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.

“Black & White”, the shelf

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

4,303 records matching 98 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
1 Jan 1907
Glass Plate Negative: Twenty-two women and ten men by H H Clifford · Canterbury Museum · Canterbury Museum
1 Jan 1907
Glass Plate Negative: Eleven men by H H Clifford · Canterbury Museum · Canterbury Museum
3 Jan 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 03 January 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jan 1907
Social Gossip (New Zealand Free Lance, 05 January 1907) New Zealand Free Lance · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jan 1907
TABLE TALK. (Otago Witness, 09 January 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jan 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 10 January 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Jan 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 15 January 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 26 January 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1907
THE SOCIAL SPHERE (Observer, 26 January 1907) Observer · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jan 1907
LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK. Motto: —We write for the benefit of others, not (Otago Witness, 30 January 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Feb 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 02 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Feb 1907
NORTH ISLAND POULTRY ASSOCIATION. (Wanganui Herald, 06 February 1907) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Feb 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 06 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Feb 1907
LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS. (Nelson Evening Mail, 06 February 1907) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Feb 1907
TABLE TALK. (Otago Witness, 06 February 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Feb 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 07 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Feb 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 08 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Feb 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 08 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Feb 1907
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 13 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Feb 1907
N.Z UTILITY POULTRY CLUB (LUNDON COLLEGE). (Otago Witness, 13 February 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Feb 1907
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 14 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Feb 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 19 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Feb 1907
TABLE TALK. (Otago Witness, 20 February 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Feb 1907
N.Z. UTILITY POULTRY CLUB (LINCOLN COLLEGE). (Otago Witness, 20 February 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Mar 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 02 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Mar 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 02 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Mar 1907
RIFLE CHAMPIONSHIP. (Evening Post, 04 March 1907) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 Mar 1907
TABLE TALK. (Otago Witness, 06 March 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Mar 1907
TABLE TALK. (Otago Witness, 20 March 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Mar 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 25 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Apr 1907
TABLE TALK. (Otago Witness, 03 April 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Apr 1907
NEW ZEALAND UTILITY POULTRY CLUB. (Star, 11 April 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Apr 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 13 April 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Apr 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 20 April 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
24 Apr 1907
LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK. (Otago Witness, 24 April 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 May 1907
LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK. (Otago Witness, 08 May 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 May 1907
N.Z. UTILITY POULTRY CLUB (LINCOLN COLLEGE). (Otago Witness, 08 May 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 May 1907
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 10 May 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 May 1907
TABLE TALK. (Otago Witness, 15 May 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 May 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 17 May 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 May 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 23 May 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 May 1907
FOOTBALL. (Star, 25 May 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jun 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 01 June 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jun 1907
TABLE TALK. (Otago Witness, 05 June 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jun 1907
LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK. (Otago Witness, 19 June 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jun 1907
TABLE TALK. (Otago Witness, 19 June 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jun 1907
INVERCARGILL June 24. (Otago Witness, 26 June 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jun 1907
POULTRY SHOW. (Ashburton Guardian, 27 June 1907) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jun 1907
INVERCARGILL POULTRY SHOW. (Otago Daily Times 28-6-1907) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jun 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 29 June 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jun 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 29 June 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jul 1907
LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS. (Marlborough Express, 02 July 1907) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jul 1907
INVERCARGILL POULTRY SHOW. (Otago Witness, 03 July 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jul 1907
THEATRICAL AND MUSICAL NOTES. (Otago Witness, 10 July 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jul 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 20 July 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jul 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 24 July 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
24 Jul 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 24 July 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jul 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 29 July 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1907
TABLE TALK. (Otago Witness, 31 July 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Aug 1907
EMMELINE'S " CQSY CORNER CLUB." (Otago Witness, 07 August 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Aug 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 10 August 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Aug 1907
NEWS AND NOTES. (NZ Truth, 10 August 1907) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1907
TABLE TALK. (Otago Witness, 14 August 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Aug 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 17 August 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Aug 1907
LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK. (Otago Witness, 21 August 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Aug 1907
TABLE TALK. (Otago Witness, 21 August 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Aug 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 24 August 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
31 Aug 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 31 August 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Sept 1907
EGG LAYING. (Wanganui Herald, 03 September 1907) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Sept 1907
Untitled (Poverty Bay Herald, 04 September 1907) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7 Sept 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 07 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Sept 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 07 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Sept 1907
LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK. (Otago Witness, 11 September 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18 Sept 1907
TABLE TALK Monday Evening. (Otago Witness, 18 September 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Sept 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 21 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Sept 1907
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 23 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
24 Sept 1907
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 24 September 1907) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Sept 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 25 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Sept 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 28 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Oct 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 05 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5 Oct 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 05 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Oct 1907
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 11 October 1907) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Oct 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 11 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Oct 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 12 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 4 places
12 Oct 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 12 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Oct 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 18 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Oct 1907
TABLE TALK (Otago Witness, 23 October 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Nov 1907
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Nelson Evening Mail, 02 November 1907) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Nov 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 02 November 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Nov 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 02 November 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Nov 1907
Page 10 Advertisements Column 1 (Observer, 02 November 1907) Observer · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Nov 1907
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 05 November 1907) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Nov 1907
LOCAL & GENERAL. (Otago Witness, 06 November 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7 Nov 1907
LATE SPORTING. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 07 November 1907) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Nov 1907
THE SOCIAL SPHERE (Observer, 09 November 1907) Observer · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Nov 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 09 November 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Nov 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 12 November 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Nov 1907
The Grey River Argus and Blackball news. PUBLISHED DAILY. FRIDAY, November. 15th 1907. (Grey River Argus, 15 November 1907) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Nov 1907
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 21 November 1907) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Nov 1907
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 22 November 1907) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · 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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