How many records does the archive hold?

80,797 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.

“The National”, the shelf

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

4,277 records matching 93 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
19 Aug 1909
Canterbury Jockey Coub's Grand National Meeting At Christchurch Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
21 Aug 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 21 August 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Aug 1909
West Coast Times. SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1909. (West Coast Times, 21 August 1909) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Aug 1909
Untitled (Poverty Bay Herald, 24 August 1909) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Aug 1909
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 25 August 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Sept 1909
PERSONAL ITEMS, (Otago Witness, 08 September 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Sept 1909
FIRE AT SUMNER. (Wanganui Herald, 11 September 1909) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Sept 1909
FIRE. (Evening Post, 11 September 1909) Evening Post · 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
20 Sept 1909
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 20 September 1909) Star · 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
20 Oct 1909
LOCAL & GENERAL (Otago Witness, 20 October 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Oct 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Nelson Evening Mail, 22 October 1909) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Nov 1909
AN INAUSPICIOUS OPENING. (Nelson Evening Mail, 01 November 1909) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Nov 1909
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Ashburton Guardian, 15 November 1909) Ashburton Guardian · 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
6 Dec 1909
THE DEFENCE BILL (Star, 06 December 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Dec 1909
UNSUCCESSFUL POULTRY FARMING. (Star, 15 December 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Dec 1909
THE PUBLIC WORKS STATEMENT (Wanganui Chronicle, 21 December 1909) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Dec 1909
FIRES. (Evening Post, 27 December 1909) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Dec 1909
FIRES. (Otago Daily Times 27-12-1909) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1910s
1910
Government Buildings (Former) - List No. 301 by Melanie Lovell-Smith [Report Author] · The New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero · Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga · about 1 place
29 Jan 1910
Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 (Colonist, 29 January 1910) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Feb 1910
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Ashburton Guardian, 04 February 1910) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Feb 1910
OUR LONDON LETTER. (Grey River Argus, 24 February 1910) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Feb 1910
IN CHRISTCHURCH. (Wanganui Chronicle, 28 February 1910) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Mar 1910
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Marlborough Express, 14 March 1910) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 May 1910
PARLIAMENT. (Clutha Leader 5-7-1910) Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12 May 1910
OUR LONDON LETTER. (Feilding Star, 12 May 1910) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jun 1910
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (NZ Truth, 04 June 1910) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jun 1910
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 11 June 1910) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jun 1910
CHRISTCHURCH RACES (Grey River Argus, 25 June 1910) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jun 1910
SPORTING. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 25 June 1910) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jun 1910
C.J.C. GRAND NATIONAL MEETING. (Ashburton Guardian, 25 June 1910) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jun 1910
SPORTING (Wanganui Chronicle, 27 June 1910) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jun 1910
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 28 June 1910) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jul 1910
OMNIUM GATHERUM. (Otago Daily Times 7-2-1910) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jul 1910
SOUTH ISLAND TRUNK RAILWAY. (Marlborough Express, 06 July 1910) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jul 1910
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 09 July 1910) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jul 1910
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Ashburton Guardian, 15 July 1910) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jul 1910
SPORTING. (Poverty Bay Herald, 26 July 1910) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jul 1910
Football. (Evening Post, 30 July 1910) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jul 1910
HER AWFUL DEATH. (NZ Truth, 30 July 1910) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Aug 1910
ADDINGTON STOCK SALE. (Evening Post, 04 August 1910) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Aug 1910
SPORTING. (Poverty Bay Herald, 06 August 1910) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1910
THE TURF. (Evening Post, 08 August 1910) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Aug 1910
THE TURF. (Northern Advocate, 10 August 1910) Northern Advocate · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Aug 1910
SPORTING. (Ashburton Guardian, 10 August 1910) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Aug 1910
THE TURF. (Northern Advocate, 12 August 1910) Northern Advocate · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Aug 1910
NEWS AND NOTES. (NZ Truth, 13 August 1910) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18 Aug 1910
Visit Of His Excellency The Governor To Christchurch Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
18 Aug 1910
Canterbury Jockey Club's Grand National Meeting Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · no. 195313 · Auckland Libraries
18 Aug 1910
Canterbury Jockey Club's Grand National Meeting Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · no. 195314 · Auckland Libraries
18 Aug 1910
Canterbury Jockey Club's Grand National Meeting Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · no. 195316 · Auckland Libraries
18 Aug 1910
Successful Gisborne Sportsmen At The Canterbury Jockey Club's Grand National Meeting At Riccarton, Christchurch Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
31 Aug 1910
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Ashburton Guardian, 31 August 1910) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Sept 1910
THE DASH FOR DECREES. (NZ Truth, 03 September 1910) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jan 1911
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Mataura Ensign 1-11-1911) Mataura Ensign · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jan 1911
NEW ZEALAND UNIVERSITY. (Marlborough Express, 17 January 1911) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jan 1911
UNIVERSITY AND NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS. (Colonist, 17 January 1911) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jan 1911
EXAMINATION RESULTS. ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIPS AND MATRICULATION. (Evening Post, 17 January 1911) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Feb 1911
PERSONAL MATTERS. (Evening Post, 03 February 1911) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Feb 1911
LATE DOMINION NEWS. (Mataura Ensign 2-10-1911) Mataura Ensign · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Feb 1911
Canterbury Notes. (NZ Truth, 11 February 1911) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Mar 1911
TELEGRAMS. (Feilding Star, 02 March 1911) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Mar 1911
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 16 March 1911) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 4 places
12 Apr 1911
LATE DOMINION NEWS. (Mataura Ensign 4-12-1911) Mataura Ensign · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 May 1911
SPORTING. (Taranaki Daily News 5-8-1911) Taranaki Daily News · 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
26 May 1911
THE CORONATION. (Ashburton Guardian, 26 May 1911) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5 Jun 1911
SPORTING. (Taranaki Daily News 6-5-1911) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jun 1911
THE CRITIC. (NZ Truth, 10 June 1911) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jun 1911
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Feilding Star, 12 June 1911) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jun 1911
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Feilding Star, 13 June 1911) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jun 1911
CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL, (Evening Post, 17 June 1911) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jun 1911
PERSONAL NOTES FROM HOME. (Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, 20 June 1911) Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Jun 1911
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Ashburton Guardian, 21 June 1911) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jun 1911
AT CHRISTCHURCH. (Colonist, 23 June 1911) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jul 1911
FIRE. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 17 July 1911) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jul 1911
INTERPROVINCIAL. (Poverty Bay Herald, 17 July 1911) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jul 1911
FIRE AT CHRISTCHURCH. (Grey River Argus, 17 July 1911) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jul 1911
Untitled (Poverty Bay Herald, 17 July 1911) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jul 1911
A CHRISTCHURCH FIRE. (Colonist, 17 July 1911) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jul 1911
FIRES. (Taranaki Daily News 17-7-1911) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jul 1911
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 21 July 1911) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jul 1911
ALWAYS TRIED TO DO WHAT WAS RIGHT." (Poverty Bay Herald, 28 July 1911) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
28 Jul 1911
THE TURF. (Evening Post, 28 July 1911) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jul 1911
FITTING TRIBUTES. (Poverty Bay Herald, 29 July 1911) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5 Aug 1911
Untitled (Poverty Bay Herald, 05 August 1911) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5 Aug 1911
CANTERBURY GRAND NATIONAL MEETING. (Northern Advocate, 05 August 1911) Northern Advocate · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Aug 1911
SPORTING. (Feilding Star, 05 August 1911) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Aug 1911
THE TURF. (Wanganui Chronicle, 05 August 1911) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Aug 1911
THE LATE MR T. E. TAYLOR. (Poverty Bay Herald, 07 August 1911) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
7 Aug 1911
CHRISTCHURCH GATHERINGS. (Evening Post, 07 August 1911) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Aug 1911
THE TURF. (Northern Advocate, 09 August 1911) Northern Advocate · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Aug 1911
GRAND NATIONAL MEETING. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 09 August 1911) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Aug 1911
SPORTING. (Thames Star, 09 August 1911) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Aug 1911
C.J.C. NATIONAL MEETING. (Feilding Star, 09 August 1911) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Aug 1911
SPORTING. (Poverty Bay Herald, 09 August 1911) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Aug 1911
SPORTING. (Thames Star, 10 August 1911) Thames 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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