How many records does the archive hold?

78,375 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.

“"Cashel Street"”, the shelf

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

6,084 records matching 97 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 1860s
15 Sept 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 15 September 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Sept 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 15 September 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Sept 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 17 September 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Sept 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 18 September 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Sept 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 18 September 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Sept 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 19 September 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Sept 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 19 September 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Sept 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 22 September 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Sept 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 23 September 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Sept 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 25 September 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Sept 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 25 September 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Sept 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 28 September 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Sept 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 28 September 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Oct 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 02 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Oct 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 02 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Oct 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 03 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Oct 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 05 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Oct 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 05 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Oct 1868
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 05 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Oct 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 06 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Oct 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 07 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Oct 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 07 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Oct 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 08 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Oct 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 09 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Oct 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 10 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Oct 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 14 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Oct 1868
ROAD THROUGH HAGLEY PARK. (Star, 21 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Oct 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 22 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Oct 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 24 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Oct 1868
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 26 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Nov 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 14 November 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Nov 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 16 November 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Nov 1868
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 17 November 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Nov 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 17 November 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Nov 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 21 November 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Nov 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 23 November 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Nov 1868
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 23 November 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Nov 1868
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 24 November 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Nov 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 24 November 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Nov 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 30 November 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Dec 1868
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 01 December 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Dec 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 01 December 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Dec 1868
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 04 December 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Dec 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 09 December 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1 Jan 1869
Bank of Australia, Cashel Street, Christchurch Hocken Digital Collections · Hocken Collections - Uare Taoka o Hākena, University of Otago; University of Otago
1 Jan 1869
Photograph: Arch in Cashel Street by Alfred Charles Barker · Canterbury Museum · Canterbury Museum
2 Jan 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 02 January 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jan 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 04 January 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jan 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 07 January 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jan 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 07 January 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jan 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 15 January 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jan 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 18 January 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jan 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 18 January 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Feb 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 10 February 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Feb 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 22 February 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Feb 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 25 February 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Mar 1869
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 25 March 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Mar 1869
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 27 March 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Mar 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 30 March 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1869
Local and General. (Star, 08 April 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Apr 1869
Local and General. (Star, 14 April 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Apr 1869
Christchurch. Cashel Street, Canterbury. by Daniel Louis Mundy · Documentary Heritage · Auckland Museum Collections · Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
4 May 1869
Magisterial. (Star, 04 May 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 May 1869
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Timaru Herald, 12 May 1869) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 May 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 17 May 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 May 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 18 May 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 May 1869
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 18 May 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jun 1869
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 03 June 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jun 1869
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 15 June 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jun 1869
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 22 June 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jul 1869
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 06 July 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jul 1869
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 10 July 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jul 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 14 July 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Jul 1869
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 20 July 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Aug 1869
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 03 August 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1869
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 14 August 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1869
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 31 August 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
7 Sept 1869
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 07 September 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Sept 1869
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 11 September 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Sept 1869
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 14 September 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Sept 1869
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 21 September 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Sept 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 25 September 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Sept 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 29 September 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Sept 1869
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 30 September 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Oct 1869
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 14 October 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Oct 1869
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 26 October 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Oct 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 28 October 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Nov 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 06 November 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Nov 1869
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 10 November 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Nov 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 18 November 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Nov 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 20 November 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Nov 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 23 November 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Nov 1869
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 23 November 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Nov 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 24 November 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Nov 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 27 November 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Nov 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 29 November 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Nov 1869
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 30 November 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30 Nov 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 30 November 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Nov 1869
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 30 November 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Dec 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 02 December 1869) 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.

“"Cashel Street"”, the shelf

The shelf

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