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.

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