How many records does the archive hold?

67,402 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.

“"George Street"”, the shelf

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

791 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 1890s
4 Jul 1892
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 04 July 1892) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jul 1892
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 05 July 1892) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Aug 1892
ARTHUR STREET SCHOOL. (Otago Daily Times, 05 August 1892) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
13 Oct 1892
THE OTAGO DAILY TIMES THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1888. (Otago Daily Times, 13 October 1892) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Nov 1892
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Otago Daily Times, 14 November 1892) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
17 Nov 1892
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 17 November 1892) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Nov 1892
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Otago Daily Times, 19 November 1892) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Nov 1892
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 22 November 1892) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Nov 1892
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 24 November 1892) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Nov 1892
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 28 November 1892) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Nov 1892
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 29 November 1892) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Nov 1892
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 29 November 1892) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Dec 1892
NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS (Grey River Argus, 12 December 1892) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jan 1893
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 14 January 1893) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Feb 1893
Commercial. (Star, 04 February 1893) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Feb 1893
LOCAL & GENERAL (Otago Witness, 09 February 1893) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 5 places
14 Feb 1893
Evening Post. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1893. THE REPRESENTATION OF MASTERTON. (Evening Post, 14 February 1893) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Feb 1893
DEATHS. (Auckland Star, 23 February 1893) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Apr 1893
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 21 April 1893) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jun 1893
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 06 June 1893) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 Jun 1893
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 08 June 1893) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 Jun 1893
THE OTAGO DAILT TIMES THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1893. (Otago Daily Times, 22 June 1893) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
11 Jul 1893
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. (Otago Daily Times, 11 July 1893) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jul 1893
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 27 July 1893) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Aug 1893
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 15 August 1893) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Sept 1893
MEETING OF CREDITORS (Star, 07 September 1893) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Oct 1893
LOCAL & GENERAL (Otago Witness, 19 October 1893) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
3 Nov 1893
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 03 November 1893) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Nov 1893
Page 7 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 18 November 1893) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Nov 1893
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 22 November 1893) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Nov 1893
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 23 November 1893) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Nov 1893
Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 25 November 1893) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Nov 1893
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 28 November 1893) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jan 1894
Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 13 January 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jan 1894
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 22 January 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Feb 1894
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 06 February 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Feb 1894
Page 7 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 17 February 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Feb 1894
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 20 February 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Feb 1894
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 28 February 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Mar 1894
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 05 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Mar 1894
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Otago Daily Times, 10 March 1894) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Mar 1894
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Otago Daily Times, 10 March 1894) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 Mar 1894
Page 1 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 22 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Mar 1894
Page 7 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 24 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Apr 1894
LOCAL & GENERAL (Otago Witness, 12 April 1894) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 May 1894
Page 1 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 08 May 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 May 1894
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 11 May 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 May 1894
Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 12 May 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 May 1894
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Otago Daily Times, 14 May 1894) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jul 1894
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 12 July 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jul 1894
LOCAL & GENERAL. (Otago Witness, 26 July 1894) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 Jan 1895
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 22 January 1895) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 May 1895
THE HON MR AWARD'S MISSION. (New Zealand Tablet, 10 May 1895) New Zealand Tablet · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jul 1895
POST OFFICE NOTICES. (Otago Daily Times, 02 July 1895) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1895
SUPREME COURT. (Star, 14 August 1895) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Aug 1895
LATE SHIPPING. (Otago Daily Times, 20 August 1895) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Sept 1895
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 16 September 1895) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Sept 1895
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 18 September 1895) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Oct 1895
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 19 October 1895) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Oct 1895
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 24 October 1895) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Nov 1895
NOTES OF THE WEEK. (Otago Daily Times, 16 November 1895) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5 Dec 1895
OTAGO A: AND P. SOCIETY'S SHOW. (Otago Witness, 05 December 1895) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Jan 1896
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. (Otago Daily Times, 21 January 1896) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Feb 1896
NOTES OF THE WEEK. (Otago Daily Times, 08 February 1896) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
11 Feb 1896
ROAD BOARDS. (Star, 11 February 1896) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Feb 1896
THE OTOGO DAILY TIMES THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1896. (Otago Daily Times, 27 February 1896) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Mar 1896
WESLEYAN CONFERENCE. (Otago Daily Times, 17 March 1896) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Mar 1896
TO-MORROW'S CHURCH SERVICES. (Otago Daily Times, 21 March 1896) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 Apr 1896
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 06 April 1896) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 May 1896
AN UNDESIRABLE IMMIGRANT. (Otago Daily Times, 12 May 1896) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jun 1896
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 01 June 1896) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Aug 1896
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 19 August 1896) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Dec 1896
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 29 December 1896) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jan 1897
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Otago Daily Times, 30 January 1897) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Feb 1897
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Otago Daily Times, 03 February 1897) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1897
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Otago Daily Times, 16 February 1897) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 Mar 1897
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 06 March 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jun 1897
OUR LONDON LETTER. (From Our Own Correspondent.) (Otago Witness, 24 June 1897) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jul 1897
Page 20 Advertisements Column 2 (New Zealand Tablet, 23 July 1897) New Zealand Tablet · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Aug 1897
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 03 August 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Aug 1897
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 10 August 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12 Aug 1897
Page 27 Advertisements Column 4 (Otago Witness, 12 August 1897) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Aug 1897
Page 27 Advertisements Column 4 (Otago Witness, 19 August 1897) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Aug 1897
Page 7 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 21 August 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Sept 1897
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Otago Daily Times, 06 September 1897) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7 Sept 1897
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 07 September 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Sept 1897
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Otago Daily Times, 10 September 1897) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Sept 1897
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 25 September 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Sept 1897
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. (Otago Daily Times, 28 September 1897) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Oct 1897
Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 02 October 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Oct 1897
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 19 October 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Dec 1897
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Otago Daily Times, 11 December 1897) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Dec 1897
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Otago Daily Times, 25 December 1897) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Jan 1898
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Daily Times, 10 January 1898) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jan 1898
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Otago Daily Times, 17 January 1898) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Jan 1898
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Otago Daily Times, 20 January 1898) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14 Feb 1898
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 14 February 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Mar 1898
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Otago Daily Times, 03 March 1898) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Mar 1898
Biographical Notes of Settlers of the First Decade. THE OLD IDENTITY. (Otago Witness, 31 March 1898) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Mar 1898
1897. JANUARY. (Otago Witness, 31 March 1898) Otago Witness · 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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