How many records does the archive hold?

60,434 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.

“"Merivale"”, the shelf

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

1,470 records matching 94 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
18 Mar 1893
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 18 March 1893) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Apr 1893
FOOTBALL. (Star, 14 April 1893) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Apr 1893
PRESIDENT'S CUP. (Star, 24 April 1893) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Apr 1893
Local & General. (Star, 26 April 1893) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 May 1893
FOOTBALL. (Star, 04 May 1893) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 May 1893
OTHER MATCHES. (Star, 15 May 1893) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 May 1893
FOOTBALL. (Star, 23 May 1893) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5 Jun 1893
PRESIDENT'S CUP. (Star, 05 June 1893) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jun 1893
Football. (Star, 13 June 1893) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jun 1893
FOOTBALL. (Star, 15 June 1893) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jun 1893
SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. (Star, 19 June 1893) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jul 1893
SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. (Star, 03 July 1893) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jul 1893
THURSDAY FLAG COMPETITION. (Star, 07 July 1893) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jul 1893
FOOTBALL. (Star, 13 July 1893) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Aug 1893
CANTERBURY FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP. (Auckland Star, 07 August 1893) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Sept 1893
Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 02 September 1893) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Sept 1893
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 07 September 1893) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Sept 1893
St Mary's, Merivale. (Star, 08 September 1893) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Sept 1893
AMATEUR ATHLETICS. (Star, 25 September 1893) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Oct 1893
Local & General. (Star, 07 October 1893) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12 Oct 1893
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 12 October 1893) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Oct 1893
Merivale Football Club players by New Zealand Graphic · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · no. 112777 · Auckland Libraries
14 Oct 1893
Merivale Football Club players by New Zealand Graphic · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · no. 113480 · Auckland Libraries
14 Oct 1893
Some Merivale Football Club players by New Zealand Graphic; Standish & Preece (Firm) · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · no. 112801 · Auckland Libraries
14 Oct 1893
Some Merivale Football Club players by New Zealand Graphic; Standish & Preece (Firm) · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · no. 113101 · Auckland Libraries
16 Oct 1893
Local & General. (Star, 16 October 1893) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
2 Nov 1893
PERSONAL. (Auckland Star, 02 November 1893) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Nov 1893
ELECTORAL. (Star, 20 November 1893) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Nov 1893
Mr Douglass at Opawa. (Star, 24 November 1893) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Dec 1893
MARRIAGE. (Star, 14 December 1893) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jan 1894
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 22 January 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Feb 1894
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 06 February 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Feb 1894
Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 14 February 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Feb 1894
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 20 February 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Mar 1894
Local & General. (Star, 02 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Mar 1894
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 13 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Mar 1894
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 21 March 1894) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Mar 1894
MARRIAGES. (Star, 28 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Mar 1894
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 29 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
31 Mar 1894
Page 7 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 31 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Apr 1894
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 03 April 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5 Apr 1894
Local & General. (Star, 05 April 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Apr 1894
FOOTBALL. (Star, 13 April 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Apr 1894
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 17 April 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Apr 1894
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 19 April 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Apr 1894
Local & General. (Star, 27 April 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 May 1894
COURSING. (Otago Daily Times, 08 May 1894) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 May 1894
FOOTBALL. (Otago Witness, 10 May 1894) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12 May 1894
FOOTBALL. (Auckland Star, 12 May 1894) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 May 1894
Local & General. (Star, 14 May 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 May 1894
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 22 May 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 May 1894
Members of the Merivale Tennis Club, Christchurch by New Zealand Graphic; Standish & Preece (Firm) · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
28 May 1894
JUNIOR FLAG. (Star, 28 May 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 May 1894
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 31 May 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
6 Jun 1894
DEATHS. (Star, 06 June 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jun 1894
CANTERBURY COLLEGE v. CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 11 June 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jun 1894
FOOTBALL. (Star, 22 June 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jul 1894
FOOTBALL. (Star, 11 July 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jul 1894
FOOTBALL. (Evening Post, 13 July 1894) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Jul 1894
SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES. (Star, 23 July 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Nov 1894
Page 7 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 03 November 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Dec 1894
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 29 December 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Dec 1894
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 31 December 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Mar 1895
Football Notes. (Star, 29 March 1895) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1 Apr 1895
DIOCESAN STANDING COMMITTEE. (Star, 01 April 1895) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1895
FOOTBALL. (Star, 08 April 1895) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Apr 1895
INTER-CLUB MATCHES. (Star, 11 April 1895) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Apr 1895
MERIVALE v. CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 29 April 1895) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
10 May 1895
CANTERBURY RUGBY UNION. (Star, 10 May 1895) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 May 1895
OTHER MATCHES. (Star, 10 May 1895) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 May 1895
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 16 May 1895) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 May 1895
CANTERBURY RUGBY UNION. SENIOR TEAMS. (Star, 17 May 1895) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jun 1895
Football. (Star, 07 June 1895) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jun 1895
FOOTBALL. (Star, 20 June 1895) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jun 1895
MERIVALE v. CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 24 June 1895) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Oct 1895
EXHIBITORS' CONCERT COMMITTEE. (Star, 02 October 1895) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jan 1896
THE CHRISTCHURCH ELECTION. (Star, 29 January 1896) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Feb 1896
THE CHRISTCHURCH ELECTION. (Star, 04 February 1896) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Feb 1896
THE CHRISTCHURCH ELECTION. (Star, 11 February 1896) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Apr 1896
MEETING OF SECRETARIES. (Star, 09 April 1896) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Apr 1896
FOOTBALL. (Star, 11 April 1896) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Apr 1896
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 22 April 1896) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 May 1896
THE "HAURAKI" ECLIPSED. (Star, 08 May 1896) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 May 1896
FOOTBALL. (Star, 20 May 1896) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 May 1896
FOOTBALL. (Star, 22 May 1896) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jun 1896
FOOTBALL. (Star, 01 June 1896) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1 Jun 1896
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 01 June 1896) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jun 1896
THURSDAY FLAG MATCHES. (Star, 12 June 1896) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jun 1896
FOOTBALL. (Star, 19 June 1896) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jun 1896
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 22 June 1896) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
11 Jul 1896
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 11 July 1896) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jul 1896
MERIVALE V. CHRISTCHRUCH. (Star, 13 July 1896) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jul 1896
THE LATE MR PETER CUNNINGHAM. (Star, 27 July 1896) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Oct 1896
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 09 October 1896) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Nov 1896
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 21 November 1896) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Nov 1896
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 23 November 1896) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Nov 1896
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 30 November 1896) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jan 1897
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 07 January 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Feb 1897
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 10 February 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Feb 1897
Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 11 February 1897) 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.

“"Merivale"”, the shelf

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